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Table of Contents:

• 1. The critical reception. To kill a mockingbird is a wonderful first novel / by Time Magazine
• To kill a mockingbird is a good but flawed novel / by H.J. Stuckey
• To kill a mockingbird lacks realistic characters / by Elizabeth Lee Haselden
• 2. Literary techniques in To kill a mockingbird. The mad dog as symbol / by Carolyn Jones
• The mockingbird as symbol / by R.A. Dare
• Symbolism and racism in To kill a mockingbird / by Adam Smykowski
• 3. Social issues in To kill a mockingbird. To kill a mockingbird : a primer on teaching moral values / by Lacy Daigle
• To kill a mockingbird raises issues about gender roles / by Dean Shackleford
• The law of the land is not the same as moral law / by Claudia Durst Johnson
• To kill a mockingbird and censorship / by Richmond News-Leader
• 4. The character of Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is a heroic figure / by Michael Asimov
• Atticus Finch is not a hero / by John Jay Osborn Jr.
• Atticus Finch is a hero because the truth is an innate part of his character / by Thomas L. Shaffer
• Atticus Finch does nothing to advance social justice / by Monroe Freedman.

Contributors:

O'Neill, Terry, 1944-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature

Subjects:

Lee, Harper — To kill a mockingbird

Fathers and daughters in literature

Race relations in literature

Lawyers in literature

Racism in literature

Girls in literature

Lee, Harper

To kill a mockingbird (Lee, Harper)

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-141) and index.

Physical Description:

144 pages ; 23 cm.

Call Numbers:

PS3562.E353 T647 2000

ISBNs:

1565105753 (pbk., alk. paper)
1565105761 (lib, alk. paper)
0737701986 (pbk., alk. paper)
0737701994 (lib, alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

99021326

OCLC Numbers:

40891062