Mockingbirds. The title of To Kill a Mockingbird has very little literal connection to the plot, but it carries a great deal of symbolic weight in the book. In this story of innocents destroyed by evil, the “mockingbird” comes to represent the idea of innocence. Thus, to kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence.
Q. What does Harper Lee seem to be trying to communicate about the power of language?
Discussion: What does author Harper Lee seem to be trying to communicate about the power of language? Think about the way Scout reacts to the names people call her father and also to her experimentation with impolite language.
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- Q. What does Harper Lee seem to be trying to communicate about the power of language?
- Q. What literary device does Harper Lee use?
- Q. Who killed Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird?
- Q. Why did they kill Atticus?
- Q. Who is black in To Kill a Mockingbird?
- Q. Is Atticus a racist name?
- Q. Is Atticus an old name?
Q. What literary device does Harper Lee use?
Harper Lee’s use of symbolism, foreshadowing and irony in To Kill A Mockingbird allows the theme of inequality to be clearly represented. To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel about long standing prejudice and hypocrisy in a small southern town.
Q. Who killed Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird?
On the night of the Halloween pageant Bob follows the children home and attacks them but Boo saves Jem and Scout but fatally stabs Bob Ewell. Atticus is convinced Jem killed Bob Ewell but Heck Tate (the sheriff) points out that Jem isn’t strong enough and after Bob broke his arm he wouldn’t have been able to stab him.
Q. Why did they kill Atticus?
The Season 1 story reaches its climax when the powerful white sorceress Christina (Abbey Lee Kershaw) uses a ritual sacrifice to kill Atticus to harness his magic and become immortal.
Q. Who is black in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Tom Robinson: A black man who is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell, Tom Robinson is defended by Atticus in court. He is one of the story’s “mockingbirds.”
Q. Is Atticus a racist name?
In “Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch was the beloved, honorable father figure, a namesake freighted with values and meaning. In the new book, “Go Set a Watchman,” which was released on Tuesday, Atticus is a racist.
Q. Is Atticus an old name?
Atticus is an ancient Roman boys’ name, and it traditionally indicated that the person was from the region around Athens. It first came to notice in the U.S. via Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird, in which hero attorney, Atticus Finch, was played the following year in the movie by Gregory Peck.
