by boycotting the busses‚ they were also boycotting segregation. One article says “The protesters were not boycotting g the proximate target of their ire; rather‚ they were boycotting system of oppression‚ segregation‚ prescribed by the State of Alabama and the Montgomery City Council ("The Montgomery Bus" 252). This example suggests that by boycotting the busses they to also helping them self’s. Not only did Rosa Parks help others like her‚ she played a huge role in fighting for equal
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about two young children who grow up in a racist southern town and learn that life is not all fun and games. In the beginning of the book the main characters Scout and Jem spend their days playing together and exploring their hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. They are especially intrigued with their mysterious neighbors‚ the Radley’s. Later on in the novel‚ Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is appointed to defend a black man and the children realize how unfair and prejudice the townspeople of Maycomb really
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about Scout Finch who lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father‚ Atticus‚ in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression‚ but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society.There are multiple themes in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee. However‚ one of the most important is courage. This theme is shown almost by all of the characters
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Harper Lee addresses the inequality to show that anyone‚ anything‚ and anywhere can have unjust tendencies. To Kill a Mockingbird is set back in the 1930s but the problems faced in the book still impact the world today. There have been instances when racial inequality has been present in the world we live in‚ where any ethnicity can be looked upon as not equal to another and a courtroom can serve justice
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Jodi Picoult said‚ “Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult‚ I’ve decided‚ is only a slow sewing shut.” In the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the middle of the Great Depression‚ six-year-old Scout Finch lives with her older brother Jem‚ and her father Atticus who is a lawyer. One year a boy named Dill spends the summer with his aunt. The three children become friends and soon become obsessed with a nearby house. The next year‚ Atticus is appointed by the court to defend a
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Who would be excited to read an angry old woman? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Scout and Jem grow up in a small town in Alabama. Throughout the novel Jem experiences many good and bad things and starts to come of age. One important scene when Jem comes of age is when he has to read to Mrs. Dubose. Jem comes of age through the novel at Mrs. Dubose house through irony‚ conflict‚ and mood. To begin with‚ Jem tells Scout to grow up and ignore what Mrs. Dubose says to them‚ but
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In To Kill a Mockingbird the story takes place in Alabama during the Great Depression and is narrated by a little girl named Jean Louise Finch or better known throughout the book as Scout. Scout‚ Jem( Scout’s brother)‚ and Dill(a friend) spend there time dabbling in acting out different scenarios‚ which eventually leads to their curiosity in Boo Radley‚ the local town shut in. All the while Atticus Finch(Jem and Scout’s father)‚ is taking on the case of an African American man‚ by the name of Tom
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and perspectives‚ other than their own. Coming of age involves recognizing different perspectives. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Jem is an example of a character whose coming-of-age process involves gaining a different perspective. In the 1930s‚ growing up in a small Southern town came with traditional biased toward people of color‚ but Jem saw first hand how color at no time effect oneself’s personality. Jem’s father‚ Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ defended an innocent black man and after losing the
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what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. So how is courage defined in this novel? In To Kill a Mockingbird most of the town‚ Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ shows courage. Courage can be a small thing like saying hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak up. Courage can be a big thing like going up to somebody’s house that you don’t like‚ or are scared of. In
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In a small‚ run-down town in Alabama‚ everyone knows everyone. News travels fast‚ no one has a secret‚ and rumors are spread quite often. Innocent people are looked down upon simply because they are different. These quick judgements are enough to split the town and turn good people against each other. Many of these judgements are made from a background of prejudice which resonates in the town. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ prejudice is demonstrated through racism‚ social status‚ and sexism
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