To Kill a Mockingbird

"To Kill a Mockingbird" mind map

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"To Kill a Mockingbird"

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Scout (first person)

He doesn't like to be restrained and likes to wear overalls. He is very smart and has the innocence and purity unique to children. I always believe in my heart that the residents of this small town are kind. Be able to discover and appreciate the goodness of others with a more mature perspective without ignoring their sins.

Jem

Scout's brother. Brave, kind, with the innocence and purity unique to children, with a sense of justice and compassion.

Atticus

Scout and Jem's father, a lawyer, was a marksman when he was young, and his wife has died.

Have firm beliefs, be resourceful, know how to educate children, have a sense of humor, put yourself in others' shoes, and successfully instill a strong sense of moral justice into the next generation.

tom robinson

An honest black man who worked on a plantation. He was falsely accused of rape. He was eventually shot while escaping. He is also a "robin" - doing nothing bad but "singing to us with their hearts."

Arthur Radley

He is mysterious, very kind, never leaves home, and is also a "robin". Both Jem and Scout viewed him as the epitome of terror when they were children. But he often leaves old little gifts for the children, and saves Jem and Scout when they are attacked.

background

In 1931, when the author was 5 years old, nine young black men were accused of raping two white women near Scottsboro, Alabama. After a series of lengthy, highly publicized and often harrowing interrogations, four of the nine suspects were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Many good lawyers and American citizens view this decision as wrong. It is the consequences of racial prejudice. There was also suspicion that the two white women who had accused the black youth were lying, and their stories grew more dubious with each complaint. The case became known as the Scottsboro Case, and the book was based on it.

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People regard Arthur Radley, who never goes out, as synonymous with terror. However, Scout, Jem and Dill have a great interest in the weird Radley. They are keen to print Radley out. In the end, Radley saved the brothers and sisters when they were in danger

Despite the opposition of everyone in Maycomb, Atticus defended Tom Robinson, an innocent black man accused of raping a white girl. Although Tom's innocence was obvious, the jury still found him guilty. Robinson, who was wrongly accused, was shot dead while trying to escape on the night of his sentencing.

Reveals the discrimination and prejudice against black people during that period

Purpose

Through Scout's spiritual growth process, it criticizes the darkness and decadence of society, profoundly exposes the serious racial persecution and racial discrimination in American society, reflects the difficult and bitter life of black Americans, and explores the meaning of existence of black people as a "human being". Efforts should be made to call for the awakening of black national cultural consciousness, including female consciousness.

The robin symbolizes innocence and kind-hearted people (such as Tom Robinson). To kill a robin is to sinfully destroy innocent, kind-hearted people like the robin.