One of the chief criticisms of To Kill A Mockingbird is that the two central storylines -- Scout, Jem, and Dill's fascination with Boo Radley and the trail between Mayella Ewell and Tom Robinson -- are not sufficiently connected in the novel. Do you --

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To Kill a Mockingbird

One of the chief criticisms of To Kill A Mockingbird is that the two central storylines -- Scout, Jem, and Dill's fascination with Boo Radley and the trail between Mayella Ewell and Tom Robinson -- are not sufficiently connected in the novel. Do you --

-- think that Lee is successful in incorporating these different stories? Where you suprised at the way in which these story lines were resolved? Why or why not? (Again, sorry)

Asked by Hatsune Y #595203 on 1/15/2017 8:38 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 1/15/2017 8:43 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 1/15/2017 8:43 PM

I do not see this as a problem. I think, in terms of bildungsroman (coming of age), they are very connected. Scout, Jem, and Dill must grow up into a harsh world. Boo Radley and the rape of Mayella Ewell are linked within the context of understanding their world the way it really is rather than childhood perceptions.

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