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miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2015

To kill a Mockingbird: Style


To kill a mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel talks about a lot of controversial topics regarding the background of where and when it is set. As it is narrated by a little girl, the language of the novel  is very simple and it also evolves with the main character/narrator. The place where the novel is set is Alabama, US in the 1950's  so the girls language is like the one the southern people use and the author changes the spelling of the words so the accent its noticed. Despite being her first and until this year only novel Lee's hand is poetic and truthful a thing that not all authors get to do. Along the novel there are a lot of quotes and passages that made us think and reflect. The most famous quotes come from the narrators father who is an intellectual lawyer who appears to be a hero to his daughter. Other famous quotes come from Scout, the narrator,as she learns what is right and whats wrong.


The passage here is first said by Atticus, Scout's father. Harper Lee is able to use in a very good way the figurative language creating an emotional effect in the reader.