Why is writing in a diary illegal in the novel 1984? Why is Killing Mr. Griffin a banned book? Why was The Grapes of Wrath banned? Why was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone banned? Why was Fight Club banned? Why was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer banned?
Who is the father in To Kill a Mockingbird? What is the father's name in "The Glass Menagerie"? Who is the baby's father in Gone Girl? Who is Woodcourt in Bleak House? Who is Sal's dad dating in Walk Two Moons? Who is the killer in Crooked House?
Berry writes gorgeous, thoughtful, piercing novels, and this is one of his finest. Hannah's second husband Nathan Coulter (her first died in the war) was reticent to talk about his experience in the Battle of Okinawa. "Ignorant boys, killing each other," is all he would say. In this ...
she discusses the sin of killing a mockingbird, and this image comes back with a new meaning later on. After all the commotion, Boo asks Scout to walk him home. Along the way, she imagines life from Boo’s perspective, and understands why Tate didn’t want to put Boo through...
Before her final year in the university of Alabama, Lee dropped out to become a writer. She moved to New York City where her childhood friend Truman was already established as a famous writer. While there, she worked on her first book—To Kill a Mockingbird. It won her the Pulitzer Prize...
it’s explained how Boo Radley’s innocence is tainted because of his abusive father. Thus the extended metaphor or symbolism would explain that killing a mockingbird is tainting innocence. When Scout inquires her, Miss Maudie explains, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but . . . sing their...
In the movieThe Fugitive, the pieces get laid out for us early on. We have Dr. Richard Kimble, wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for killing his wife. We have the one-armed man who committed the crime. We have a US Marshall who cares not one whit about the guilt or innocence of his...
InTo Kill a Mockingbird, we see the consequences of the trial and Atticus Finch’s involvement in it: Tom goes to jail and is shot and killed, and Scout and Jem are attacked by accuser Bob Ewell who blames their father for making a fool out of him during the trial. ...
(The title should be read as "Out-of-Character is Serious Business") Some characters have strong traits that they are known by. This is for when a character momentarily breaks away from their normal habits to make a point or because the plot demands it.
2. Scout Finch inTo Kill a Mockingbird Defining characteristic: Self-discovery Scout is a misfit tomboy growing up in the American South. She has been raised by her father to have a strong moral compass, but due to her young age, she is naive to the racism rife in her small-town settin...