to kill a mocking bird
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Literary AnalysisTRANSCRIPT
PART I
INTRODUCTION
The importance of the Literary Analysis is that Literary Analysis gives the
opinion or point of view of a person to a particular novel or book. It helps the author to improve
their writings as Literary Critics share their opinions and suggestions to them so that sooner or
later if the Author is going to write a novel again there will also be a Literary Analytic who will
see if that Author had improved their work. If their work had been more different than before.
To Kill a Mockingbird is somehow about growing up and experiencing a lot of
problems and trying to solve them one by one and at the same time trying to have fun within the
problems you had because you never know what could happen after a problem had been solve
after the another.
Reader’s would expect that this novel will really have the point where the reader’s
think that its only about birds, hunting and killing but as they read it they will feel sorry for
buying the wrong book but take a look closer if one reader will actually give their best to read it
then why not? This story can really happen in real life. It helps us to improve our attitude
towards colored people.
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A. Author’s Background
Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville Alabama. She is the
youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. Harper Lee attended
Huntingdon College 1944-45, studied law at the University of Alabama 1945-49, and studied
one year at Oxford University. In the 1950s she worked as a reservation clerk with Eastern Air
Lines and BOAC in New York City. In order to concentrate on writing, Harper Lee gave up her
position with the airline and moved into a cold-water apartment with makeshift furniture. Her
father's sudden illness forced her to divide her time between New York and Monroeville, a
practice she has continued. In 1957 Miss Lee submitted the manuscript of her novel to the J. B.
Lippincott Company. She was told that her novel consisted of a series of short stories strung
together, and she was urged to rewrite it. For the next two and a half years she reworked the
manuscript with the help of her editor, Tay Hohoff, and in 1960 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
was published, her only published book. In 1961 she had two articles published: "Love - In Other
Words" in Vogue, and "Christmas to Me" in McCall's. "Christmas to Me" is the story of Harper
Lee receiving the gift of a year's time for writing from friends. "When Children Discover
America" was published in McCall's in 1965. In June of 1966, Harper Lee was one of two people
named by President Johnson to the National Council of Arts. Also named to the 26 member
council was artist Richard Diebenkorn Jr. There has not been as much published on the doings
of Miss Lee since 1966.
During the 1930’s, prejudice and discrimination was the ruler of the people living
in Alabama. Like Negro cannot join White people; White people has more privilege than the
Negro. Surely, during that time, it was so unfair to the Negro. Also women should just stay home
while the men were out working. Girls are not allowed to enter the courthouse and join their
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conversation. And girls should wear only dress and nothing, more. See, during that time it’s
really hard to live.
Harper Lee’s purpose on making this novel is to show to the people of Alabama
and the people in the world during the 1930’s the innocence in the heart of one little kid. She
shows to the readers of the stories the evil and good side of the people in a small town. She want
to show the cruelty of the world to those who are being discriminated. She wants us to
understand that in the world where there is prejudice, no good can happen. She also wants to
show that in the eyes of a little girl, everyone is equal.
B. Summary
The story of To Kill a Mocking bird started in the narration of Jean Louise; Scout
was her nickname, about how Jem or Jeremy got his injury in his arm. Jem said it started when
Dill, the boy who came from Meridian for a vacation, gave them the idea of making Boo Radley
came out. Boo Radley was a boy who doesn’t want to come out at their house. They tried many
methods. They even role play the life of the Radley. One time they excluded Scout to their group
so Scout just talked to Ms. Maudie, a friend and neighbor of Atticus. When Dill left to go back to
Meridian, Scout started to go to school. At first she had a hard time because Jem doesn’t want
her to join him during school hours and because her teacher doesn’t want her to let her father
taught her to read. Scout doesn’t want to quit reading so she wants to stop going to school.
Atticus told her that he will let her read if she continues to go to school.
Autumn turned to winter that time. Mr. Avery said that it was written on the
Rosetta that when children disobeyed their parents, the season would change. Old Mrs. Radley
died that winter. The next morning, Scout saw snow outside their house. Atticus said that it was a
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long time since the last time that there was a snow. That night the snow stopped falling. Before
Scout fall asleep, Atticus added woods on the fire. Then after awhile, she was awakened by
Atticus and asked Jem to stay with Scout and guard her in front of the Radley’s house. Atticus
also said that they should not leave that place. Atticus run to Ms. Maudie’s house and help
carrying the things of Ms. Maudie. When they are at home, Atticus asked where did they go even
he asked them to stay at the Radley’s house. Scout explained that they didn’t go anywhere and
Atticus points the blanket on the shoulder of Scout. Scout couldn’t explain how it got there.
Atticus said that it was Boo Radley who gave that blanket to her.
That time, Atticus was defending a Negro named Tom Robinson. He was accused
by raping a white woman. It was Mayella Ewell. During schooldays Cecil, classmate of Scout,
called Atticus a nigger-lover that’s why Scout got angry and fought with her. When Atticus knew
it, he makes Scout promised that she will not fight others because they are calling him a nigger-
lover.
One week Atticus did not came home for his work so Calpurnia took care of
them. It was Sunday when Calpurnia asked Jem and Scout to join her participating the mass of
the Negro. Some of the Negro didn’t welcome them because they are white but Reverend Sykes
welcome them and they attended the mass. It is different from the white mass but it’s still the
same in some ways. When they got home they saw Aunt Alexandra in the porch. Aunt Alexandra
wanted Scout to act like a lady. But Scout doesn’t want to because he believed that she cannot do
anything with a dress.
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During summer and Jem was twelve back then, Tom Robinson had a hearing at
the courthouse about his case. Atticus asked many question to Bob Ewell and he was trying to
say that maybe it is Bob Ewell who raped Mayella and they are just making up story. That’s why
Mr. Bob Ewell got irritated with Atticus. Atticus didn’t know that Jem and Scout was there
watching. He just knew it when Calpurnia went there to talk to Atticus about Jem and Scout not
coming home yet. Both Scout and Jem asked permission if they could go back and Atticus allow
them. Jem was expecting that Atticus would win the case but it didn’t happen that’s why Jem got
disappointed. The next day the story about Jem and Scout attending on the hearing spread to the
entire village. But it was stopped when Ms. Rachel talked about how Mr. Bob Ewell threatens
Atticus. Scout and Jem were scared for Atticus. Atticus explained that if Bob Ewell wants to kill
him, he could have done it before his approach Atticus and threatens him.
It was October when Maycomb had a pageant. Children were included in the
pageant. And Scout was a ham. Atticus couldn’t come because of his work and Aunt Alexandra
cannot come because she was exhausted in arranging for the pageant. During the pageant she fell
asleep and came out late. That’s why, she chooses to go when there is only few left. Jem was
with her that time. During their way to their house, it was too dark and they couldn’t see the way.
They taught that someone was following them and they were right. They taught that it was Cecil
but when they shout the name of Cecil nobody answer, so Jem asked Scout to run. But Scout fell
down because of her costume. Then someone tried to kill her. But someone helped her. She
taught it was Jem so she call Jem but no one answered and she heard someone shouting like he
was in pain. Thinking that it was Jem, she followed the voiced and found out that it was not Jem
but someone else because of his breathe. It was like that, that person was drunk so she runs as
fast as she can. When she was near at their house, she saw someone carrying Jem. Mr. Tate and
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dr. Raymond came to their house. Dr. Raymond came to cure the wounds of Jem and Scout
while Mr. Tate was the sheriff and investigated what happened. When Mr. Tate went to the place
where it all happened, he saw Mr. Bob Ewell daed. He said that he fell on the ground and
accidentally killed himself. Atticus couldn’t believe it at first because he doesn’t know what
happened so Scout went to Atticus and said that Mr. Bob Ewell accidentally killed himself.
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PART II
ANALYSIS
A. Title
The novel is entitled “To Kill a Mockingbird” because it was said in the story that
it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Mockingbirds don’t do anything to people. They don’t eat up
people’s gardens, don’t rest in corncribs. They just sing their hearts out for us. Mockingbird
never disturbed or cause any harm to anyone so the people should repay it by doing good things
to them.
In the story the author choose this title is because maybe, it refers on how it is a
sin to kill a mockingbird or just harm them no matter what is their intention. It is like when Mr.
Bob Ewell, who got irritated with Atticus, tried to kill both Jem and Scout. Maybe the author was
trying to say that killing those two children was like killing a mockingbird that doesn’t harm
anyone.
B. Setting
The novel happened during the 1930’s. It was said that Alabama was a very
peaceful and lively state. The story took place in Maycomb County in Alabama. Maycomb is an
old town. During rainy weather the streets turned muddy, grass grew on sidewalks and the
courthouse was sagged in the square. The place was silent when people in maycomb were not
that out going but Maycomb County was really a pleasing place.
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In maycomb, the people were very conservative. They don’t even like girls
wearing pants because they believed girls wouldn’t be a lady unless they wear dress. The people
there were divided into two class; the white people and the negroes. The white people have their
own landing and their job is good. They were the so-called “upper class” in their society. While
the negroes they don’t have a job that is that good and they don’t own a land. Some of the
negroes have their own lot but not that big. Negroes are often being judge by others because of
their looks and the color of their skin is so different and also they were often discriminated by the
white people. In their culture, the women stayed home to take care of their house and men were
the one who work. Men have more rights than the women that time.
C. Characters
1. List of Characters
A. Major
Atticus Finch- He is the Father of Jean and Jeremy Finch. He is known as a very
good lawyer in Maycomb County. He is also known as a discipline father to his
children.
Jeremy Finch- He is the elder brother of Jean Finch. Jeremy is three years older
than Jean. He treats his sister as his sibling and bestfriend, Jem has the attitude of
being conscious to Jean when they’re around the school campus.
Jean Finch- She is also known as “Scout”. She is a girl who loves exploring and
finding new things about where they live. She acts like a boy but her aunty
teaches her the proper ways to be a girl.
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B. Minor
Dill- The boy who lived next door with his auntie. He has the same age with
Scout so it’s really not hard for them to get along with each other. He is the boy
who was so curious about everything in the village so he let Scout and Jem show
him around the village and tell him stories about anything and everything.
Calpurnia- She is the caretaker of the house of the Finch family. She is the one
who also takes care of Scout and Jem. She now took place the role of Scout and
Jem’s mother after their mother passed away.
Boo Radley- a man who stays at their house every time. He doesn’t like to go out
and be seen by others. He is the one who had given things to Scout and Jem. He is
one of the best issues that Scout, Jem and Dill wants to talk about almost every
day.
Aunt Alexandra- she is the sister of Atticus. She was a conservative woman. She
doesn’t like Scout to wear pants. She like other white people. She teach scout the
proper ways to act like a girl.
Uncle Jack- He was the brother of Atticus. He plays with Scout and Jem. He was
very supportive to Atticus.
Tom Robinson- He is a Negro. He was accused by the Ewells that he raped a poor
white girl, Mayella Ewell. He is the husband of Helen. He is just another ordinary
person who works and strives harder to feed his family.
Bob Ewell- He is the father of Mayella Ewel. He is just another ordinary man who
works in the forest. Others seem to think of him as secretive and mysterious, he
took revenge on Atticus by trying to kill Atticus’s Children.
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Mr. Heck Tate- He was the sheriff in MayComb. He was an intelligent man. He
was the friend of Atticus. He is the one who helped Atticus about the incident that
happen in the Halloween Night with Scout and Jem.
Miss Maundie- A friend of Atticus, Scout and Jem. If Atticus was not there to
answer the question of Scout, she was the one who answers it. She guides and
teaches the children proper behavior.
Mrs. Dubose- She is a very strict woman. She wants everything to be in place.
She is also old but not to mention that she is already weak. Jem had a big problem
with her because he was irritated to the old woman’s attitude.
2. Character Analysis
A. Major
Atticus Finch- He is a protagonist in the story since he is the father and teacher of
his children. He teaches his children proper ways to act like a Finch. He is round
and dynamic because at first Atticus attitude are just plain and simple. He doesn’t
show yet his true colors even though his children were very shocked of what their
father has become. They remain to understand and help out their father. Atticus
remains to be caring, simple and protective to his family because he is a lawyer
and there are many threats.
Jeremy Finch- He is a protagonist in the story since he always goes with Jean. He
guides his sister and teaches her proper behavior. He is flat and dynamic because
Jem remains to be caring to his sister and curious about everything just like Jean.
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He is always with his sister and together they face problems and seek for
adventures.
Jean Finch- She is a protagonist in the story because she was the main character.
She was the one narrating the story. She was a boyish little girl who really doesn’t
like wearing dresses. She was a flat and dynamic because in the story she threats
others equal. She thinks that Negroes is equal to white people. She was a simple
and smart girl.
B. Minor
Dill- He was a protagonist because he always accompanies Jem and Scout. He is
also flat and static because he changes as a friend of Jem and Scout. Also he only
shows up when he was needed.
Calpurnia- She is a protagonist in the story because she always helps the Finch
family and took place the role of the mother of Jem and Scout. She was flat and
static because she doesn’t cause any change in the story and also she only appears
when she was needed.
Bob Ewell- he was a antagonist because he tried to kill Jem and Scout just
because he wanted to take revenge to Atticus. He was round and dynamic because
at first he didn’t do anything to the Finches but after the incident in the courthouse
he got angry and did a large twist in the story.
Aunt Alexandra- She is a protagonist since she helps Atticus to make Scout a true
lady. She was flat and dynamic because she never changes. She always tells to
Scout to wear dress and stop acting like a boy. She also creates changes in the life
of Scout and Jem.
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Boo Radley- he was a protagonist. He helps Scout and Je mint he story. He carry
Jem when Bob Ewell tried to kill Jem. He also help during the fire in Ms.
Maudie’s house. He was flat and static because he doesn’t cause any change in
the story and he only showed up during the last chapter although he was
mentioned in the previous chapters. He also just help Jem during the fire in Ms.
Maudie’s house. He was flat and static because he doesn’t cause any change in
the story and he only showed during the last chapter although he was mentioned
in the previous chapters, he also just help Scout and Jem when he needed to.
Miss Maudie- She was a protagonist because she helps Atticus explaining to Jem
and Scout the questions that puzzled them. When Atticus was not around. She
was flat and dynamic because she just help Atticus and the Finches. Also she was
dynamic because she cause great help to Scout and Jem,
Mr. Heck Tate- He was a protagonist because he helps to solve the case when
Bob tried to kill Jem and Scout but instead he accidentally killed himself. Also he
was flat and dynamic bacuse he doesn’t change as a friend of Atticus.
D. Plot
1. Plot Structure
A. Exposition- Scout or Jean and Jem knew Dill, who was the niece of Rachel.
He gave the idea to Jem and Scout to see Boo Radley. When Dill proposed the
idea of going to the Radley’s house, Jem totally agreed but Scout join them
because she was worried about Jem and Dill. Because of that, they almost got
killed but they got escaped. When they are about to escaped Jem was caught
on a fence. That’s why his pants were left to be able to escape. Because many
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people heard a gun was fired it cause a large commotion. When they saw Jem
not having his pant, Atticus asked him what happened. Dill said that they were
just playing. That night Jem couldn’t sleep and was worried about his pant
that’s why he went back to the Radley’s house. When Scout started to go to
school, she had a hard time because her teacher doesn’t want her to be able to
read. And that Atticus should stop teaching her to read.
B. Inciting incident- Aunt Alexandra came to help Atticus in taking care of Jem
and Scout. Aunt Alexandra wanted that Scout act like a grown up lady but
Scout couldn’t. She couldn’t understand why girls should wear a dress and
stay at home.
C. Conflict- During that time, Atticus was defending a Negro named Tom
Robinson. Tom Robinson was accused by the Ewells about raping Mayella
Ewell. Because of it, Atticus was called a nigger-lover which shortens the
temper of Scout. Because for Scout his father was great. At the courthouse,
when Tom Robinson’s case hearing was being geld, Atticus had offended Bob
Ewell. It’s like Atticus was telling that Tom Robinson didn’t do it but it was
Mayella Ewell. That time, Dill, Scout and Jem was watching it without the
consent of Atticus. Jem taught Atticus would win it but he loses. When Tom
was in jail, Atticus tried to help Tom not to lose his hope but Atticus failed.
Tom tried to escaped and got killed by the guards.
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D. Development- Because of what Atticus did to Mr. Bob Ewell, he got irritated
and threatens Atticus that he will kill him. When Jem and Scout knew it from
Ms. Rachel, they became afraid of Bob Ewell. Not for themselves but for
Atticus. They are afraid that they might lose Atticus. But Atticus said that if
Bob Ewell will kill him, he should have done it the first time they met instead
of threatening him. But Jem and Scout never calmed down and always afraid
of what might happen to their father.
E. Climax- In the middle of October, Scout and Jem went to the pageant that
Mrs. Grace Merriweather prepared. It is called the Maycomb County: Ad
Astra per Aspera. Scout is one of the casts in the pageant. She was a ham.
That night, the night of the pageant, Scout and Jem was the only one who
went to the pageant. Atticus cannot come because of his work and Aunt
Alexandra also cannot come because she will sleep early because she was
exhausted from the preparation of the pageant. During the show, Scout fell
asleep and came out on the stage late. Because of it Scout was ashamed of
what she did. So she prefers to go home after the others go. During their way
back to their home, Jem taught that someone was following them. They taught
that it was Cecil trying to scare them. When they call Cecil no one answered
so Jem asked Scout to run. But because of her costume she fell down and
someone tried to kill her but someone help her. Scout taught it was Jem so she
looks for him. Then she heard someone shouting like he was in pain. Scout
followed the voice and she found out that it wasn’t Jem because of the smell
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of that person. So Scout run and when she was near at their house, she saw
someone carrying Jem. Atticus helped the man to carry Jem.
F. Resolution- As Aunt Alexandra help Scout to remove her costume, there Mr.
Raymond and Mr. Tate came. Mr. Raymond was a doctor and he came to cure
Jem and the bruises of Scout. Mr. Tate was the sheriff in Maycomb. When
Doctor Raymond already cures the bruises of Scout and the injury of Jem, Mr.
Tate asks questions to Scout. It is about what happened. She tells the whole
story and Mr. Tate left to check the venue where it happened. While she was
telling the story to Mr. Tate she was curious about the man standing beside
her. Atticus introduced him to Scout. It was Arthur Radley. Scout was
surprised because finally she was able to see Boo Radley. Mr. Tate came back
and told that he found the body of Bob Ewell.
G. Denouement- Atticus couldn’t believe it and was shocked of what he heard.
Mr. Tate told to Atticus that Mr. Bob Ewell fell on his knife but Atticus
cannot believe it unless he heard it from Jem. Then Mr. Tate left. Scout was
worried about Atticus that’s why she told to Atticus that Bob Ewell fell on his
knife. Scout was a bit happy because she finally met Boo Radley. That night
Scout accompanied Boo Radley in returning to their house. Atticus stay that
night at the room of Jem.
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2. Plot Technique
The novel has a complex plot because there are some twists situations on the
novel like when Jem and Scout need to get home just to eat their dinner while the jury is
deciding about the case. There is also a twist in the story when Tom Robinson was killed when
nearly he will be out of prison and be free because of Atticus, who was so great in depending his
client even though Tom Robinson is a colored man.
The movement of events is slow because we consider that almost all events are
not really that main point or the thriiling part of the story. It was just plain and simple. In the
novel, the reader could only find the main point of the story almost at the last because some
events in the novel aren’t that important as of the climax part. Maybe after the reader had
finished it, he/she wil only just appreciate the events that happen in the court with Atticus, Boo
Radley’s Revelation and some adventures of the Finch siblings.
The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” has a flashback plot technique. It is flashback
because it started with some events then go back to tell what happened before. I am talking about
when the story started with Jem having injury; we didn’t know how he got it so Scout, the
narrator of the story narrates the events that took place before Jem got hurt.
To Kill a Mockingbird is probable because it happens in real life. We already said
it once in the title analysis that this story was based on the situation of the surroundings of the
author. This novel shows how conservative the people during old times. It happened here in the
Philippines in the old times that even the tip of the ladies feet are not allowed by others to see
and girls should wear dress and not pants. Also in the story they differentiate people base on their
physical look or base on the status of their life. Their world had prejudice and pride. It happens
also here in our country when Spaniards invaded us and made us their slaves for three hundred
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years. They didn’t allow us to have a good job and good life because they believed that they are
the only one who has the right to have a better life because they think that they are better than us,
this are the reasons why the novel is propable.
According to what we discussed, this novel has an pen ending because its ending
was hanging. It didn’t tell anything about what happened next after Bob Ewell died and what
Jem did after he recovered. Also we have many questions about the story that wasn’t answered
yet. Like what will happen to Scout, Jem, Dill and Atticus. Also will Scout ever wear a dress
after Jem recovered from his injury? We are looking forward to what will happen next because
for us it is not the ending we expected. That’s why it has an open ending.
E. Theme
CHILHOOD ADVENTURES
The theme of the story is childhood adventures because the story talks about how
Scout together with her brother, Jem search and discover things about their village and some
background about their family. While Scout search for answers to her own questions, Jem is
guiding him in every way. Scout seems to be an adventurous girl who loves exploring and
discovering new things especially about the famous Boo Radley.
BEING EQUAL
The theme of the story is true colors because the story talks about how many
people are just pretending to be something they are not. And those people who think they are
better than others are treating others the way they wanted and never let the others knock them
down. They always wanted to be higher and be better than the others. If they just know that’s it
will all be better if people were all equal.
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F. Point of View
First person is the point of view used by the author in her novel. Because
the main character was the one narrating the novel. Scout was narrating the novel from the
beginning until the end. Also in the novel only Scout was the narrator. The meaning of first
person in the point of view is that the narrator is a character in the story. That’s why it is a first
person.
G. Author’s Style
1. Imagery
1. Maycomb - an old town, but it was tired old time when I first knew it. In rainy
weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the
courthouse sagged in the square.
2. Calpurnia- she was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her
hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard.
3. Dill- was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt; his hair
was snow white and stuck to his head like duckfluff.
4. Mr. Radley- he a thin leathery man with colorless eyes, so colorless they did not
reflect light. His cheekbones were sharp and his mouth was wide, with a thin
upper lip and a full lower lip.
5. Miss Caroline Fisher- was no more than twenty-one. She had bright auburn hair
pink cheeks, wore crimson fingernail polish. She also wore high-heeled pumps
and a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked and smell like a peppermint drop.
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6. Eula May- was Maycomb’s leading telephone operator. She was entrusted with
issuing public announcements, wedding invitations, setting off the fire siren, and
giving first-aid-instructions when Doctor Reynolds was away.
7. Cousin Ike Finch- was Maycomb County’s sole surviving confederate veteran. He
wore a General Hood type beard of which he was inordinately vain.
8. Uncle Jack- was a head shorter than Atticus; the baby of the family, he was
younger that Aunt Alexandra. He and Aunty looked alike, but Uncle Jack made
better use of his face: we were never wary of his sharp nose and chin.
9. Rose Aylmer- was Uncle Jack’s cat. She was a beautiful yellow female Uncle
Jack said was one of the few women he could stand permanently.
10. Atticus- was a feeble; he was nearly fifty. Our father didn’t do anything. He
worked in an office, not in a drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the
county, he was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do anything
that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone. Besides that, he wore
glasses. He was nearly blind in his left eye, and said left eyes were the tribal curse
of the Finches. Whenever he wanted to see something well, he turned his head and
looked from his right eye. He did not do the things our schoolmates’ did: he never
went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the living
room and read.
11. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose- lived alone except for a Negro girl constant
attendance, two doors up the street from us in a house with steep front steps and a
dog-trot hall. She was very old; she spent most of each day in bed and the rest of
it in a wheelchair.
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12. Tim Johnson- that’s old dog down yonder. Tim Johnson was the property of Mr.
Harry Johnson drove the Mobile bus and lived on the southern edge of the town.
Tim was a liver-colored bird dog, the pet of Maycomb
13. House of the Finch- our houses had no cellars; they were built on stone blocks a
few feet above the ground, the entry of reptiles was not unknown but was not a
common place
2. Symbolism
1. Mockingbirds- In the novel it symbolizes the purity and the innocence of
mockingbirds. Those characteristic of the mockingbird can be seen on the characters in the story.
These are Scout, Jem and Tom Robinson. They were pure and innocent in the happenings
happened in their surroundings but they give joy to people. Those are the characteristic of a
mockingbird. But evil want to destroy it. Evil wants to get rid of that characteristic. Like what
Mr. Bob Ewell. He tried to hurt those innocent kids because of revenge. Like what they did to
Tom Robinson. Even though he doesn’t do anything to them, they hurt him. Thus, it is a sin to
kill a mockingbird because to kill something so pure and innocent is bad. Evil tried to hurt those
kids like what evil want to do to mockingbirds.
2. Curiosity- it symbolize the novel because this novel focus to Jem and Scout.
Their curiosity to explore more things, uncover the hidden truth of the world. The innocence they
had once helped them to grow as a better person. But those characteristic never leave them. It
just helped them to posses more good characteristic.
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3. Figures of Speech
1. Simile- her hand was wide as a bed slat
- his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duckfluff
2. Hyperbole- Two days later Dill arrived in a blaze of glory
- I looked up to see Miss Caroline standing in the middle of the room,
sheer horror flooding her face.
3. Assonance- Finders were keepers unless title was proven
4. Anaphora- “Pull it up, child, pull it up?”
5. Apostrophe- “God almighty!” Jem yelled.
- “Oh God…”
6. Onomatopoeia- I heard an unfamiliar jingle in Jem’s pockets
H. Genre
The genre of this novel is Adventurous. Scout and Jem were fun of
exploring new things about their village and finding out the answers on Scout’s head.
Explaining to Scout somethings could really be difficult but Jem never did give up on
Scout. He tries everything his best just to explain to Scout all that she has to know. The
novel also talks about different things in life like the discrimination and exploring new
things.
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PART III
CONCLUSION
Our over-all analysis of the novel is that some parts aren’t that good. Reader’s
might be bored reading in some part because as the readers finished the book they will know that
some part are really are irrelevant or had really nothing to do with the main plot of the story. The
author did just make the story longer but the main story of the novel the reader can easily
identify it.
We rated the novel 8 out of 10 because some parts aren’t really that relevant with
the theme and genre of the story. Also some parts are most confusing than usual because the
more the reader understand the story at first and the story gets more complicated and the reader
were already confused about what happened.
We recommend that the author shouldn’t select scene that has really nothing to do
with the story and we recommend that there should be more or the climax part should be more
extended and the next ime it would be good if the point of view is 2nd person.
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