though you may be more of one than the other. Most people are neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters surprised readers by starting off bad and ending good and overall‚ in a shade of gray. One character that falls into the shade of gray is Aunt Alexandra. The first time she appears in the book‚ it is discovered that even she‚ Atticus’ sister‚ doesn’t want him defending Tom Robinson because it’s bad for the Finches’ reputation. All
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Chapter 9 At school‚ Scout almost starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win‚ but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives
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What makes “To Kill a Mockingbird” such an appropriate title? The mockingbird is seen as the most significant symbol in the book as it is continually repeated through literal and metaphorical means. This poignant motif runs through the entire book as it foreshadows the events which occurs in the latter part of the book. It seems very fitting because of the unnecessary destruction of innocence by the antagonists of the book. The first reference to mockingbirds aside from the title of the novel
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killlThe writer Harper Lee purposefully created first impressions of the character Aunt Alexandra in the written text To Kill a Mockingbird to deceive or surprise us‚ as the readers. Our first Impression of Aunt Alexandra is that she is stern‚ austere and rather sanctimonious. She has a strong commitment to propriety and tradition which often leads to a clash of personality with Scout. This is illustrated when Aunt Alexandra comes to live in Maycomb with Atticus and the children. It is not until the
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“In literature‚ evil often triumphs‚ but never conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie
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Jazmyn To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Assignment A Character Study Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is a 25 year old black man that lives on the outskirts of Maycomb ‚ Alabama with his wife and children. He was a member at his church which informs that he was religious and respects god. He always was polite and always thought of doing things for others out of passion and kindness. Tom is
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night after their run-in at the town jail‚ Scout ends up sleeping in Jem’s room after she starts crying in her own. At breakfast the next morning‚ no one except Jem has much appetite. Atticus says he’s glad the kids came along‚ though Aunt Alexandra sniffs that Mr. Underwood would have made sure nothing too bad happened. Atticus comments that Mr. Underwood is a strange man—he "despises Negroes" (16.5)‚ yet he acted to protect Atticus and Tom Robinson. Scout wants coffee‚ but Calpurnia will only give
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To Kill a Mockingbird Differentiated Unit Essential Questions: How are biases of all kinds harmful? Can prejudice ever NOT exist? Are people entitled to opinions that may harm others? What is courage? What is justice? Learning Goals and Understandings: • Students will consider the questions‚ what is good and right and how do we decide that that? • Students will learn to identify and apply the following literary terms: point of view‚ characterization‚ setting‚ and theme • Students will evaluate how
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the world have troubles. Lie Marguerite there are many who have troubles. Though we always get saved by our elders and without them we would be scrap metal‚ but like most elders‚ Mrs. Flower in the book “I know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚” help out this troubled person by teaching her 3 lessons about way of life. The troubled person Marguerite has a trouble that she can’t speak because she got assaulted 5 years ago. It is awful that a stranger raped a young person at age 8. Marguerite
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Lesson learned There was a long period of time in my life when I did not care about anything but myself. It took me until the last brief moments of my grandfather’s life to start caring about others. It took until January of 2013 to stop taking people I care about for granted. During my elementary‚ and junior high‚ and high school years‚ especially high school‚ is where I took just about everything to heart and started to appreciate the help he was doing for me with little in return. My grandfather
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