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Loneliness
Harper Lee explores the loneliness people experience
through many of the characters in this novel. Boo Radley, Tom Robinson
and Mayella Ewell are all outcasts, isolated and rejected. Mr Dolphus
Raymond has accepted his rejection and turned it to his advantage.
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are "mockingbird" figures
who are needlessly tormented by society. Mayella lacks love and
understanding, and her need for these brings about Tom's downfall.
Scout comes to see her as the loneliest person in the world. "She
was even lonelier than Boo Radley, who had not been out of the house
in twenty five years".
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Activities |
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Explain the difference between lonely,
alone, and loneliness. |
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Describe moments in your life when
have you expereinced loneliness, being alone, and feeling
lonely. |
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Of the three which do you think isolates
the individual the most from others? |
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Search through the novel and identify
all the characters, including those mentined above, who
expereince loneliness, being alone, and/or feeling lonely.
Explain the circumstances which have caused these characters
to feel this way and the effects on their lives. |
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