In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s writing style is articulate because of her use of figurative language, point of view, and tone and mood. For example Scout explains how going to Mrs. Dubose’s house to read with Jem went in her point of view, “The following week found us back at Mrs. Dubose’s. The alarm clock had ceased sounding, but Mrs. Dubose would release us with, ‘That’ll do,” so late in the afternoon Atticus would be home reading the paper when we returned. Although her fits had passed off, she was in every other way her old self:” (101) Here, it shows the character, Scout’s thoughts and lets us know how she was feeling during this time. Another example is when the author uses figurative language describing Mrs. Dubose’s comments, “Through the weeks she had cultivated an expression of polite and detached interest, which he would present to her in answer to her most blood-curdling inventions.” Here, it is revealing Scout’s and Jem’s feelings from Mrs. Dubose’s comments by using the hyperbole “blood curdling”. Which shows the fear that the two felt about what Mrs. Dubose said. Overall, Lee’s articulative style expresses each character’s thoughts and feelings, which allows the reader to understand the story clearly.