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Examples Of Aha Moment In To Kill A Mockingbird

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To Kill A Mockingbird by the late Harper Lee is a very monumental book in classic American literature. It is filled with craft moves that support the goals that Lee makes the reader aware of throughout the story. To Kill A Mockingbird is about the struggles of dealing with a court case supporting a black man, Tom Robinson, through the eyes of a young girl, Scout Finch. Scout lives with her father Atticus in a small home in Maycomb County, Alabama. She goes through many internal struggles throughout the story that she learns to deal with. Racism is ever so prevalent, and makes fighting for Robinson exceptionally harder. Harper Lee uses Words of the Wiser, dialogue, and Aha Moments to help the characters solve their problems.
To begin, a frequent craft move in the story is Words of the Wiser. There are many situations in which Atticus is giving Scout some wise advice that will help her solve her problems. There is one particular problem Scout had that was a prime example of Words of the Wiser. Scout had just come home from a hard day at school. Her classmates had just found out about the Tom Robinson case, and how Atticus defended a black man. …show more content…

An Aha Moment is when a character has a revelation that could change their overall opinion of a certain situation. Scout has an Aha Moment on page 102 when she realizes what she has to do to support Atticus for defending a black man. Cecil Jacobs, a common character in To Kill A Mockingbird, has strong opinions about Scout, her family, and others. He chose to voice those opinions by challenging Scout to a fight. Thinking back on her previous conversation with Atticus about the hate from her classmates, she retreats in peace. Although Scout is named cowardly by Cecil and her other classmates, she is content with the situation because she knows she is doing everything in her power to defend

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