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How does Lee use details in this passage to present Miss Maudie’s view of Maycomb? Redraft

‘I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs’

I think that Harper Lee uses language and tone to present Miss Maudie’s views of Maycomb County.

In the quotation, there is a noun phrase (‘some men’) which is used to hint at Atticus’ character. By emphasising on ‘some’, it shows that Miss Maudie believes that there are very few people of the County who are willing to stand up for the rest of the County when they’re needed. This could go two ways. Either she believes that the people of Maycomb County are too cowardly to stand for the County or that they do not have the same views as the people who are standing for the County.

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    jnorth

    This is much better. You argument is clear and you have begun to consider alternative interpretations of the language.

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    ‘This could go two ways’ – I would re-phrase this to be more formal – How might you do this?

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