Novel Essays

Alfieri and Atticus are both lawyers which the authors brought into the texts to highlight themes. Alfieri highlights the themes of justice, social code, social class, immigration and marriage. Atticus Finch, the lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird, is brought into the texts to highlight racism, law, social division, prejudice …

From the dawn of mankind, discrimination and prejudices have found innocent human beings guilty and have put the guiltless in harm’s way. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses mockingbirds to symbolize how the innocent are sometimes found at fault or harmed by others. Three examples of “mockingbirds” include …

The novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, by Harper Lee, presents the view of a young girl growing up in the South during the Great Depression. One of the major characters, Atticus Finch, says, “‘[….] You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- …

Arthur Radley, nicknamed Boo Radley by the children of Maycomb plays a very important role in the first ten chapters of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee. Boo Radley is a recluse. He and his family are regarded as outsiders and are shunned by the majority of the towns …

Harper Lee’s tragic and dramatic novel, “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, is one of many contrasts. This enlightening novel sees the stamina of one man pushed to the limit when fighting for justice against a prejudice and hypocritical town. These contrasts are illustrated through Lee’s successful use of juxtaposition, in …

Brief Notes On What Happens In Chapter One: – when Jem was 13 he broke his arm at elbow. His left arm was shorter than his left arm and so his thumb pointed at right angles to his body – Jem – 10 years old – from Macomb – Scout …

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird there are five fathers shown and they all are very different from each other. The five different fathers are Atticus, Bob Ewell, Dill’s stepfather, Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Radley. Atticus is Scout and Jem’s father, he is very open minded and is a …

The source of this quotation is from the novel, ‘To Kill A Mocking-Bird’, by Harper Lee. It is relevant to this extended piece of writing as the essay is based on social barriers. The quotation clearly shows that there are barriers between these families. In this community there is a …

Chapter 26- We see how much Scout has grown up when she feels a twinge of remorse for the way in which they used to treat Boo Radley, but she is still fascinated by him and dreams of the day when she will meet him exchanging normal, everyday greetings as …

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first published between 1813 and 1817 and tells the story of the Bennet family and primarily their daughter, Elizabeth. The modern reader may not be able to sympathise with Elizabeth, as the world she lives in is completely different to today’s society. Today, women …