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COMING BACK TO MOCKINGBIRD AFTER FIVE DECADES

Nargiza Akhrorova , Senior lecturer at Silk Road International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage

Abstract

The current article explores the return of “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1960) by American novelist Harper Lee, in “Jasper Jones” by Australian writer Craig Silvey (2009). The two novels are analyzed by contextual connection. Both novels employ the coming-of-age genre, sharing ample similarities. However, there are noticeable differences between the two. The current article deals with relationships between the two novels by analyzing the recurrence of the symbol of “Mockingbird”. It first deals with protagonists’ Losing Innocence, then extends to Social Racism towards the Vulnerable Heroes in both novels, and finalizes with varieties at the end of the day.

Keywords

mockingbird, losing innocence, vulnerable, social injustice, intertextual connection, moral

References

Silvey C. Jasper Jones. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2009.

Lee, H. (1960). To Kill a Mockingbird. J.B. Lippincott Co.

Raupova, L., Rustamova, J. & Gulamjanova, K. (2024). The Realization of Socio-Cultural Relational Units in Uzbek and English Literary Texts. International Journal of Sustainable Development & Future Society, 2 (1), pp.23-29.

Morris, B. 1992, 'Frontier colonialism as a Culture of Terror', in Power, Knowledge and Aborigines, Bundoora, Vic., La Trobe University Press in association with the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University, pp 72-87.

State Theatre Company. (n.d.) A bit of background on Jasper Jones. South Australia, p. 10

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COMING BACK TO MOCKINGBIRD AFTER FIVE DECADES. (2025). International Journal of Artificial Intelligence, 5(10), 584-588. https://www.academicpublishers.org/journals/index.php/ijai/article/view/6859