Month March 2015

In chapter 18 we are introduced to the victim, Mayella. She is put up on the stands after her father. Harper Lee gives off little hints that Mayella is smarter than her family; she can read, she is the eldest… Continue Reading →

Harper Lee prepared us for a unfair and brutal trial for Atticus , Tom Robinson and the black community. This is done through many different characters and metaphors ‘Roman circus’- Ms Maudie (the day of the trail, description of the… Continue Reading →

Calpurnia is shown to be a woman who has lost culture or her identity. This is shown throughout the chapter as we begin to discover more about her personal life. She has a son, Zeebo, and grandchildren, as well as… Continue Reading →

At the begin of chapter we are introduced to a new character called Ms Dubose. Harper Lee uses this character to show courage throughout the chapter but at first we do not realise. This is because at the beginning of… Continue Reading →