... irony. Lee and Satrapi both use a child's first-person perspective in their texts to challenge commonly held values and beliefs of the intolerant public society. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses racial intolerance towards African Americans as well as gender and social inequality in the broader society. Marji, the protagonist in Persepolis experiences religious intolerance and oppression, and as ... with Scout, encounters examples of gender and social inequality. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older a...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... irony. Lee and Satrapi both use a child's first-person perspective in their texts to challenge commonly held values and beliefs of the intolerant public society. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses racial intolerance towards African Americans as well as gender and social inequality in the broader society. Marji, the protagonist in Persepolis experiences religious intolerance and oppression, and as ... with Scout, encounters examples of gender and social inequality. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill cries about the unjust way African Americans are treated, "Let him get a little older a...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... reflect a particular context in a way that conveys a message or moral. Morals and values are a substantial influence in the relationships that were established in American society in the 1930's. Mockingbird allows us to understand the relationship between parents and children during this period and the associated morals and values. An example of this lies in the relationship based on the ... conveys the personal relationships between parents and children in the 1930's in America which (it can be argued) differs from the same relationships today. The social relationships represented in Mo...

• Word Count: 661
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate