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To Kill a Mockingbird – Style The most important element of style is the narrative viewpoint –that of a child who is writing as an adult. The main effect of this is that we can track Scout’s innocence and her growth. She brings a childish perspective which allows the reader to put an interpretation on what she tells us. Motifs and symbols –the mockingbird, the rabid dog, Boo Radley, Slow revelation of character-lots of incidents which add to the understanding and growth of Scout and Jem Multiple characters –not always fully developed but with a function –usually to give more information about a main character or to develop a theme e.g. Miss Gates, Mrs Dubois, Aunt Alexandra Contrast between characters –Stephanie Crawford and Miss Maudie; Boo Radley and Bob Cunningham Humour Colloquial Language Style in To Kill a Mockingbird Technique person narration-an adult remembering what it was like when a child A naïve narrator Explanation A child narrator is often innocent and forces the reader to put their own interpretation on events. The adult uses more sophisticated language than the child would. The reader can track Scout’s innocence and growth. Curious Honest Trusting of adults Adds suspense because reader knows more Detailed descriptions Makes the reader understand that this is important. Things that are glossed over or not described at all are not important. Differences between characters 1st Dialogue Examples from text Colloquial Creates drama Creates realism Creates a sense of place Childish + adult (Scout) Symbolism Minor characters Contrast “I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella” (Bob E ch 17) Humour Juxtaposition Focus on particular incidents By putting unlikely episodes/images together, different things can be achieved. (Humour, irony, etc)
