Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And Great Expectations

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Karn Randhawa 5/10/11 Period 3 COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY The books To Kill a Mockingbird and Great Expectations are closely related both in structure and in meaning. Two characters that are similar and different from both of these novels are Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird and Pip from Great Expectations. They lead similar lives, both under the shadows of those they want to become and pressured by many around them, shaping their overall qualities and characteristics. After analyzing both novels, it’s apparent that both of these characters are similar in their traits, but they also have some differences that set them apart. Scout and Pip are similar in the fact that both characters are different, or long to become different, in regards to their environment and those around them. Also, both characters go through some similar life-changing experiences, such as meeting certain people or witnessing important events. Differences between the two include setting and gender, interests and hobbies, and their specific roles in their respective plots. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the character Scout is seen as particularly unusual by those around her. Since she is a girl, she is expected to perform certain ladylike actions. Instead, shetypically engages in games and activities that are often physical in nature, considered by many to be the domain of boys. In the tight-knit town of Maycomb , little separates the inhabitants concerning the characteristics of each gender. Simply put, ladies…show more content…
There are a lot of similarities in characteristics and in the events they went through, but there are also the differences, like age and gender, and their roles in the plot. Overall, though, we know that these are both historical characters which share a lot in
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