language and structure Flashcards
1
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scouts first person narrative
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- child’s viewpoint —> mature adult viewpoint
- her naivety - shows humor and innocence therefore the narrators awareness is limited
2
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black ppl commenting on white poeple
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- calpurnia - ‘the meanest man ever god blew breath into’ - they had no right to comment on a whie person - jem and scout surprised bc she had never done this before
- tom robinsion - in court says he feels sorry for maella
3
Q
the story behind why boo was so mysterious
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- hadn’t left his house in 15 years
- got into trouble with other teenage boys
- attacked his ather with scissors
- family background - the importance of your family background and status in society
4
Q
importance of miss caroline - social prejudice
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- shes an outside fro, north alabama and cant undertand the steriotypes that the kids are making about the cunninghams and the ewells which allows us as readers to undertand how such young children are making these racist and classist generalisations about familys
5
Q
whats the importance of school
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- show all the different types of education - lessons at school/ from atticus/ from cal /from aunt alexandra
- ironic bc the teacher scoulds scout for knowning stuff she hasnt taught yet \
6
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harper lees use of language when describing the Radley household
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- sinister mood built up
- tense atmosphere
- vibe of a haunted house - steriotypical image created
7
Q
jem growing up
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- thank you letter to boo for the gifts
- questioning his prejudices of boo when he sewed up his trousers
- telling atticus about dill running away from mississippi
8
Q
why dont the finch kids know abt their family history
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bc atticus wants them to be able to form their own opinions on the world and grow into whatever they want
9
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significance of scout speaking to mr cunningham at lynch mob
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- appeals to his humanity
- unconsciously pointing out the moral - sin to kill a mockingbird
