To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 8-14 Analysis Essay

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The secret mind of a quiet soul Intriguing. That is the word that comes to mind when reading Harper Lee's novel “To kill a Mockingbird”. The novel is filled with so many different view points, attitudes, feelings, etc. all in which, bring to mind a wide range of feelings. In particular, in reading chapters 8-14 of this novel, you really get an extra bit of insight into the “intriguing” sense of the characters. To be specific, in the following chapters, we get to know more about each character a little more. One person, in particular, who these chapters are seem to focus on, is Atticus Finch. Atticus is one of the main characters, father of Jem and Scout Finch, and is the main inspiration to my idea of being intriguing. In chapters 8-14 of this book, there are so many interesting and mind-boggling passages that it is hard to decide which ones really get your hair standing up most. For example, A passage that was pretty interesting was “...nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebodys favoring negroes over and above themselves” (Lee 68). It has …show more content…

There are other kinds of mysterious passages in this book, told by Atticus, or just in general, but none seem to quite compare to this one. This sentence seems to be implying that just because we have setbacks in our life, they don't give us any good reason not to try and win the fight. Take someone who was abused as a kid, they might have been through hell and back for years, but that doesn't mean they have to forever be entrapped by the abuse. As hard as it may be, there is always a way to win the fight! Overall, this is such an empowering passage that deserves to be acknowledged for reasons beyond

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