Harper Lee uses allusion many times through out her novel which subliminally has a greater significant meaning.

An example of this would be during the classroom scene on page 271 when the teacher responds to Cecil.  He says “They’re white, ain’t they?” In which the teacher responds “When you get to high school, Cecil, you’ll learn that the Jews have be driven out of their own country. It’s one of the most terrible stories in history.”

This extract is very hypocritical of Maycomb’s society because white people are feeling sympathy for the Jewish people in Europe but fail to realise that everyday black people get persecuted for their skin colour. It also said that the Jewish people were driven out of their own country which is another element of hypocrisy as black people were taken as slaves from Africa to America using force.

In yesterdays lesson we discussed the events that occured on Chapter 7.  I think that the tree could be a metaphor to represent Boo Radley in a subliminal way as there is no reference to him.

In the chapter items begin to appear     by a little tree such as a grey twine, a knife and carved soap etc. From the first day they find the twine, they both take an interest on the Tree. However, when the tree hole is filled with cement we can see that Jem valued the tree more than Scout did due to the emotions displayed by Jem.  On page 69 he says to Scout “Don’t you cry, now, Scout… Don’t cry now, don’t you worry” but Scout narrates “he muttered at me all the way to school”. This sentence shows that Jem was not really trying to comfort Scout because if he were trying, his tone of voice would be much louder and not muttering. He could be using the muttering to cover the fact that he’s hurt by the filling of the cement in the tree. Jem shows maturity in the chapter as he feels sympathy for the tree as if it were a child of his own. Scout is not as affected by the events as Jem is probably more mature and values the tree. He probably felt a connection between him and the person leaving treats and had a mutual friendship but when the cement blocked the tree the friendship died.

Referring back to the Metaphor, when Mr Nathan Radley says to the children that the tree’s dying he could be talking about a person, n ot the tree. Since there is no mention of Boo Radley there is supestition as to who may be the one behind the treats. However  Boo Radley could be represented with the little tree as it is isolated and innocent by the Radley House similar to the way Boo Radley is represented. There is also hints that Boo may be ill/sick as Mr Nathan Radley claims “the tree is dying” so he puts cement to block the tree hole that “makes it better”. This could be like Boo Radley as maybe he is ill and is refrained from the outside world to “get better”.

In the book we learn that the First Pur111—chase Church is a church in Maycomb for the black community. At chapter twelve Jem and Scout first experience racism  as they are the only white people there. An example of anger that black people had against white people was when a tall black woman called Lula confronted the trio (Calpurnia, Jem and Scout.)

Symbolism in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ becomes more apparent as you read further into the book. The columns are described as Greek concrete pillars which were also described as ‘The concrete pillars supporting its South roof were too strong for their burden’. This sentence indicates that the pillars were carrying a roof, however the columns would be able to hold more weight and were much stronger. This is also a form of symbolism as the Greeks were considered to be the first country with a democratic system and their government buildings were popular for having large pillars in front of them. This could show that in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ the society and government in Maycomb could be corrupted but it once had a strong justice system. However, alternately it could show that the society/government are able to maintain a better justice system but it has weak leaders.

The author of the book is called Harper Lee and is largely based upon her childhood during the 1930’s. The era is set during years of civil rights unbalance towards coloured people. I found out that Harper Lee was born in April 28 1926 however in the book ‘Scout’ was 6 so the year the book takes place is from 1932-1935.

Lee’s father was a former proprietor, practised law and served in the Alabama State Legislature. Before her father became a titled lawyer, he defended two black men charged with first degree murder of a white storekeeper. Sadly both men, a father and son, were hanged. I believe Harper Lee relates her father’s case to the one of Atticuss’ in the book. Further more, I think that Lee created Atticus from the role of her father and what he did inspired her plot of the book.

Other character’s were also inspired by Harper Lee’s childhood, there is evidence of this from other people’s personal account’s of the event’s from people who knew Lee.

Silent nights. The perfect silent night to end a life. Blood streaked from the lifeless corspe onto fertile land, surrounding him stood a parade of faceless entitys. The Oni.

It had been like any other peaceful day, the sun rose from its sleeping haven and brightened the skys. The sea had been graceful as men found plenty of fish off the shore, the village would have a full stomach for a fortnight. The temple of the Hogosha was busy as always with men infront of wooden dummys hitting it in different ways and practising Wing Chun. Running, climbing, and strengthing ones body was necessary to becoming an absolute shinobi, sadly many souls were lost fighting the Akuma.