To Kill a Mockingbird Plot Structure
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Intro to Author
Favorate Charactor
Plot Structure
EXHIBITION
Atticus, and his two kids live in Maycomb, Alabama. It is the 1930's, the time of the depression, but the depression has not affected Atticus and his family. Atticus is a well-known lawyer throughout Maycomb, and is a caring and loving father to his daughter Scout and his son Jem
EXHIBITION
CONFLICT
RISING ACTION
CLIMAX
Falling Action
Resolution
Apps For Charactors
All About Me Poem
Symbolism
What is Your Symbol?
The knot-hole in the tree
What is Your Symbol?
What does it represent?
What does it represent?
It represents communication between Boo and the outside world, and between Boo and the children because it shows that he cares for them. It also shows that Boo is missing out on the outside world and wants to be apart of Jem and Scouts childhood. It provides foreshadowing for when he saved the children at the end of the book. When it got cemented, the communication was broken.
What passages in the text suggested that the object should be viewed symbolically?
What passages in the text suggested that the object shou...
“We were walking past the tree. In its knot-hole rested a ball of grey twine”
“Our biggest prize appeared four days later. It was a pocket watch that wouldn't run, on a chain with an aluminum knife.”
“Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch, and chain, a pair of good luck pennies, and our lives.”
“ Someone had filled our knot-hole with cement,” “Don’t you cry, now, Scout...don’t cry now, don’t you worry--”
Often, authors use symbols to convey a larger point or message. What is the point or message of this story, and how does the symbolism serve to convey this message?
Often, authors use symbols to convey a larger point or messa...
The point of this symbol was to show the connection between Boo Radley and the children through all of the gifts that he gave them, and lead up to him saving them from Bob Ewell. It serves to convey this message because it shows that Boo actually cares for the children, and that is is not a creepy person that is never seen.