Essay Topics to Consider TKAM (AND BRAINSTORM)

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Essay Topics to Consider TKAM (AND BRAINSTORM)

Examine the narrative voice of Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. How does Harper Lee establish a distinct narrative voice in the novel, and to what effect is it used?

the narrator is reliable

the narrator is not omnipresent

I could talk about how a child is better to use when approaching new and often taboo subjects as children are "clean slates" and it wont be seen as a rebellious action

not very religious

Scout often breaks gender norms

Examine the role of character foils in To Kill a Mockingbird. How does Harper Lee use character foils to reveal or establish a key theme in the novel?

An entire essay about character foils may be difficult to do

Examine one central theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. What is the significance of this theme and how does the author use other literary elements/devices to help develop this theme?

Literary elements used in TKAM

Foreahadowiung

Irony

Symbolism

Possible themes

the relation between privilege and dignity/honour

rights are for the privileged

The weight of one person's word over another

Racism

Classism

Examine how Harper Lee characterizes and develops minor characters to help develop a key theme in the novel.

Examine the role of symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird. How is a specific symbol (or even multiple symbols) used to develop a key theme in the novel?

flowers

Red gerainiums

mayellas desire for a better life

Cammellais

represent the courage and forgiveness

The key theme is that good and evil can thrive together

good and bad are also

Good and bad both exist together in Maycomb

These people share a common history and culture yet the values of some are radically different than others

look at a natural habitat and we see all types of birds living together some of the birds are "good" and they represent the good people of Maycomb, Alabama while others are "bad" and they represent the bad people of Maycomb.

How different people can be represented by different birds

A bad person may be a crow or a blue jay

the last name of the main family is finch which is the name of a bird

They may be perceived as " finches" by other characters

They embody some of the key traits of a finch

They are generally seen as "good"

vulnerable

energetic

Busy

Happy

Mockingbirds arer a huge part of the symbolism

A mockingbird is percived as innocent which many charecters in the book can be percived as.

Miss maudie is a mockingbird

Tom robinson could be perceived as a mockingbird

Good people are songbirds