Literary

Movement
TREND
Literary
Movement
To be a movement, it
must be distinct to other
movements.
OLD MOVEMENTS =
THEMES of the story
Deals with the plight of
those who are ostracized
by traditional culture.
Innocent black man
convicted of rape and
murdered.
Eschews the supernatural
and deals with disturbed
personalities
BOO RANDLEY
Gothic symbols Dark oak trees, house of
the randley, mob-Rule
violence
Present reality
without illusion
Racism
Education
Good and evil
Emphasis on how
social forces
determine human
behavior
BOO RADLEY
CUNNINGHAM
AUNT ALEXANDRA
RACISM
Blacks were not permitted to
cominggle with whites in
public settings.
Ex.
1.Tom Robinsons
case
2.Mr. Raymonds
marriage
EDUCATION
Conflict between
institutionalized education
and education at home.
Ex.
1. Scouts
experience in
school
GOOD AND EVIL
The realization that there is
true evil in the society.
Ex.
1. Point of view
of Scout and
Jem in Tom
Robinsons
trial