For this response, bring in an object of personal relevance that relates to this story. Explain the relevance of the item. For example: (do not use) bring in a stick of gum to represent the relationship between Boo Radley, Jem and Scout.
For show & tell, I have brought a kaleidoscope. I chose this object to represent themes in "To Kill a Mockingbird" for several reasons. Firstly, the kaleidoscope is representative of change. Throughout the novel, virtually every character is going through a life change. For Scout, it's growing up, becoming a woman, and understanding that the world isn't as perfect and right as it may have once seemed. For Jem, the change is also growing up and learning to become a man, but also a change in perspective and understanding of race relations and his father's role in the civil rights movement. Like the kaleidoscope, change is sometimes fluid and sometimes sudden - depending on which sequence of colors and shapes you are seeing.
I also chose the kaleidoscope because of the "color change." For many character's in the book, "color" suddenly become a loaded concept, one that comes with new experiences and understandings given the divide between the Ewell's and Tom Robinson. Every time the kaleidoscope experiences a new event and "changes" so does the color-perspective of the characters in the novel.
Object: kaleidoscope
ReplyDeleteFor show & tell, I have brought a kaleidoscope. I chose this object to represent themes in "To Kill a Mockingbird" for several reasons. Firstly, the kaleidoscope is representative of change. Throughout the novel, virtually every character is going through a life change. For Scout, it's growing up, becoming a woman, and understanding that the world isn't as perfect and right as it may have once seemed. For Jem, the change is also growing up and learning to become a man, but also a change in perspective and understanding of race relations and his father's role in the civil rights movement. Like the kaleidoscope, change is sometimes fluid and sometimes sudden - depending on which sequence of colors and shapes you are seeing.
I also chose the kaleidoscope because of the "color change." For many character's in the book, "color" suddenly become a loaded concept, one that comes with new experiences and understandings given the divide between the Ewell's and Tom Robinson. Every time the kaleidoscope experiences a new event and "changes" so does the color-perspective of the characters in the novel.