TKAMB Practice Essay 2

TKAMB Practice Essay 2

1. Describe at least ONE effective technique used in the written text(s). Explain how this technique helped you to understand an important message.

   • Introduction
   • Paragraph 1
     • Scout being told by her dad...
     • Asking Miss Maudie
       • Quotes
     • Symbolism...a type of finch, small, plain bird that mimics other birds' songs for other people to enjoy
     • The mockingbird symbol represented many characters in the novel: Tom Robinson, Arthur 'Boo' Radley, Atticus, Scout and Jem.
     • Briefly explain or list the quality of a mockingbird....or continue on from the previous point
   • Paragraph 2
     • Through the use of Tom Robinson's case and Boo Radley towards the end of the book
       • Mention both characters show qualities similar to the mockingbird
       • Kindness, innocence, victims of prejudice, imprisoned and potentially vulnerable
       • explains that by killing a mockingbird is to destroy innocence - Tom Robinson
         • Underwood's article about Tom's death
       • wrong to harm someone that does not do anything to you
   • Paragraph 3
     • Scout and Atticus...Finch Family,, etc use booklet
       • As mentioned before the surname 'Finch' alludes to the family of birds which include mockingbirds
       • We see a few times that the Finch family have represented the mockingbird
       • The children mocking Boo Radley whilst they were playing
         • refers to the children's innocence and how they are only 'mocking' Boo, not putting him in danger in any way
       • Mayella accuses Atticus of mocking her
         • Like Mayella assumes that Atticus is mocking her even though he is not. She mistakens that Atticus is simply questioning her to get the truth and to set Tom Robinson (also a representation of a mockingbird) free.
         • Atticus can also be seen as a mockingbird throughout the story because he was defending Tom Robinson, which shows him being persecuted by society for doing the right thing
       • It can also be said that Jem represented a mockingbird when Atticus says towards the end he needs to have a trial, but Heck Tate says Ewell fell on his own knife, just to protect Jem and Boo, form going through the same thing as Tom Robinson
         • Scout's quote
   • Conclusion
   • Explain how...refers to techniques used in the book
   • Statement, Explanation and Examples

2. Use of symbolism - the mockingbird motif