To kill a mockingbird
*Mockingbird 不是壞東西，只是模仿他人聲音
à To kill a mockingbird 本身是一個罪
àMockingbird => Metaphor (e.g. 太陽餅裡沒太陽、螞蟻上樹沒螞蟻)
*To kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) 
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writing, "In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism."
* To Kill a Mockingbird –What kind a man are you?
–The Children save Atticus
–Atticus Cross- Examines Mayella
–All Men Are Created Equal
– Atticus’s Closing Statement
* Boo 嚇鬼的聲音
*Spooky 鬼屋、狂犬病
* Charge 控訴
to accuse formally or explicitly (usually followed by with )
*They charged him with theft.
*If anyone finds a work here that does not yield immediately to their understanding, I would urge them to preserve. 別太灰心 à 會發現其他潛力
*Presidential Medal of freedom 自由勳章
*Bildungsroman 成長療癒小說
*1933-1935 經濟大蕭條 (Depression) à 將罪推給 Tom Robinson，發洩憤怒
* Harper Lee à postage stamp
*Lee address issues of class, courage, compassion and gender
Style: 場景描繪流暢
* The four lessons
1. Put yourself in other shoes
2. Don’t kill mockingbirds
3. Keep fighting even if you know you’ll lose
4. The world is very unfair
From: http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/mocking
*Spark notes: To kill a mockingbird
à It had nothing to fear but itself.
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1.disarray(v.)
to throw into disorder
*The house was in complete disarray.
2.conversant (adj.)
having frequent or familiar association ; concerned, occupied ; having knowledge or experience
*She's conversant in several languages.
3.ardent (adj.)
characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity ; fiery, hot ; shining, glowing
*He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi.
4.prostrate (adj.)
stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; also : lying flat ; completely overcome and lacking vitality, will, or power to rise
*The police found the body in a prostrate position.
5.tacit (adj.)
expressed or carried on without words or speech ; : implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed
*She felt that she had her parents' tacit approval to borrow the car.
6.effeminate
having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner ; marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement
*He had a high and somewhat effeminate voice.
7.presage (n.)
something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen ; an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
*the presage of a storm
8.fetter (n.)
a chain or shackle for the feet ; something that confines : restraint
*He longed to escape from the fetters of an unhappy marriage.
9.profusion (n.)
lavish expenditure : extravagance ; the quality or state of being profuse ; great quantity : lavish display or supply
*The flowers grow in profusion.
10.submerge(v.)
to put under water ; to cover or overflow with water ; to make obscure or subordinate
*After boiling the broccoli, submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking process.
11.rivalry (n.)
a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing
*Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field
12.instructive (adj.)
giving a lot of useful information ; useful and informative
*This is an instructive lesson
13.virtue (n.)
behavior or attitudes that show high moral standards ; a particular good quality or habit ; an attractive or us useful quality
*This proposal has no virtue whatsoever.
14.innovation (n.)
the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something ; a new idea, way of doing something, etc. that has been introduced or discovered
*Scientific innovation is the key to progress.
15.execution (n.)
the act of killing somebody, especially as a legal punishment ; the act of doing a piece of work, performing a duty, or putting a plan into action ; the act of following the instructions in a legal document, especially those in somebody's will
*The serial murderer was executed before sunrise.
16.attribute (n.)
a quality or feature of somebody/something
*Sympathy is one common attribute that separates human from animals.
17.bright (adj.)
full of light; shining strongly ; cheerful and lively ; hopeful; likely to be successful
I have some very bright students in my class.
18.rcruit(v.)
to find new people to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc. ; to persuade somebody to do something, especially to help you ; to form a new army, team, etc. by persuading new people to join it
*We are aggressively recruiting international students.
19.defection (n.)
The desertion of one's country or cause in favor of an opposing one
*We have had four defections so far from competing firms.
20.unleash(v.)
Release from a leash or restraint
*The audience unleashed their frustration at the officials.
21.binge (n.)
short period of time when you do too much of a particular activity, especially eating or drinking alcohol
*She went on a drinking binge.
22.supremacy (n.)
a position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else
*The board of trustees has established their supremacy over the president.
23.mount(v.)
to organize and begin something ; to fix something into position on something, so that you can use it, look at it or study it
*She's mounting a petition drive to stop construction on the dam.
24.remark(v.)
something that you say or write which expresses an opinion, thought, etc. about somebody/something ; to say or write a comment about something/somebody
*She remarked that she would not marry her boyfriend.
25.twist (n.)
an unexpected change or development in a story or situation ; a sharp bend in a road or river
*The story ends with a few twists.
