Category: To Kill a Mockingbird
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Jem, Scout, Dill and Boo Radley Essay: Childhood World in To Kill a Mockingbird English Exam
Analyze the childhood world of Jem, Scout, and Dill and their relationship with Boo Radley in Part One. Part one of the novel focusses on childhood life, representing the theme of innocence, but also of prejudice. The novel is told from Scout’s point of view, with the limitations of a child she doesn’t understand everything…
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Scout, Jem and the Boo Radley Game: First Half To Kill a Mockingbird Analysis
How does Lee explore the children’s world in the first half of the novel? Through the character of Scout, Lee explores the world of the South in the 1930s. This was also her own childhood time, so she’s painting a picture of a lost world, which she loved, but which also had its problems. Through…
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To Kill a Mockingbird Past Exam Questions
Exam Questions for To Kill a Mockingbird In the rest of the novel, how does Lee use the trial of Tom Robinson to show some of the attitudes of Maycomb society? After this passage, Mr Dolphus Raymond talks about “the hell white people give coloured folks”. In the rest of the novel, how does Lee…
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Essay on the Trial Scene in To Kill a Mockingbird English Literature Exam
How does Atticus’ Speech build the themes of the novel? Lee crafts Atticus’ speech using a range of devices designed to appeal to the emotions as well as build a logical argument against racism. She appeals also to the principles of justice and the American constitution.She first uses rule of three, with the absolute ‘all’:…
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To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes for Exam Revision GCSE English Literature
One page of key quotes to learn for the English Literature exam on To Kill a Mockingbird, for AQA or the WJEC GCSE. Simple! Finches: ‘stripped of everything but their land’ ‘related by blood or marriage’ a ‘tired old town’ Atticus ‘read to us, played with us’ and treated us with ‘courteous detachment’. Boo is…
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To Kill a Mockingbird Exam Questions, AQA, OCR, WJEC
WJEC Style Questions Answer part (a) and either part (b) or part (c). You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on part (a), and about 40 minutes on part (b) or part (c). (a) Read the extract on the opposite page. Then answer the following question: Look closely at how Atticus speaks and behaves…
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GCSE Exam Answers To Kill a Mockingbird: Graded with Examiner’s Comments
How does Harper Lee presents Atticus as a role model to his children and also to the rest of Maycomb society? Atticus is a respectful member of Maycomb society. He is not racist or nasty towards anyone. He even treats people who dislike him and disagree with him with courtesy. You can tell this from the…