... wanted to write a "nonfiction novel." He felt that he was one of the rare and creative people who actually took journalism seriously. One must wonder is a book, such as "In Cold Blood," actually a novel, a creative work, or journalism. Many have said that the work itself was just a way for Capote ... a literary form, proves that he is, indeed talented. However, I want to point out that the duty of a reporter is "a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories." I see that Truman Capote was a writer, no doubt, but I feel that even with his abnormal ability to recall anything sa...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , Math, Science, or English, I will usually read at a slower pace so that I am able to get the information completely into my thoughts/memory. When reading a book such as "To Kill A Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee, I am most likely to read rather fast to keep up with the situations in the ... textbooks), I have no problem with doing the assigned reading in a reasonable amount of time. However, when I have been in the situation where I have no interest in the book, it takes me longer to read it. I have also found that I do not take as many notes or ask as many questions as I should because I s...

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"To Kill a Mockingbird" The early 1960s was perfect for Harper Lee's novel of Southern racial injustice, To Kill a Mockingbird. This book represents the prejudice and injust and as civil rights violence exploded on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line. With the mind of a child, Haarper Lee tells a tale of prejudice ... finally comes outdoors, and stabs Ewell to death, then makes sure the children return safely home. Instead of reporting the actual facts, the sheriff exercises compassion for Boo Radley, and reports the death of Bob Ewell was accidental. Although she never sees Boo again, Scout ...

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... many believe tenth graders are not yet mature enough to understand the messages To Kill a Mockingbird is voicing. While the argument against the book's language and actions are valid, the truth is that tenth grade students are more than capable of handling the material. In today's society ... think before they judge. A teenager does not entirely understand what types of situations others around them are experiencing, but Harper Lee's inspiring book gives light to those reading and teaches them about values. Atticus respects those around him, even though the characters may be bad people o...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the different characters of the town. As of the prejudice there is a clear segregation between the types of people and this is shown through out the book, as the black people are portrayed as servants or workers. The blacks live in their own part of town and have their own church to worship ... and therefor pretended to be drunk as to fit in more with the community. Few could escape some sort of prejudice in the 1930's and the book shows this by showing prejudices even towards Atticus. His children are teased at school and the ladies of Maycomb gossip about him behind his back as ... qu...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the different characters of the town. As of the prejudice there is a clear segregation between the types of people and this is shown through out the book, as the black people are portrayed as servants or workers. The blacks live in their own part of town and have their own church to worship ... and therefor pretended to be drunk as to fit in more with the community. Few could escape some sort of prejudice in the 1930's and the book shows this by showing prejudices even towards Atticus. His children are teased at school and the ladies of Maycomb gossip about him behind his back as ... qu...

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• Grade Level: High School

... has four main characters Atticus Finch (father),Scout Finch(daughter), Jem Finch(son),and Calpurnia. These characters are featured through out the story. The book starts about telling about her family and what they are like. This particular girl was very mature for her age. Jem and her had a close relationship. Their ... you having mixed feelings like like anger, sadness, and funny. All though it's not a comedy it tells the truth and sometimes the truth can be funny. This book can make you have a different view of the old days and how it was so you will gain a certain kind of respect f...

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• Grade Level: High School

... trial, he does not find lots of food on the kitchen table. One thing that happened in the movie that did not in the book is when Jem describes Boo Radley to Dill. The book and the movie are two very different things Jem loses his pants in the fence at the Radley's house when the try to look ... inside the window but are found so run. Then in the book, Jem is found by Atticus and his excuse is they were playing strip poker and he lost his pants. In the movie after then run and get back to ... before Atticus see him and spanks him. Jem said, "Now listen Atticus ain't ever wiped me since I ...

• Word Count: 502
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... innocents destroyed by evil; the mockingbird came to represent the idea of innocence. Therefore, to kill a mockingbird means a loss of innocence. Throughout the book numerous characters can be identified as mockingbirds. Jem, Scout, Dill, and Boo all lost their innocence as they became more mature through their childhood experiences with ... indicated that they were particularly vulnerable in the racist world of Maycomb, which often treats the fragile innocence of childhood harshly. As the book progressed, her innocence was slowly taken away from her. When Scouts father tried to protect...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the plain text. Boo Radley, Atticus, and the title represent three such things. Not really shown to the reader until the end of the book. They are all great examples of symbolism. Arthur "Boo" Radley plays an important role in the development of both Scout and Jem. In the ... that it was wrong to become upset with Mrs. Caroline. Scout learns several other lessons. For example, on page 94, Atticus says his most important line in the book, " remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Through clarifications from Mrs. Maudie, Scout accepts her father's words. Atticus also teaches his kids ...

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... an excellent novel in that it portrays life and the role of racism in the 1930's. A reader may not interpret several aspects in and of the book through just the plain text. Tom Robinson represents the mockingbird in the title. Tom is also the victim of prejudice. Not really disclosed to the reader ... until the end of the book, Arthur "Boo" Radley plays an important role in the development of both Scout and Jem. In the beginning of the story, Jem, Scout, and ... that it was wrong to become upset with Mrs. Caroline. Scout learns several other lessons. For example, on page 94, Atticus sa...

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... would be sin, and I think that's very true. To kill someone who's nice, innocent, and doesn't harm is horrible. The main characters of this book are Atticus and Scout. Atticus is a man, aged probably around his 30's, with short, straight black hair with an average physique, occasional humor, and is ... for torment. Radley's and Robinson's parts in the story bring power to it. I believe that Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the mockingbirds in the book. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, and mockingbirds are all harmless. Mockingbirds sing and this causes no harm, just enjoyment of music. Tom Robin...

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... lets the reader know a lot of information without telling them the secrets to the murder. The poem "Ballad of the Hanged Men" relates to this book because through out the book people are trying to help Perry and Dick by telling them the only hope for them is salvation. Perry's entire life was a horrible story but ... because church officials severely and repeatedly hurt him he lost any hope of finding relief in religion. Truman Capote tells the reader this in the book when Perry says to Don Cullivan "Throw a load of bull-how sorry I Am, how all I want to do now is crawl on my knees and p...

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... has any money to buy his products. "As the Cunningham's had no money to pay a lawyer, they simply paid us with what they had."" The book investigates many types of prejudice. One is the hatred and fear towards the blacks and the violence between them that could break out at any time, for example ... the different characters of the town. As of the prejudice there is a clear segregation between the types of people and this is shown through out the book, as the black people are portrayed as servants or workers. The blacks live in their own part of town and have their own church to worship ....

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... She has often said that she doesn't understand why it is so renowned as she never meant it to be. There are many reasons why this book means so much more than that to our society. The story has 2 distinct parts to it. The first being the portrayal of the lazy small ... town in Alabama. Miss Lee portrays the town as being quiet and lazy almost sweet. The second part of the book shows that the town is ignorant and prejudiced. And although you can see the genuinely good and bad people in the story, every character is human ... plot. Gothic, in literature means a style of fiction that featu...

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... period of time when racism against blacks was common, then slurs are used by the author to make the reader feel like he/she is actually experiencing the book, rather than reading it" (Wright). This gives the reader a sense of realism, as well as a chance to put the word into context. The authors ... Ricker-Wilson discusses the use of the novel in her classroom. She was confronted with a lot the same questions that most teachers face while teaching this book. She found that through group discussion she could provide an atmosphere for learning about the time period and treatment of blacks...

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... always has time for his two children, Jem and Scout. His children have alot of love and respect for him, which was shown in the film and the book by small things such as running to meet him after work. They took everything that Atticus said as law, and tried very hard not to break his trust. ... many lessons during the course of the tale. Many aspects of childhood are present, such as the need to prove oneself to peers, which was shown in the book by Jem, when Dill dared him to touch the Radley house. Jem also made up the game "Boo Radley" to prove to Scout and Dill that he ... and wal...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... fatal wound. Boo Radley helps them back to safety. The story ends with Scout happily sitting on Atticus' lap reading. A theme to this book could be do as you would want others to do to you. Like all movies that are based on books, there were a few differences between the ... book and the movie. The movie was not nearly as detailed or thorough as the book. There were a few minor characters that were left out of the movie version entirely. Many of the women that ... in the movie. Their personalities, as well as their father's, were well captured. The setting from the book to the movie was...

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... "Negros" are looked down on and a lot of prejudice is shown towards them through out the text. There are many themes shown in the book that is still relevant to today. Conformity in this text enables prejudice. This is shown when Atticus is stationed outside Toms cell. A mob of white men ... example is when the white people of Maycomb believe the evidence given by a corrupt white man Bob Ewell, over the evidence from a black man. Throughout the book the people of Maycomb are set on the idea that "Negros" are bad people therefore Tom, never gets to create his own identity. He is ... ac...

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... many literary elements that pull readers into her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The mockingbird is a major symbol in this book. Foreshadowing in this book teaches the children many lessons and experiences. The author uses irony to insert humor in her book. Through symbols, this book relates many people and events. There are many symbols in To Kill a Mockingbird. In this story the mockingbird symbolizes ... from the pageant. His way of getting back at Atticus is to try and take the only things Atticus has, his children. (261, 267) Many ironic events happen throughout this book. An exampl...

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... awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and the movie was accredited with an Academy Award for Gregory Peck as Best Male actor. The novel and the book were equally credited in awards and prizes. I think the book was the better of the two since it had greater detail and more influential characters. The novel ran a long and detailed version of the town, and the ... town's people. The book gives an in depth looks at the town's people's views, and their ways. All the characters play an intricate part of a giant puzzle. This mosaic of people leads the town ... mixed with another scene of great importa...

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... in the novel. Challenges in the Vernon-Verona-Sherill, N.Y. School District (1980) as a "filthy, trashy novel." At the Warren, Ind. Township schools (1981), To Kill A Mockingbird was challenged because the book does "psychological damage to the positive integration process" and "represents institutionalized racism under the guise of "good literature."" After unsuccessfully banning Lee's novel, three black parents resigned from the township ... instruments in which they do so. The final element ignored by censors is the context of the offensive elements. An example of this is foul langua...

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... was a problem in which everyone faced. Nobody likes to suffer from injustice, yet they do it to others. Racism and injustice were key themes in her book. Not only those who were black, but also those who were affiliated with blacks, were considered inferior. Atticus, a lawyer, who defended blacks in court, ... of coffee into it and filled the cup to the brim with milk. I [Scout] thanked her by sticking out my tongue?." One character in the book that suffered from injustice was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave hi...

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... Burris Ewell, who does not go to school, but this is soon shattered by Atticus' reference to the law on this subject. A famous quotation from the book is the climbing into someone's skin and walking around in it' as a way of trying to understand people. This is a recurring theme throughout the novel ... cleverly retains Scout's naivety for a six-year old whilst giving the reader sufficient information to draw an adult conclusion. Miss Maudie is one of the book's strongest female characters and one of the few residents of Maycomb who shares Atticus' sense of justice. She also becomes a clo...

• Word Count: 10075
• Approx Pages: 40
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... and intelligent. Scout was very short- tempered and likes to fight to resolve problems instead of arguing. Her short temper almost got her killed in the middle of the book while defending Atticus against a mob of people. Scout was in first grade and she knew how to read and write. She had a teacher who was new and not ... very good at teaching. In the book Scouts short temper shows when she says " all he needs is someone to beat him up and I ain't big enough." Scout was a very smart girl for her ... Scout was in 1st grade at the time and was only six years old. Scouts lack of prejudice...

• Word Count: 448
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• Grade Level: High School