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Introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird. By Harper Lee. Essential Question s. · What are the sources, symptoms, and consequences of prejudice? · What is empathy? What role does developing the capacity to empathize play in achieving maturity?
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Introduction to To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Essential Questions ·What are the sources, symptoms, and consequences of prejudice? ·What is empathy? What role does developing the capacity to empathize play in achieving maturity? • How does the ability to empathize help combat and overcome prejudice? • What role do our informal experiences play in our education?
About the Author: Harper Lee • To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960. • It is Harper Lee’s first and only novel • It received the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. • AFI ranks the film which is based on the book as on of the greatest American films of all time (number 34 on the list)
Setting • The novel is set in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression (1930’s) • H.Lee grew up and still lives in Monroeville, AL • Maycomb is based on Monroeville.
What do you know about the setting? Consider the economic, social, and regional implications.
Themes and Related Motifs • Definitions: Theme and Motif • Theme – a message the author is trying to send through a work of literature • Motif- a recurring element
Prejudice- learning how to judge in a reasonable fashion MOTIFS - blind spots, mockingbirds and “standing in someone else’s shoes” Themes and Motifs cont.
Empathy – learning to look beyond one’s self and consider another’s perspective; gaining maturity MOTIFS- education (formal and informal), “standing in someone else’s shoes" Themes and Motifs cont.
Courage – learning how, when and what to fight MOTIFS – heroism, weapons, losing battles, fear, integrity vs. hypocrisy Themes and Motifs cont.
Structure Structure – The novel is divided into 2 parts The two parts of the novel are parallel (similar in style and structure) Part 1 Part 2