Essay Question
Follow the template below to draft your ROUGH draft response to this question: Is Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan OR Aibileen like the outsider character of Boo Radley or is she more like the defender of justice character of Atticus Finch?
Tip: you may NOT use “I think” or “I agree/disagree” in your writing.
Introduction:
Hook
Background of novel and movie
Thesis statement
Black is black and white is white, usually the colors don’t mix. There are shades of gray when you consider the characters of To Kill a mockingbird and the Help. To kill a mockingbird is a first-person narrative recounting two years in the life of Scout Finch. It’s a novel of personal growth, social justice (and injustice), and friendship. While the writing employs generous amounts of humor, the core of the book is essentially concerned with the problems of prejudice and cultural bias in the 1930s American South. The Help is a safe film about a volatile subject. Presenting itself as the story of how African-American maids in the South viewed their employers during Jim Crow days, it is equally the story of how they empowered a young white woman to write a best-seller about them, and how that book transformed the author's mother.
The character skeeter and the characters Atticus and boo have the shades of gray when their personalities are considered.
Skeeter has similar characteristics to Atticus Finch and Other characteristics with boo radley
Body Paragraph 1:
TS - Agree/disagree that Skeeter is like Boo
2 Cm-Cd-Cm “sandwiches”
CS - conclude and transition to next topic about Atticus
Skeeter specifically identifies with Boo Radley. "I've become one of those people who prowl around at night in their cars. God, I am the town's Boo Radley, just like in To Kill a Mockingbird" (27.101).After being fired from her position as editor of the Jackson Junior League newsletter, she's driving around upset. She knows she was