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To Kill A Mockingbird Final Analysis

To Kill A Mockingbird Final Analysis. BEFORE THE FINAL TEST…. We need to review: THEME SYMBOLISM. THEME!. SUBJECT VS. THEME…. I. SUBJECT : the topic of a story Can be stated in one or two words Examples:“love”, “growing up”. THEME : the central idea of a story

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To Kill A Mockingbird Final Analysis

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  1. To Kill A MockingbirdFinal Analysis

  2. BEFORE THE FINAL TEST… We need to review: • THEME • SYMBOLISM

  3. THEME!

  4. SUBJECT VS. THEME… I. SUBJECT: the topic of a story • Can be stated in one or two words • Examples:“love”, “growing up”

  5. THEME: the central idea of a story • Makes a revelation about the subject • ALWAYS A STATEMENT. It is NEVER ONE OR TWO WORDS!!!

  6. Examples of Theme… • “Love is a powerful thing when first experienced” • “Growing up can be one point in a young person’s life that changes them forever”

  7. THEME Contd… • Usually, theme is about a truth of human behavior or the world • To communicate these truths, an author will tell a story! • THAT’S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF A PIECE OF LITERATURE = THEME!!!

  8. THEME Contd… • NOT stated directly in the story • YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE LARGER MESSAGE IS! • The author wants us to recognize something about our own lives or world

  9. SO WHAT?! • Theme is the story’s most forceful element • How does this relate to To Kill a Mockingbird, you might ask? • Well, that’s a mighty good question…

  10. TKAM THEMES…

  11. MAIN TKAM THEMES: 1. “Good and Evil will always coexist in our world” 2. “Moral Education is an Important Part of Growing Up” 3. “Social Inequality Will Always Exist”

  12. I. Good and Evil Coexisting… • Jem and Scout assume that people are good because they have never seen evil. • They grow into a more adult perspective • They have confronted evil and must incorporate it into their understanding of the world.

  13. Hatred, prejudice, and ignorance pose threats to the innocent: • Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are not prepared for the evil that they encounter… • As a result, they are destroyed.

  14. Atticus Finch is different! • He has experienced evil without losing his faith in human goodness. • Atticus understands that most people have both good and bad qualities.

  15. Appreciate the good and understand the bad qualities by treating others with sympathy • Try to see life from others’ perspective. • Atticus tries to show J&S that it is possible to live without losing hope or becoming cynical.

  16. II. Moral Education is Important…. • The education of children is involved all of the novel’s themes. • The plot follows how children are educated—how they are taught to move from innocence to experience. • Atticus instills a social conscience in Jem and Scout.

  17. At school, Scout is confronted with teachers who are unsympathetic or morally hypocritical. • The most important lessons are those of sympathy and understanding • Basically, you learn life by living it with empathy and understanding…

  18. III. Social Inequality Exists… • Social hierarchy of Maycomb • Rigid social divisions of the adult world are revealed to be irrational and destructive. • Lee uses the children’s confusion about “caste system” to critique class status and prejudice in human beings.

  19. SYMBOLISM!

  20. TKAM Symbolism • SYMBOL = Objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts!

  21. Main Symbols to Know… • Mockingbirds 2. Boo Radley / Innocence

  22. I. Mockingbirds… • The “mockingbird” comes to represent the idea of innocence. • To kill a mockingbird is to destroy innocence. • Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, Boo Radley, Mr. Raymond all qualify

  23. These are Innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil. • Jem and Scout’s last name is Finch (another type of small bird) • Symbolic, because they are vulnerable in the racist world of Maycomb

  24. II. Loss of Innocence/Boo • Children’s changing attitude toward Boo Radley shows development from innocence to adulthood • Boo is also an important symbol of the good that exists within people. • Boo IS loss of childhood

  25. STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!

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