To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 12-20

The Paragraphs below will outline the themes in the story, the symbolism present in the chapters outlined.

In the chapters the main theme that is present throughout is basically “courage to stand up and help those who are being wrongfully discriminated against.” Because in the later chapters in 12-20, it focuses on the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. The theme applies due to the fact that Atticus Finch is the man who has the “courage to stand up”, and it is prevalent to the reader that Tom Robinson is clearly Innocent of all wrong doing, because in chapter 18 where Atticus is questioning the young woman, it is shown that she is lying through the questions that Atticus asks and how he questions her. It is revealed that her father, the town drunk is abusive, and that the woman whom had no friends, and had a bad attitude accused the man, Tom Robinson of rape, when he physically could not do it if her story was accurate [due to his hand being cut off/severely mutilated]. Also Later Tom Robinson also describes what feels like the true story.

“I said come here, nigger, and bust up this chiffarobe for me, I gotta nickel for

you. He coulda done it easy enough, he could. So he come in the yard an‘ I went

in the house to get him the nickel and I turned around an ’fore I knew it he was on

me. Just run up behind me, he did. He got me round the neck, cussin‘ me an’

sayin‘ dirt—I fought’n’hollered, but he had me round the neck. He hit me agin

an‘ agin—”

-Chapter 18 pg.241

This Excerpt shows Mayella’s story which is not possible, due to the fact that she states that he held her down while hitting her again and again, impossible due to Tom Robinson’s Hand Being Lost.

The Major symbol throughout the whole Story, the mockingbird, is strongly present here as well. In the chapters outlined, the mocking bird which is known as a symbol of innocence is Tom Robinson, whom was wrongfully accused of rape against a white woman. The title which also serves as the theme “enhancer”, which is “to kill a mockingbird”, which literally means to kill an innocent being whom like the mocking bird “worked as hard as it could.” In the paragraph above it states how he is innocent. This also symbolizes the “evil” that resides in the white community at that time as it is considered a “sin to kill a mockingbird…”.

 

The image above is again NOT MY IMAGE it is from

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/41/Leibowitz%2C_Samuel_%26_Scottsboro_Boys_1932.jpg

I picked this picture which could be considered an Esoteric Meaning, considering the Tom Robinson Trial could very well be based on the Scottsboro boys, whom were wrongfully convicted of raping white women.

To Kill a MockingBird Chapters 9-11

For Chapters 9-11 on to kill a mockingbird I will be analyzing the character development and symbolism in the chapters.

There is a significant development/change in character especially in terms of change in attitude and point of view. As in chapter 9 when the house burns down, and scout gets covered in that blanket by boo Radley to keep her warm, it is revealed that he is a good character after all, or later where the man Tom Robinson gets accused of rape, and Atticus defends him and when Atticus shoots the rabid dog, also puts up a different view of Atticus then we originally had. In chapters 10-11 where the finch family visit finch’s landing and around town it develops the minor characters as racist, vile people, changing from the original good people. Scout herself also has some significant change in character, as she witnesses the other people of the town’s hatred against Atticus and his family for protecting a black man.

Symbolism is also heavily presented in the chapters, such as Atticus’ courage when he is asked to shoot that dog, symbolizes the town’s dependence on him to take care of those things and themselves [the hatred they present towards things]. Another would be when Scout commends Atticus’ masculine qualities, which symbolizes what she learns about courage. Finally the most important symbols presented in these chapters are Mrs. Dubose’s white camellias, because they also represent innocence as they’re white, considered to be a pure color, when Jem destroys them represents the same thing as killing a mockingbird. And when Mrs. Dubose gives Jem her posthumous gift of the white Camilla symbolizes the purity that Atticus wants in everyone, and the rejection of the gift by Jem symbolizes his inability to see purity.

 

AGAIN NOT MY IMAGE

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/IMAGES/Alabama/camellia-flower-white.jpg

The picture above shows a white Camilla, I picked it because there is a bit involving it on chapter 11. This is a symbolic representation of chapter 11, and in the story itself it is also a symbolic representation [for more information refer to paragraph above.

To Kill a Mockingbird first Post

In this first Paragraph I will be writing about important quotes and the meaning they hold. The First and in my opinion the most important for describing setting would be the one on page 6 [2^nd paragraph], the quote goes on to describe the hot and slow environment of Maycomb. It ends with the quote “…recently maycomb was told to fear nothing but fear it self.” This though it may not look significant states the time the story could’ve taken place in, as this was originally said by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address. He said

 “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” By looking into the address, it could mean that he was referring to the great depression, finally since the time that this was addressed was in 1933 it would most likely be in that time.

This Second Paragraph will state the ideas conveyed in the first 8 chapters, there were a lot of ideas but some of the most important ones were; school life back in the 30’s was strict, there was a large divide between social classes, and the final being black people were largely discriminated against during the 30’s and the depression. School life during the 30s was strict as the general society around that time was strict in the way it viewed race, class, and sex. The large divide between the class was made clear when comparing 3 families, and their kids who were at school [Atticus Finchà Cunninghamà Yule], where Atticus’ family was well fed and clean, Cunningham’s family was poor and had to borrow from Atticus, and Yule being most poor being unable to afford to stay clean. And by looking at the kids at school [no black kids distinguished] and the “helpers” that the finch family had [who was black], we could say that slavery was still going on in the south, and that African-American kids weren’t allowed to go to school.

AGAIN NOT MY IMAGE

http://www.seattlepi.com/dayart/20070914/450_mockingbird.jpg

Another literal meaning was conveyed in the image, as it shows a dead mockingbird. I chose this because this is a symbolic meaning also as later in the book something happens with boo and [ANOTHER BLACK MAN], whereas both are peaceful and innocent just like a mockingbird, killing it would be bad.

Engrish 10-The Loons (So Much Homework from other courses)

Significant amounts of Symbolism is used in the story itself, the title itself being a big indicator of the plight of Métis, and smaller things within the story which also help the main symbolism used. The Main symbol used to symbolize generally the whole story is of the loons, as in the story the loons live peacefully, but as time goes on and western civilization encroaches in on their habitat they are driven out, just like the Métis and the red river and other settlements. Another symbol  that is used to support that would be Piquette herself, as she is unhappy all the time, and when she finds some happiness she ends up dying, another symbol of the metis (she was also a metis, this shouldn’t be confused with an allegory). So generally, the Métis story is symbolized by things that play an important part in this story.

This Paragraph will explore the mood of the story and its characters. By reading the story it seems that  the way its written makes it seem apathetic, it progress from that into a darker mood near the end, and in the end a sort of a sadder mood. The mood of the characters can be divided into the main characters also, Piquette seems to have a apathetic, uncaring, yet sad mood throughout the story. Vanessa on the other hand seemed to have the opposite personality/mood in the story, warm, caring, and upbeat, shown when she tried to connect with Piquette on many occasions. 

http://image38.webshots.com/38/5/23/45/2388523450075656480EDodnw_ph.jpg

NOT MY IMAGE

This picture shows a loon in the water, I picked this image to symbolize the Story "The Loons" because of the loon being chosen as the main symbol for the story. This would be considered a literal representation, as loons tend to be shy and disappear just like in the story.[not the shy part, the disappearing part]