Download or read book Analysing Literary Merit in Harper Lee s to Kill a Mockingbird written by Shelley McNamara and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This workbook looks at the meaning and significance of literature in our world today. Students will analyse narrative elements, such as plot, characters, themes, settings, narrative viewpoint and writing style in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee in order to determine the literary merit of the text. Students will consider ethical issues in the novel and evaluate ideas in the novel against their own values and attitudes. Students will compare ideas and techniques in the film and novel versions of the text. Students will learn about the nature of literary critiques, and develop skills in using the language and structural features of essay writing. Students will write an essay assessing literary merit in the novel.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and published by BrightSummaries.com. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the more straightforward side of To Kill a Mockingbird with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a book about the trial of a black man accused of raping a white woman. By describing such a sensitive issue through the eyes of a child, Lee calls attention to the glaring inequalities in American society at the time and highlights the injustice of the legal system. First published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird quickly became an international bestseller. Nowadays, it often features on the lists of the best English-language books of the past century, and has been described by The Guardian as the “book of a lifetime”. In spite of this, Lee herself was a relatively unknown figure. She was born in Alabama in 1926, and based much of To Kill a Mockingbird on an event which took place in her hometown. She died in 2016 at the age of 89. Find out everything you need to know about To Kill a Mockingbird in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird by Nell Harper Lee Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and published by Brightsummaries.com. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you! To Kill a Mockingbird is a tale of prejudice and injustice and calls into question the principles that once governed societies. It tells the story of Scout, a young girl who is exposed to the realities of the world and learns to put herself in another's shoes and to never judge. This practical and insightful book includes: - A complete plot summary - Character studies - Key themes and symbols - Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. Shed new light on your favorite books with BrightSummaries.com!
Download or read book Summary and Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee written by Alex Thompson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on Lee's observations of her family, her neighbors and an event that occurred near her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The story is told by the six-year-old Jean Louise Finch. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism." As a Southern Gothic novel and a Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice. Despite its themes, To Kill a Mockingbird has been subject to campaigns for removal from public classrooms, often challenged for its use of racial epithets. Reaction to the novel varied widely upon publication. Despite the number of copies sold and its widespread use in education, literary analysis of it is sparse. Author Mary McDonough Murphy, who collected individual impressions of To Kill a Mockingbird by several authors and public figures, calls the book "an astonishing phenomenon." In 2006, British librarians ranked the book ahead of the Bible as one "every adult should read before they die." It was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 1962 by director Robert Mulligan, with a screenplay by Horton Foote. Since 1990, a play based on the novel has been performed annually in Harper Lee's hometown. To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee's only published book until Go Set a Watchman, an earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, was published on July 14, 2015. Lee continued to respond to her work's impact until her death in February 2016, although she had refused any personal publicity for herself or the novel since 1964.
Download or read book Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Book Analysis written by Bright Summaries and published by BrightSummaries.com. This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the more straightforward side of Go Set a Watchman with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, the sequel to the globally renowned To Kill a Mockingbird, which forces readers and characters alike to accept some difficult truths when the narrator, Scout, returns to her hometown and becomes infuriated with the stagnation, lack of ambition and backwards attitudes of people she has known and loved her whole life. The book's unexpected and controversial discovery, together with the exceptional eminence of the author – winner of the Pulitzer Prize and widely credited as having written a true American classic – caused its publication to be highly anticipated, with Amazon stating that it was their most pre-ordered book since the Harry Potter series. Find out everything you need to know about Go Set a Watchman in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: · A complete plot summary · Character studies · Key themes and symbols · Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
Download or read book Study Guide to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee SuperSummary written by SuperSummary and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-18 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality study guides for challenging works of literature. This 83-page guide for "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 31 chapters, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like Growing Up and Language, Literacy, and Learning.
Download or read book Racism in Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird written by Candice Mancini and published by Greenhaven Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the world's most studied works of literature are deeply entwined with a significant social issue, and viewing such works through the lens of that issue enriches and broadens a reader's understanding.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Robert Crayola and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-07 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is widely considered one of the greatest of American novels. This new guide gives you an in-depth analysis of this important work, unlocking its confusing aspects, making the book accessible and enjoyable, and helping you uncover all the details that make up the story. Included in this guide: a biography of author Harper Lee, a look at the book's context, its literary elements, detailed chapter summaries, analysis, and an examination of critical questions and essay topics. This is the definitive guide to To Kill a Mockingbird, concise, and easy to read.
Download or read book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Summary Analysis written by Elite Summaries and published by Elite Summaries. This book was released on with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legal counselor's advice to his kids as he is defending the actual mockingbird of Harper Lee's novel - a Niger accused of the assault of a young white woman. Harper Lee explores through young Jem and Scout Finch’s eyes, with high-spirited humor the foolishness of adult mindsets to class and race in the 30’s. A town’s conscience that is soaked in violence, hypocrisy, and prejudice is stabbed by the strengths of one gentleman's fight for fairness. However, a load of past will merely stand so much. a story “coming-of-age”, a great novel with strong anti-racist meanings, a must read. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; min-height: 15.0px} li.li1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {font: 12.0px 'Courier New'} ul.ul1 {list-style-type: disc}
Download or read book Go Set a Watchman written by Harper Lee and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 New York Times Bestseller “Go Set a Watchman is such an important book, perhaps the most important novel on race to come out of the white South in decades." — New York Times A landmark novel by Harper Lee, set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—“Scout”—returns home to Maycomb, Alabama from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town, and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past—a journey that can only be guided by one’s own conscience. Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of the late Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humor, and effortless precision—a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context, and new meaning to an American classic.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird MAXNotes Literature Guides written by Anita Price Davis and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REA's MAXnotes for Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.
Download or read book Summary and Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird written by Worth Books and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of To Kill a Mockingbird tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Harper Lee’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter summaries Analysis of the main characters Themes and symbols Notes on the author’s style Important quotes Fascinating trivia Glossary of terms Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work About To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a beautiful and significant novel about small-town Southern society in the 1930s, where the innocence of childhood converges with the ugly realities of racial inequality. With its potent message about truth, integrity, and the moral imperative to stand up for what’s right, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned its place in history as one of the most beloved novels of the twentieth century. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of fiction.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee written by Harper Lee and published by Spark Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to studying American author Harper Lee's 1960 novel, featuring a complete plot summary and analysis, character analyses, explanations of key themes, motifs & symbols, and a review quiz.
Download or read book Furious Hours written by Casey Cep and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “superbly written true-crime story” (Michael Lewis, The New York Times Book Review) masterfully brings together the tales of a serial killer in 1970s Alabama and of Harper Lee, the beloved author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who tried to write his story. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members, but with the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative assassinated him at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell’s murderer was acquitted—thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the reverend himself. Sitting in the audience during the vigilante’s trial was Harper Lee, who spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case and many more trying to finish the book she called The Reverend. Cep brings this remarkable story to life, from the horrifying murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South, while offering a deeply moving portrait of one of our most revered writers.
Download or read book A Study Guide for Harper Lee s To Kill a Mockingbird written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Download or read book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Save Time Summaries Staff and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAVE TIME & UNDERSTAND MORE! WARNING: This is not the actual book To Kill a Mockingbird by Nelle Harper Lee. Do not buy this Study Guide, Summary & Analysis if you are looking for a full copy of this classic book.Instead, our expert literary critic has already read To Kill a Mockingbird and pulled out the key characters, events, and action points to give you a comprehensive chapter-by-chapter summary and review guide in a clear, concise, easy-to-understand format. Because of its retrospective narrative style, To Kill a Mockingbird is precocious and funny, satiric and wise. Scout's commentary and understanding of her bewilderment at six years old make for unique storytelling that is irresistible to any reader.This 30-minute review guide is both entertaining and jam-packed with information. It conveniently lays out all of the book's hidden gems: plot points you might miss, symbols that only become obvious on a second or third read-through, and themes that affect your understanding of the story. You'll be guided through every twist & turn of Harper Lee's classic novel, giving you a deeper analysis of this classic work of American literature while helping you rise to the top of the class. What else is included?1) Character Reference Guide2) Plot Summary3) Analysis of Themes & Motifs 4) Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird's Legacy & Impact Many students use this summary to cram for an exam, of course. But most students first read a chapter of the full book, and then they read the corresponding section in our guide. Regardless, this is your map when you're deep in the intricate sub-plots and fascinating imagery of To Kill a Mockingbird. You'll see the book in a whole new way. STUDY GUIDE, SUMMARY & ANALYSIS OF HARPER LEE'S TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD -- NELLE HARPER LEE To Kill A Mockingbird is as tenacious and headstrong as the woman who wrote the book. Despite being banned in several counties throughout the years (or perhaps because of it), the book's charm and timeless values shine through, winning countless awards and being recognized worldwide and by readers of all ages as one of America's greatest contributions to literature. Harper Lee won the admiration of millions by weaving a story about human dignity standing alongside disgrace, in the unforgettable voice of childhood innocence. At the time of the book's publication, the United States was experiencing an explosion of the same racial tensions that Scout and Jem witnessed during their youth in the 1930s. Racial prejudice and injustice were rampant. Those who thought differently and stood up for change were, like Atticus, facing the narrow and rigid thinking handed down from former generations-vulnerable and exposed to attack . . . and sometimes they, too, were alone. The American South was once again in the midst of a violent transition not completely dissimilar to that of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This book was a product of its time, and many of its elements, from the description of the town's dominant mentality to the treatment of Tom Robinson, were drawn from reality. Consequently, the book was a sensation (sensational, almost, due to being banned in certain districts), and it remains a work beloved among free thinkers. FROM START-TO-FINISH IN JUST 30 MINUTES!If you're reading To Kill a Mockingbird for personal enjoyment, this study guide will help you get the most from Nelle Harper Lee's novel. For serious students of literature, this guide will make sure you miss nothing!
