Knowledge Base - To Kill a Mockingbird

THEME

CHARACTERS

VAIs

AESTHETIC FEATURES

Racial prejudice

Injustice dehumanises us all

Gender prejudice

Women should be themselves, not conform.

Racial prejudice produces barriers that prevent society from really working.

Conformity

People should be free to express themselves, but not harm others.

Conforming to rigid social structures destroys society

INTEGRITY

Men and women should be judged on character, not appearance

Without integrity, we have nothing.

You can lose everything, but never your integrity

Scout, Atticus, Jem, Alexandra, Maudie, Calpurnia

Tom and Helen Robinson, Sykes, Zeebo

Ewells

Cunninghams

Dill, Stephanie Crawford

Mrs Dubose

Arthur Radley, Nathan, Mr Radley

Symbolism

Juxtaposition

Simile

Foreshadowing

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Allusion/intertextuality

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