It is safe to say that a lot of the time‚ majority rules. In the town of Maycomb‚ from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ Atticus Finch does not fit into the majority. Throughout the novel he is mocked and constantly challenged due to his strong morals. In fact‚ Atticus Finch’s morals are the complete opposite of the majority of Maycomb because Harper uses his character to raise the awareness of those around him. Atticus Finch represents many of the qualities of a good person in today’s society
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"Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summers day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon‚ after their three-o’clock naps‚ and by nightfall were like soft
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One Will Take What He Is Given The purpose of Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is to demonstrate the hardships that are met when ignorance and tradition bring about the influence of sexism‚ racism and genuine prejudice to the general public. Ignorance is the root cause of prejudice as it prevents one to see beauty‚ so when it comes to dealing with the discriminating behavior held in this social order‚ the vast majority of people are judged by the label
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In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee‚ the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters‚ especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters‚ events‚ using symbolism‚ imagery and contrast located throughout the book. Firstly‚ Harper Lee shows the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up through the main
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Colin Stone 10 September 2012 2.08B Style and Structure Dr. Cooper Beloved: Style and Structure Toni Morison writes this novel on the idea that our present is tied to our past and that a shameful decision may come around to haunt us. Morison expands on this structure by using various devices such as flashbacks‚ storytelling‚ and different points of view. She uses fragmented changes between characters and their points of view. This allows the reader to fully comprehend the point that the writer
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Boo Radley is a character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ who shows kindness and innocence when he leaves objects inside of the tree for Jem and Scout. He is also not able to do anything about people spreading rumors about him. He is very misunderstood at the beginning of the novel and is portrayed as a mean person because of the rumor that had been spread around saying that he had stabbed his father in the leg. Boo Radley shows his kindness and innocence in many ways throughout
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Coming of age novels‚ Cold Sassy Tree and To Kill a Mockingbird introduce readers to 14 year old Will Tweedy of Cold Sassy‚ Georgia and 5 year old Jean Louise “Scout” Finch of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Both characters were brought up in small‚ close-knit southern towns‚ with false views of the world‚ and ignorance to knowledge and experience. As the stories progess however‚ the two gain a new type of knowledge and realization of the world. Experiences dealing with love‚ death‚ racism and discrimination
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What is the importance of Dill in TKMB? Dill is a very important character in the novel ‘to kill a mockingbird’. He is used to explore many different themes. Dill is a close friend of Jem and Scout’s and represents the childhood innocence that Maycomb lacks. He is also important‚ as he is an outsider of Maycomb and so we can see Maycomb from a different point of view. Dill is a crucial character to the story’s development. Dill represents childhood innocence. He brings adventure and exploration
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It is the later years of The Great Depression in a small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama where a young girl by the name of Jean Louis –called Scout- plays with her brother and best friend. They imagine ways to get their scary and mysterious neighbor‚ Boo Radley‚ out of his house. But instead decide to re-enact fictional scenes of Boo stabbing his father. As their curious minds think up more and more versions of these little re-enactments‚ they begin to lose interest and instead turn to the more pressing
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How does Lee use details in the passage to show what Maycomb is like? In the passage‚ Lee is describing what the town is like and he says that the town is old and tired. He shows this by saying that the ‘courthouse sagged on the square.’ The verb ‘sagged’ suggests the lack of strength in the courthouse and almost gives the impression that it is almost sinking from the weight. ‘Sagged’ also reminds the readers of old people and how they often can’t stand upright‚ this again reinforces the fact that
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