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To Kill A Mockingbird Coming Of Age Analysis

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“Shoot all of the Blue Jays you want, if you can hit them, but Remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” That was a major quote in Chapter 10. I chose Chapter 10’s Rabid dog scene from the book To Kill A Mockingbird as my Coming of Age scene. Let’s talk about three literary elements from that one particular scene/chapter.

The first literary element is setting. The setting of the Rabid dog scene is in Maycomb County in front of the finches house, looking down the road. The kids see the Rabid dog, tell Calpurnia, then Cal called Atticus. Atticus then came home with Sheriff Heck Tate, and Sheriff Tate handed Atticus a rifle. The Children were confused because they had already claimed that “Atticus can’t shoot”. Then in one shot, Atticus killed the dog. Jem and Scout were shocked, and later found out from Ms. Maudie, that Atticus was the best shot in Maycomb, and his Nickname was One-Shot Finch. …show more content…

A quote that helps support the theme is “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their heart out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” That’s a powerful quote because it explains that Mockingbirds are the good in their chaotic world. That anybody that is purely good or Innocent represents a Mockingbird. You see more examples of this quote throughout the

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