To kill a mockingbird - How does Harper Lee present childhood in Part I of the novel.

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How does Harper Lee present childhood in Part I of the novel?

This essay is about how does the author Harper Lee present childhood in part I of the episodic novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”. This novel has involved childhood by including what a normal child would do in their childhood.

Harper Lee has used many methods to illustrates childhood in part I of the novel. For example, firstly she has involved the role of adults. “Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’com’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remakin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!” This quote shows the Calpurnia teaches Scout and Jem a lesson of how to behave probably while there is a guest in the house. From this quote we can interpret that the author is trying to use the role of adults to displays childhood.

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Secondly, Harper Lee has used the way a child will act if something is wrong has happened to demonstrate childhood. “The world’s endin’, Atticus! Please do something -!” This quote exemplifies Scout is innocence and being childish. As children do not have as much knowledge as an adult would have, therefore children would think that the world is ending when there is a fire or some other serious event occurs.

Thirdly, the write always convey childhood as her retrospect to remind the reader that she is not a child any more but an adult. This can be ...

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