Essays Tagged: "Harper Lee"

Childhood Experience

hey will never have the same feeling which they might have in their childhood. However, the authors Harper Lee and Mark Twain can express their own childhood inside the stories they created, in a live ... as strange and unnatural human beings. They described Radley's house as "That is a sad house...." (Harper Lee, 48). This is a "fact" they heard from their neighbours. Until one day, their neighbour M ...

(6 pages) 574 4 4.4 May/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

To kill a mocking bird by Harper Lee

Book: To kill a MockinbirdAuthor: Harper LeeThe Main theme in this book is prejudice. You will learn about segregation and how unfair ...

(4 pages) 146 1 4.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird, an issue is addressed which could be considered controvers ... nfronted in this novel include, racial injustice, religious injustice, and discrimination of women. Harper Lee often offers suttle remedies that would put an end to the constant injustices in the nove ... , but one to conduct himself as a civilized human being. I strongly feel that this is a remedy that Harper Lee offers on the subject of dealing with everyday injustice. Instead of getting angry when s ...

(3 pages) 53 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Review of Harper Lee's "To Kill a mockingbird"

took the case of prejudice to a serious extreme. From the title, a mockingbird through the eyes of Harper Lee, is a person who has fallen victim to vicious stereotypes. The title To Kill a Mockingbir ...

(3 pages) 47 0 4.2 Feb/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

To kill a Mockingbird (Film Review)

prepared to make the diagnosis. An adaptation based on the classic Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee, "To Kill A Mockingbird" is a legendary movie, uniquely strong and sensitive about racism ...

(5 pages) 229 0 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

"To Kill a Mockingbird", by Nelle Harper Lee. Discusses what can be considered the most important influence in the novel

e novel in helping that young person to develop.'Jean-Louise Finch (Scout) is the main character in Harper Lee's 'Tokill a mockingbird'. She is a young girl who matures in the course ofthe novel. The ...

(1 pages) 46 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 then it went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was later ... it went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award winning film.Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpie ...

(5 pages) 87 1 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Symbolism in "To kill a Mocking Bird" by Harper Lee

children after they are given air-rifles for Christmas. Uniquely, the title of the classic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, was taken from this passage. At first glance, one may wonder why ... eful study, however, one begins to see that this is just another example of symbolism in the novel. Harper Lee uses symbolism rather extensively throughout this story, and much of it refers to the pro ...

(7 pages) 141 1 4.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

controversial issues in "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee, racism, discrimination and social class are explored

In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee addresses many controversial issues. Such issues as, racism, discrimination,and social cl ... the unfair treatment of Tom Robinson made his death that much more tragic.In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee uses the mockingbird symbolize of Tom and Boo. Boo Radley is an outcast in theneighborhoo ...

(5 pages) 174 0 3.4 Sep/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

The issue of predjudice in "To kill a mockingbird" by Harper Lee

tion to Scottsboro trialsVII. ConclusionIn this paper I intend to explore one of the main themes of Harper Lee'sTo Kill A Mockingbird, the issue of prejudice. I intend to explore how the childrenchang ...

(6 pages) 90 0 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Symbolism in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by harper Lee

children after they are given air-rifles for Christmas. Uniquely,the title of the classic novel by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, wastaken from this passage. At first glance, one may wonder why H ... reful study, however, one begins to see that this is justanother example of symbolism in the novel. Harper Lee uses symbolism ratherextensively throughout this story, and much of it refers to the prob ...

(6 pages) 123 0 3.3 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

"Coming of Age" theme in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

f agetheme is found in one of the one of the best coming to age stories that have ever beenwritten. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is a sensitive touching portrayal of ayoung boy who grows up thro ... y, facing the universal process of coming of age to repeatitself throughout a lifetime.Furthermore, Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the bestcoming of age stories ever written. It is ...

(7 pages) 137 0 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird", a novel which exemplifies the life in the south and the human rights and values given to everybody.

took the case of prejudice to a serious extreme. From the title, a mockingbird through the eyes of Harper Lee, is a person who has fallen victim to vicious stereotypes. The title To Kill a Mockingbir ...

(3 pages) 73 1 4.1 Feb/1995

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

The Southern Life: Is It What it Seems? This is an essay about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

ng panorama, and the posh populace; however, this ideal has been severely tarnished due to slavery. Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird gives profound insight into the daily lives of citizens occupying ... nd are put into the limelight through the eyes of an innocent. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes the effects of hypocrisy, symbolism, and irony to criticize a variety of element ...

(8 pages) 98 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

This is a over view of the book "To Kill A Mockingburd". It views the book from the main character's view.

To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee's greatest novel, focuses on the maturation of Scout in the "tired old town (Lee 3)" of M ... red an equal to the family. He wants Scout to question all of Aunt Alexandra low opinions on racism.Harper Lee uses Maycomb as a forum for different views of how a Southerner was treated. She uses the ...

(4 pages) 106 4 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

This is a guide for the students on how they should study To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

To Kill a Mockingbird CriticismThroughout her 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee employs many literary strategies to perfect her prose. These said methods are difficult t ... quantitative that it raises the uncomfortable question of which specific sub-topic to address first.Harper Lee's choice of words is unquestionably the most superficial aspect of her style, and thus th ... on..."This humorous paraphrasing is seen again in Robert E. Lee Ewell's testimony during the trial. Harper Lee explains him as, "...a little bantam cock of a man [whom] rose and strutted to the stand, ...

(17 pages) 101 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Provincialism in to Kill A Mockingird

erature as well. Most of the authors often take racism as their theme, as their main idea. However,"Harper Lee"'s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, was different than the other books because Harper Lee cre ... led Scout who is reacting to the provincial events in her town, Maycomb County in Southern Alabama. Harper Lee classifies the types of provincialism in three major parts such as; distrust of others wh ...

(6 pages) 47 1 3.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird: Irony and Sarcasm

To Kill a Mockingbird: Irony and SarcasmHarper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is a highly regarded work of American fiction. The story of the n ... of the novel teaches us many lessons that should last any reader for a lifetime. The messages that Harper Lee relays to the reader are exemplified throughout the book using various methods. One of th ... mouth. There is another very significant method that was used. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee utilizes the effects of irony, sarcasm, and hypocrisy to criticize a variety of elements ...

(6 pages) 61 1 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Who are the mockingbirds in Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'? An analysis of the title.

Unlike most books, the title of Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", has very little literal connection to the main plot its ... t to the average reader) and juxtaposing the two 'mockingbirds' (one Black and one White) together, Harper Lee perhaps is trying to tell us how justice and compassion reach beyond the boundaries of ra ...

(3 pages) 71 2 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

A look at American classics: "Huckleberry Finn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird".

vian elders, with the lantern of a pure, compassionate child.Three major themes that Mark Twain and Harper Lee explore in HuckleberryFinn and To Kill a Mockingbird are appearance versus reality, the c ...

(5 pages) 35 0 3.4 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee