The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" is about a girl named Scout Finch who lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father Atticus‚ in the Alabama town of Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression‚ but Atticus is a wealthy lawyer and the Finch family is financially fine in comparison to the rest of society. One summer‚ Jem and Scout become friends with a boy named Dill‚ who has come to live in their neighborhood for the summer. Dill becomes fascinated with the spooky house on
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Atticus was a character featured in the novel To Kill A Mocking Bird written by Harper Lee. The novel showed us that Atticus was caring. The novel also applied that he was very stern. It could also be seen that Atticus believed in himself in all situations. Another characteristic that was strongly implied was that he was wise. The final characteristic that was shown in the novel was that Atticus was courageous. In the novel To Kill A Mocking Bird it is shown that Atticus was very caring. “’No I
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One of the lessons Scout learns is to look at things from other people’s perspectives. He teaches them so many lessons here is an example how he helped Scout. "’First of all‚’ he said‚ ’If you can learn a simple trick‚ Scout‚ you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-’ ’Sir?’ ’-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’"(p30) Scout learned an extremely good lesson from what Atticus said.
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justice of a cause”(Dictionary).Harper Lee uses the theme of Justice throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird to express her opinions on the injustices of America at the time and to advocate ways in which they can be changed. At the beginning of the novel‚ Lee uses Scouts child-like perspective to make points about the injustices caused by misunderstanding and innocence. This is especially noticeable when Scout has a new teacher and is shamed for trying to explain the racial balance of Maycomb’s society
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portrayed in both “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help”. While both “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help” seem to emphasize individual courage‚ each story displays their own unique way of showing this prodigious quality. The lesson of prejudice between the white and black communities remains the same‚ however we can compare and contrast both stories on how this theme is being presented. Being rebellious is a common product of courage shown from the protagonists Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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“All men are created equal” Thomas Jeffersons quote that formed the foundation for the United States of America. Unfortunately no one is ever truly equal some are born white some black‚ some rich some poor. Harper Lee’s Atticus Finch is and idealist who says "The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom‚ be he any color of the rainbow‚ but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box." This is however not true in as “unexperienced lawyers”‚ “Capital
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The novel that has inspired me the most is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I first read the book when I was thirteen years old. Since then‚ I have reread the novel at least twice a year. There are many features of the novel that has touched me in a profound way. However‚ there is one aspect that distinguishes this book as my absolute favorite and as the novel that enthuses me: its description of courage. The honorable feature that the novel contains that most inspires me is its truly unique
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Scout is very smart for her age‚ and is always learning new things‚ that most children her age wouldn’t know. The book to kill a mockingbird takes place in the great depression‚ but you’d never tell from the story line. Scout and Jem grow up as very happy children‚ and Scout learns many things growing up in the town of Maycomb. Scout learns many things throughout the book‚ and it will prove well too her in many different occasions throughout her life. Scout learns how to respect people’s decisions
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The novel ‘’To Kill A Mockingbird’’ [TKMB] and the film ‘’The Help’’ explore the ideas of discrimination‚ courage and power. Both texts TKMB and The Help show the main characters Atticus Finch and Skeeter Phelan different personality when they deal with discrimination. Both texts TKMB and The Help explore the ideas of discrimination. In TKMB discrimination is shown when an African-American man is accused of rape and has a unfair trial because the jury chose purely on what society thinks than the
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glad at an impressionable age my Dad told me of a dumb white cop… telling a smart black woman… she was ’really just a Kaffir.’." (The New York Times) This man‚ Roger Cohen‚ grew up to understand how horrible racism is in Africa‚ as well as Scout did in To Kill A Mockingbird. But family problems are not the only problems‚ many problems are out in the public. Heaps of arguments and confrontations have happened because of racism. "… the court appointed him to defend this nigger.’… but Atticus aims
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