MWSG:ToKillAMockingbird

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ReferenceandPublicationInformation: Lee,Harper(1960/2010).ToKillAMockingbird.NewYork:GrandCentral. BiographicalInformation: HarperLeewasbornonthe28thofApril,on1926.HarperLeesrealnameisNelleHarper Lee.Sheisknownforthewritingofabookthatchangedtheformermindsofeveryoneinthe UnitedStatesofAmerica.ThenovelisknownasToKillAMockingbird.HarperLeehaswon the1960PulitzerPrizejustforthatnovelitself..HarperLeewasborninMonroeville,Alabama. Monroevilleisknowntobeoneofthesoutherncities.SinceHarperLeewasborninasouthern city,shetalksmoreruralthananormalpersonshould.InToKillAMockingbird,wefindso manygrammarandwayofspeechconvertedintoaruralway.Ibelievethisisbecauseofher ownsouthernbackground.Lemmetakeaminute...(Lee,1960/2010,pg.17).Thegrammar usedinthatsentencewillgiveusaforeshadowingoftherestofthenovel. HistoricalConnection: Assaidbefore,HarperLeewasborninasoutherncity.Thewholebooktakesplaceinher ownhomestate,Alabama.Leewasborninthe30s,livinginthesouthern.Aroundthattime, segregationwasarealissue.Thisincludedtheseparationofthewhiteman,andtheblackman. Whereshelivedmostcertainlyaffectsthebookbecausethewholebooktakesplacein Maycomb,Alabama,anothersoutherncity.Maycombwasanoldtown,butitwasatiredold townwhenIfirstknewit.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.6).Thepieceoftextualsupportshowsthe settingforthewholestory,andhowitfeelstobeinthesouthernitself.SinceHarperwasbornin

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thesouthern,shehasthesouthernmind,therefore,thewholebookisbasedonthemindofa southern. GenreandItsCharacteristics: AdventureNovel ToKillAMockingbirdhasshownmanypiecesofsupportthatdefineitsgenre.Thegenreof thenovelismostdefinitelyAdventure.Thecharacteristicsinthebookthatmakeitanadventure isfromalltheactivitiesdone,allthethingstheygonethrough,andtheveryfutureofeach character.Adventuremeansgoingonajourneytothepathofsuccess,thatswhatdefinesTo KillAMockingbird. IlookeduptoseeMissCarolinestandinginthemiddleoftheroom,sheerhorrorfloodingher face.Apparntlyshehadrevivedenoughtoperservereinherprofession,Itsalive!(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.34). Whenweweresmall,JemandIconfinedouractivitiestothesouthernneighborhood, tormentingBoobecamepasse.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.132) Setting: 1930s,SouthernUSA Atticussatdown&crossedhislegs,hereachedforhiswatchpocket.(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.39) Maycombwasanoldtown,tiredwhenIfirstknewit.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.6)

TitleandEpigraph:

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Thetitle,ToKillAMockingbird,isverysignificantbecausethemockingbirdhasabackground toit.Assaidinthebook,itisasintokillone. EpigraphLawyers,Isuppose,werechildrenonce.CharlesLamb AlthoughthequoteisnotfromHarper,ittellsuswhatToKillAMockingbirdisbasically meanttobe. NarrationorPointofView: FirstPersonPerspectiveofScout Characterization: Scoutunpredictable,surprised,startled CatchingWalterCunninghamintheschoolyardgavemesomepleasure.(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.30) INDIRECT Jemunprecedented,unexpected,lookedupto Jemsmindwasmostlyoccupiedwiththevitalstatisticsofeverycollegefootballplayerinthe nation.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.147) INDIRECT AtticusFinchloyal,loved,mindblowing Easydoesitson,shesanoldladyandsheisill.Youholdyourheaduphighandbea gentleman.Whetevershesaystoyou,itsyourjobnottolethermakeyoumad.(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.123) DIRECT

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Dillunpredictable,unprecedented,aroused Ismelldeath,Ido,Imeanit.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.48) DIRECT ConflictandResolution Manvs.Society:TomRobinsonvs.Thewhitesociety(racism) Resolution:ToKillAMockingbirddidnotreallyshowaresolutiontothisconflict,but everyonesawit.AlthoughTomhaslostthecase,weallsawthatTomactuallywon.Thething is,racismwasamajorconflictbackintheday,nowayablackmancanbeatthewhiteman. Truthis,Tomwasinnocent,showingthathewastheresolutiontohisownconflicts. Symbols: Mockingbird=hope Themockingbirdwasusedthroughouttheentirebookseveraltimes.Withineachperiod,the mockingbirdtriedtotellusmessages,flashbacks,andforeshadowhints.Thebestsymbolthat definedthebirdwashope. Mockingbirdsdontdoonethingbutsingforus.Thatiswhyitisasintokillone.(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.119). BooRadley=life Boowashardlyseenthroughoutthenovel,buthewassurelymentionedmanytimes.Boo showsasignoflifeasasymbolbecauseeverytime,thekidsdontdoonethingbutlookupto Boo. Itookhimbythehand,ahandsurprisinglywarmforhiswhiteness.(Lee,

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1960/2010,pg.372) TomRobinson=change Weallknowthateveryoneinthe30ssawnohopefortheblackman.Inthenovel,awhite manisdefendingablackman,whichisagiantforeshadowofchange.Willtherebeanymore segregation?Theanswerisno. NotonlyaFinchwaitingontablesbutoneinthecourthouselawingforniggers!(Lee, 1960/2010,pg.135) Message/UniversalTruth Explicit:Weracedhomeandrantothekitchen.(Lee,1960/2010,pg.122). Thisistotallynotrelatedtothebook,butitdoesshowamessage.Thisistellinguswhatthe motivesandcustomswereforbackintheday.Wehavetoremember,thebookwastakenpart inthe30s,whichmeantdadworks,momcooks,childsgotoschool,andrushinfortheir lunch. Implicit:Lawyers,Isuppose,werechildrenonce. ThisquoteisoriginallyfromCharlesLamb.Itstatesthethemeofthebook.Itisimplicittome becauseitisshowingwhatAtticusreallyis.Lawyersaretoseriousforwhattheyshallbe.

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Wikipedia.Retrievedfromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee University,S.(2011).What'supwiththeepigraph?. Retrievedfromhttp://www.shmoop.com/tokillamockingbird/epigraph.html