Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. How do Boo Radley or Tom Robinson show how their alienation reveals the surrounding societys assumptions or moral values.

What makes Atticus a role model? What can readers learn about taking a stand from Atticus and his philosophies and actions.

A symbol is an object, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Select one symbol, write an essay analyzing how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.
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