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    If a person hears endless amounts of birds singing outside‚ there is a good chance the culprit is a mockingbird. Mockingbirds are known to sing continuously throughout the year‚ and most people find their company pleasant. Even though mockingbirds are a territorial animal‚ they don’t want to harm anyone. To most people‚ mockingbirds are viewed as a symbol of innocence. This is because all they do is make music for others to enjoy. The symbol of the mockingbird is used throughout the book‚ To

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    Boo Radley's Fear

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    I predict that the kids will not meet Boo. I predicted this for two reasons the kids fear him and he is locked in his family’s house. First‚ the kids fear him because his actions and physical appearance are frightening. There is evidence of this in the book where Miss Stephanie Crawford said she woke up in the middle of the night. She saw him looking through her window at her with a face like a skull. Also‚ Jem gave an in depth description of Boo with him having a long jagged scar along his face

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    When living in Maycomb‚ you better have a thick skin and the patience of a saint. Maycomb is a small town during the 1930s depression‚ but events thrown at characters tend to spiral them into a struggle in which they must overcome. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee conveys the theme that someone must have the willingness proceed spite of fear‚shows courage through her inspiring use of setting‚ conflicts and events as literary elements. Harper Lee conveys courage and the willingness to proceed

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    The Citizens of Maycomb Was Atticus Finch a leader or a " nigger lover"? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus showed in multiple places how he was a leader and also how he could have been a "nigger lover". For a small town like Maycomb‚ there wasn’t a lot of neighborly friendship going on; between Boo Radley‚ and the mysterious minds of Scout and Jem‚ the town was in circles. The mad dog in the story was a symbol of many different things‚ it was a symbol of the town and

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    Mockingbirds’ Moral Courage Harper Lee once wrote that “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what”. Moral courage means doing the right thing. Anyone can have moral courage‚ no matter who you are. Many authors often use different literary elements to develop themes in their writings. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the literary terms mood and imagery to teach her audience about doing the right thing or

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    Boo Radley's Dichotomy

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    Batman is one of the greatest example of a superhero in comic book and cinematic history. The Dark Knight’s unmatched show of stoic diligence‚ perseverance‚ and courage has earned him a memorable place in the hearts of many. However‚ there are also other‚ less well-known heroes; they are Atticus and Boo of the gothic novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. Atticus Finch is the unwavering moral compass that guides the reader and his children to the path of righteous while Boo Radley is the silent

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    The Man with Many Qualities It is just a very special thing when someone looks up to another. When they have a certain sparkle in their eyes. There are not many people in this world that can trigger this effect. The only person that can truly represent this is Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. He has so many amazing; inspiring qualities it is hard to only describe him in a few. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus’ qualities shine more overcoming and bright. Who would not look up to a person like

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    The ways that To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in the society is that the children describe what they see but think the wrong thing sometimes. Is shown in a child’s point of view because is mostly that the childrens are misunderstanding on most of the things that they don’t understand from adults. To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that two kids name Jem and Scout are trying to figure out who broke Jem’s elbow. One way that To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in society is when

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    Boo Radley Analysis

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    Boo Radley: A Presence Unseen From the first chapter‚ Lee creates mystery with Boo. She doesn’t explicitly introduce him as a main character. She uses the words and actions of others to build interest in Boo and creates a setting for Jem to see him as a human being instead of a “malevolent phantom”. Jem is drawn to Boo’s story‚ which he has heard all of his life. Townsfolk tell stories of Boo coming out at night and peeping through peoples’ windows‚ freezing their azaleas by breathing on them‚

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    In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the character “Boo” Radley is portrayed as an evil and creepy specter of a person who prowls the neighborhood at dusk as if to remain invisible to the outside world around him who would otherwise judge and reticule him. He is thought to be all of these horrible accusations as well as others such as dangerous and prone to violence when in reality he is a mockingbird‚ a symbol of good and innocence . It is not until the end of the novel that Boo’s true character

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