... towards a mob of men set out to kill an innocent man. This particular extract ties in with the overall themes present in the novel, which are courage, innocence and growth, and prejudice through racism. The text is constructed as a first person narration from the adult of Jean-Louise Finch, in ... displays fear and disapproval at the sight of her. "I thought he would have a fine surprise, but his face killed my joy." Being as innocent and naive as she is, Scout interprets Atticus" fear as being anger, and furthermore, feels embarrassed instead of frightful when discovering she has leape...

• Word Count: 1109
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... victims of oppression in general, and the African-American community more specifically. The unjust trial of Tom Robinson, in which the jury's racial prejudice condemns an innocent man, is symbolically characterized as the shooting of an innocent mockingbird. Toward the end of the novel, Scout realizes that submitting Boo to a trial would be akin to shooting a mockingbird-just as the prejudice against ... overbearing and tainted alien culture, Atticus is a model of integrity." Althouse concluded, "Atticus Finch is an example: a man who has found a way to live and work as a good person in...

• Word Count: 2287
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... ideologies of their families and the discriminatory values of their public societies. Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical 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 ... texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. Lee and Satrapi's use of fir...

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

... ideologies of their families and the discriminatory values of their public societies. Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical 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 ... texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. Lee and Satrapi's use of fir...

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