The poet explains that love and pain are linked together. When there is love, there is always pain. This is because in stanza 2, there are words associated with both love and pain. “Two burning rings”. This quote has a… Continue Reading →

“I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us.” Throughout the passage, Lee uses miss Maudie to describe the people in Maycomb. I can see… Continue Reading →

In this passage, Miss Maudie says that ‘we’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when we are, we’ve got men like Atticus to go for us.’ This states that Miss Maudie thinks that Maycomb County is isolated from… Continue Reading →

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How is hypocrisy shown in chapter 24? In chapter 24, scout has joined aunt Alexandra and miss Maudie in a meeting with the other ladies in Maycomb. In this meeting, mrs Grace Merriweather shows a lot of sympathy to the… Continue Reading →

Chapter 22: How has Harper lee shown the change in the children’s character after the trial? In chapter 22, Jem becomes very upset with the outcome of the trial. This was an unusual change in Jems behaviour because the fact… Continue Reading →

Task one: Harper Lee prepares us readers for the verdict through a tension in the courtroom. ‘The feeling grew until the atmosphere in the courtroom was exactly the same as a cold February morning’. This quotation is very strong because… Continue Reading →

Quotation -I thought he would have a fine surprise, but his face killed my joy. -Atticus got up from his chair, but he was moving slowly. Scout creates tension in chapter 13 as she is right in the middle of… Continue Reading →

In chapter 13, we meet another member of the Finch’s family. It was aunt Alexandra. This upset Scout