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Post by sierrameisner on Aug 15, 2016 1:18:21 GMT
I think that the first paragraph primarily sets the stage for not only the story to provide a steady sequence of events, but it also attributes to the overall theme of innocence and youth, as well as that of the lessons you learn growing up. When put simply, To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about Jem and Scout's childhood, and the simplicity of the first paragraph was meant to be that way to show the simplicity of the children in the story.
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Post by armaster2323 on Aug 15, 2016 5:04:20 GMT
I never knew that the first paragraph would foreshadow so much into the whole book by showing how the characters traits would be portrayed.
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Post by Jaiden Twining on Aug 15, 2016 5:25:29 GMT
An example where this can be proven is Atticus's passion for justice when, even though he knows that he won't win Tom Robinson's trial, he tries his best to prove the man's true innocence and doesn't let what people say about him bother him. This may also indicate that Jem inherits his own passion from his father, though it is in football rather than court, along with other positive characteristics as he grows up.
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Post by bronson on Aug 15, 2016 5:30:20 GMT
I agree, that passion is a very important part of TKAM. Like what was said earlier Jem was extremely passionate about Football and did not care about what his hand looked like.
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