Dill is a very imaginative friend of Scout’s. He is always making up imaginative stories and is fascinated with little things. I believe the reason that Dill is so imaginative is because he is modeled after Harper Lee’s real life friend Truman Capote. Truman Capote was also an imaginative person that played a large influence on much of Lee’s life. I believe that he is fascinated with Boo because of his childlike intuition. It also adds excitement to their lives and something to do each day. Since
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upper class person. As Regina is looking at the picture she realizes that when her looks goes away and if she does not get the money from the mill she will have nothing left. Regina also wants the money not only for her but also for her daughter Alexandra because Regina wants her daughter to be an upper class person for when her looks goes away. During the movie Oscar and Leo Hubbard make a plan to steal bonds from Horace’s safety deposit box. Leo works at the bank that has Horace’s safety deposit
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When Aunt Alexandra moved in with the finches‚ "[She] fitted into… Maycomb like a hand into a glove‚ but never into the world of Jem and [Scout]" (Lee 216 Chpt. 13). Alexandra is the epitome of the south. She has hatred towards African-Americans‚ and she believes that girls should learn to cook and clean and never run around and play with her friends. As for Jem and Scout‚ they believe that girls can have fun and roughhouse‚ and think that African-Americans are equal to white people such as themselves
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marrying Horace’s daughter‚ Alexandra and Oscar’s son‚ Leo. Refused‚ Leo steals Horace’s money from his bank account. He comes to know this‚ so he tries to change his will in favor of Alexandra. To make it worse‚ Benjamin and Oscar betray Regina. But while Horace changes that‚ he gets heart attack and Regina leaves him dying. She becomes rich by the heritage and 75% ownership in the cotton mill that is exchanged for shutting up her eyes at Leo’s theft. But her daughter‚ Alexandra drives away her and refuse
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Race related incidents are very prominent in To Kill a Mockingbird. Countless colored individuals are tormented throughout the book‚ even when many of the white characters say that America is a place without persecution. Through this constant racism however Scout‚ the main character‚ learns many lessons about sympathy and innocence. The people of Maycomb are involved in constant judgment based on the color of skin rather than the content of character. A perfect example of an act of racism in the
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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 her one tablespoon of the evil brew in a cupful of milk. Alexandra tells Atticus not to make comments like the one he just made about Mr. Underwood in
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her loneliness somewhat. With Atticus at a special session of the state legislature‚ Calpurnia takes the children to church with her. Upon their return from church‚ they find Aunt Alexandra waiting on the porch for them. She announces that at Atticus’ request‚ she’s coming to live with them for "a while." Aunt Alexandra goes to great pains to educate the children in the importance of the Finch breeding; going so far as to have Atticus deliver an uncharacteristic speech — a speech he ultimately recants
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In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ she reveals to her audience that prejudice‚ is a destructive force in any society. During the time that Mockingbird was written‚ racism was acceptable. Racism is a key theme in her book. Not only those who were black‚ but also those who affiliated with blacks‚ were considered inferior. Atticus‚ a lawyer‚ who defended blacks in court‚ was mocked. An example of this is when Mrs. Dubose told the children "Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash
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wealthy. Walter and Scout became friends so‚ Scout invited him to dinner a few times before Aunt Alexandra tells Scout not to invite him anymore. Aunt Alexandra exclaims “‘I’ll tell you why‚ because he is trash‚ that’s why you can’t play with him. I’ll not have you around him picking up his habits and learning Lord knows what. You’re enough of a problem to your father as it is’” (225). Aunt Alexandra believed that if Scout was around Walter she would become what Walter is‚ which in Aunt Alexandra’s
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In the book so far we have been faced with a new character whose name is Aunt Alexandra. She is Atticus’s sister and a strong believer to the rules of womenship. She was brought to Maycomb to be a kind of mother figure. The thing is I don’t get that. Calipernia is at least three times as beter of a mother than Aunt Alexandra. Now I will tell you why. I will start with Calpernia first. She is twice as hard on Scout and Jem if they do something wrong than an actual mother. She has a good moral and
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