The novel “To kill a mocking bird” by Harper Lee follows the tale of a honourable and morally upright man‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and a father to two children‚ Scout and Jem. Atticus had taken on a case to defend a black man but all though he’s taken on this case he also admires teaching his children‚ how to read a write. All of these events exemplify the theme of courage‚ as Atticus meets resistance from others and stands up to them. Atticus has decided to take on this case which I feel to
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WHAT LESSON SCOUT LEARNS In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main character Jean Louise Finch (AKA Scout) learns a lot of lessons. But I think the lesson she learns can be categorized in 3 categories‚ which are life‚ people and society. Scout learns 3 important things about life in the book. One thing she learns is that life is unfair. She experiences this in a court case with her dad defending a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused for raping
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portrayed in the book as the trial unfolds and intensifies. Ans: The conflict portrayed is that a white woman is accusing a black man of rape. The attorney of the black is proving the case to be bias and that the black man is innocent. The attorney is now face with protecting his client since he is been targeted to be killed. The case even intensifies when the court finds out that the accuser has no motion or power in the hand he was accused of using to be the victim. 2. The book is also a commentary
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Individually‚ people can be decent and kind; however‚ in a mob‚ people can be judgmental and cruel. In the classic by Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ several mob scenes portray the cruelty carried in numbers‚ but also exhibits that that any one person within that mob can have the strength to overcome the crowd and have the will to speak out. In two specific mobs‚ one of the Cunnighams proves to have the scruples to say what they believe deeply believe is right. The first mob situation occurred
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Danielle Morton Book Report To Kill a Mockingbird The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ takes place during a racially intense time in history. Harper Lee’s novel was intended to bring a harsh sense of reality to the real world‚ and was meant to demonstrate how it really was during this time in history. To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story of Scout Finch and her brother‚ Jem‚ in 1930’s Alabama. Through their neighborhood meanderings and the example of their father‚ they grow to understand
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To whom this letter may concern‚ I believe that the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee should be nominated for the ‘Premier’s Book of the Year Award’. The novel has helped me shape an understanding of myself‚ others‚ and the world around me. Through various themes‚ that Lee has portrayed throughout the novel I have gained a greater knowledge about the various themes and techniques‚ such as: The loss of innocence‚ Racism‚ and the symbol of the Mockingbird. As I will explain in detail below
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To Kill a Mockingbird During the Great Depression when all hope‚ faith‚ and encouragement is lost. Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father Atticus Finch are all talked about in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel takes place in a small town called Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout talks all about her and brother’s childhood experience‚ their father Atticus‚ becomes the image of hope and that good people still exist despite the prejudice that takes place every day. Atticus’s strong character is
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Introduction to the book A book survey conducted by the Library of Congress in 1991 on book readers rated To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee as one of the books that had great influence on their lives. The book that received most citation was the Bible‚ with To kill a Mockingbird coming in second position (Fernando‚ 2012). It is important to note that the book begins at the end‚ with the author making use of flashback as a literary technique. It starts with adult Jean Scout finch going through
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In to Kill a Mocking Bird Tom Robinson is accused of a crime he did not commit. Appointed to defend Tom in court Atticus is uses all of his abilities and tries to convince the court to vote Tom innocent. Attempting to convince that Tom is innocent not raping Mayella he uses ethical‚ logical‚ and emotional appeal to protect him in Atticus’s closing argument. As Atticus is defending Tom he uses ethical appeal to bring out their reasoning of right and wrong. When defending Tom he listens to what
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The Mockingbird When Scout and Jem receive airguns for Christmas‚ Atticus tells them that although he would prefer that they practice their shooting with tin cans‚ if they must shoot at living things‚ they must never shoot at mockingbirds. Atticus explains that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Clearly‚ this is the title scene‚ but the theme continues throughout the book. Miss Maudie explains why Atticus is correct - mockingbirds never do anyone any harm‚ and are not pests in any way. All they
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