Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, this work explores with humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties.
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends a black man charged with attacking a white girl. This book explores the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South. It creates one of the heroes of literature, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy.
One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Scout, the keen-eyed narrator, and her brother Jem interrupt their games to champion their lawyer father when, in a hostile, racist town in the American South, he battles to defend Tom, who is black and accused of murder.
The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. This play discusses racial tension in the heart of the American South.
Presents a graphic text designed to support teaching of To Kill A Mockingbird for GCSE English Literature exam. This book provides an overview of the set text with plot and characters delineated. It focuses on plot, characterisation, theme, language and structure as specified in Assessment Objectives.
Tackles some of the important novels. Created by Harvard students, this work features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, analyses of characters and quotes, plot summaries and analysis, an exploration of historical context, as well as key facts and essay topics.
Explores with humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the thirties. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
Designed to support teaching of To Kill A Mockingbird for GCSE English Literature exam, this book provides an overview of the text with plot and characters delineated. It also focuses on plot, characterisation, theme, language and structure as specified in the Assessment Objectives.