To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Analysis

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The Great Depression caused many problems for those who experienced it; people became very poor, many fled to California, zippers even became used more often due to buttons being too expensive. This, then set the mood of how others treated each other during this time. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee spotlights “dying free,” the snowman, and mockingbirds to reveal how the small community of Maycomb behaved, symbolizing how people treated each other during the Great Depression as well as how people treat each other today. In the first place, the quote “die free” is said by Miss Dubose, this quote can relate to many characters in the novel emphasizing that people face problems, but stay strong and believe. Earlier in her life, Miss Dubose had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. This illness caused her pain, she became prescribed to morphine to kill of the pain. She later became addicted to the morphine. Miss Dubose eventually will die, her wish was to “die free.” Miss Dubose was struggling with the …show more content…

Near the end of the novel, Tom Robinson is shot attempting to escape from prison; he started to go on a rampage. Tom Robinson never did anything, but work hard and show his kindness towards others, he was accused of something he never did and in the end was shot. His innocence was destroyed. Miss Maudie explains how it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because all they do is make beautiful music for us to listen to and enjoy. When you kill a mockingbird you are just being sinful, pointless, and cruel; mockingbirds show only goodness and beauty. Many characters in this novel show goodness, but suffer their good intentions. As a kid, Arthur “Boo” Radley was put in the town jail, the town then forces Boo’s family to take him home. Boo was not allowed to leave the house in the daylight for many years. Boo’s innocence was

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