Theme: the importance of tolerance 

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Novel

To Kill a Mocking Bird

Harper Lee

Example(s) showing connection to theme

 ‘if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view’

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Explanation of how the evidence is connected to the theme

Scout’s father is teaching her how she can stay out of trouble and be a better person by showing tolerance and understanding of others.

The mockingbird is like an innocent person, it doesn’t harm anyone. The author wants to show the reader that people who hurt peaceful creatures show their lack of tolerance and compassion for humanity.

My  ideas about the connection.

I admire Scout’s father’s determination to change the attitude of his children and his community. He is a good role model and I think it is important to teach tolerance and the best place to start is at home. There is an interesting relationship between lack of tolerance and racism.

This is similar to some of my other texts where……