Book Title + Author

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Themes

Genre

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To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

Jem, Scout, Atticus, Dill, Aunt Alexandra, Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley, Nathan Radley, Miss Maudie, Dolphus Raymond, Reverend Sykes, Tom Robinson, Mr. Underwood, Heck Tate, Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell, Calpurnia, Mrs. Dubose, Miss Caroline

Mockingbird

Loss of innocence, Coming of Age, prejudice/racism, disillusionment, flaws in the justice system, co-existence of good/evil, education of children, instilling social conscience, social class/social status

Novel

Irony, conflict, antagonist, protagonist, imagery, symbolism, setting, climax, theme, resolution, moral, mood, metaphor, simile, narrator, inference, stereotype

All Quiet on the Western Front

By: Erich Maria REmarque

Paul Baumer, Kat, Muller, Tjaden, Kropp, Detering, Himmelstoss, Kantorek

Boots

Death, violence, loss of innocence, glorification of war, impersonalized nature of war, nationalism, propaganda, respect for authority, honor, bravery, power/leadership/control, duty, horror of war , effect of war on a soldier, betrayal of younger generation by older generation, animal instinct, relationship to mother earth, camaraderie/friendship in war, fear, trust in fate, changes in relationships, disillusionment, evil within man, dehumanization, desensitization, generosity, compassion, unity, earth attacked

Novel

Personification, Irony, conflict, antagonist, protagonist, imagery, symbolism, setting, climax, theme, resolution, moral, mood, narrator, inference, stereotype

Night

By Elie Weisel

Elie, Father, Idak, Juilene, Mme. Schachter

Death, violence, loss of innocence, loss of faith, struggle to maintain faith,

Kindness, cruelty, fear, trust, selfishness, unselfishness, disillusionment, evil within man, dehumanization, desensitization, generosity, compassion, unity

Non-fiction

Irony, conflict, antagonist, protagonist, imagery, symbolism, setting, climax, theme, resolution, mood, narrator, inference

Lit. Terms

Irony, conflict, antagonist, protagonist, imagery, symbolism, setting, climax, theme, resolution, moral, mood, metaphor, simile, narrator, inference, stereotype, personification