Finally, we’ve met the Finches: Scout, Jem and Atticus. Not to mention the various other characters including Dill and Calpurnia. As Scout’s story continues, we will get to know each of these characters as individuals and feel a connection to them (you will, really!). Before we can further embark upon our study of these characters and their experiences, though, we must pay attention to how Harper Lee chooses to begin her story. She opens with the following epigraph by Charles Lamb, “Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.” Lee opens To Kill a Mockingbird with this quote for a reason—but what, exactly, is that reason? How do you think this quote relates to the novel’s point of view? How do you think it will come into play as the story progresses? How should it guide us, the readers, as we continue with the story?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Books We Love
Hurrah! I finally got the blog page up and running. Use this post as an area to blog about books that you want to recommend to your classmates; all you have to do is add a comment. If you're posting an IRB assignment, be sure to double check the quality of your writing and title your comment appropriately.
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