Atticus is considerate and wise. He is considerate for three reasons; the first is because he always makes sure his kids are safe. When Uncle Jack gave the kids their air- rifles‚ Atticus would not teach them how to use it. When the rabid dog was on their street‚ Atticus made sure his kids were safe‚ and he killed the dog to keep everyone safe. Another reason he is considerate is because he makes sure his kids grow up having manners. When Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to come read to her‚ Atticus made him
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a story which includes racism but is a emotional life changing book at the same time. Along the story‚ we discover‚ with our narrator scout‚ what atticus‚ who is a lawyer and the father of scout‚ is going through and how he and his children are facing many threats to stop what he is doing- protecting a black man who is accused of rape that goes by the name of Tom Robinson. Most readers would suspect that he would give up his ground and surrender to the town‚
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Bob and Atticus both live in the same town in Southern Alabama‚ which is a physical similarity.They both become involved in the same court case (the trial of Tom Robinson)‚ and both play an important part in the scenes in the courtroom‚ on opposing sides however. The similarities between the two men are largely superficial‚ and the differences are in connection with their actions and their personalities. Both of the men suffer due to the effects of the depression that hit America in 1929; meaning
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8 – 23 MERRILL FINCH INC. RISK AND RETURN a. (1) Why is T-bill’s return independent of the state of the economy? Do T-bill’s promise a completely risk-free return? Explain (2) Why are High Tech’s returns expected to move with the economy‚ whereas‚ Collections’ are expected to move counter to the economy? 1. The 5.5% T-bill return does not depend on the state of the economy because the Treasury must redeem the bills at par regardless of the state of the economy; therefore‚ T-bills are
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Atticus showed Scout and the reader to have empathy by understand other people’s point of view. Those things were shown well by the Movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus and Scout were talking about her the day of school and Scout complained of her “dumb” teacher trying to give a Cunningham money‚ and Atticus responded to that by‚“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around
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Compare and Contrast essay Atticus and Alexandra are very interesting characters. They inspire us greatly‚ mainly Atticus as he is a big role in the story. Alexandra‚ however‚ is a pretty important part to the story‚ as Atticus’s sister. They both have many similarities‚ giving that they’re brother and sister‚ but they mostly have differences between them. Atticus has many people people that look up to him‚ Alexandra not so much. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ there are two specific
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with courteous detachment.” (pg 4). The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” takes place in Alabama in a small town called Maycomb. The story is in a girl named (Scout)Jean Lewis’s point of view. Atticus is a good parent because he is protective‚ not racist‚ and does what is best for his children. One example of why Atticus is a good parent is that he is protective because he would shoot a dog that was acting mad to protect them‚ even though he doesn’t like to shoot a gun thinking that he has an unfair advantage
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Atticus is criticized openly in the society where the book takes place (Maycomb) because of his understandings. Atticus had made the connection that Mayella could have been beaten by her father instead of being beaten by Tom. He made this connection by saying that Mayella was hit on her right eye and it would make more sense for the person the person who attacked her was left handed. This shows that Mayella’s dad could have beat her because he is left handed and Tom is right handed. “The right side
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Dramatic Literacy Devices Allegory A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning. Allegory often takes the form of a story in which the characters represent moral qualities. The most famous example in English is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress‚ in which the name of the central character‚ Pilgrim‚ epitomizes the book’s allegorical nature. Kay Boyle’s story "Astronomer’s Wife" and Christina Rossetti’s poem "Up-Hill" both contain allegorical elements. Catastrophe The
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is about a nine year old girl named Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father Atticus‚who is a lawyer. Atticus is given a very controversial case where he has to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman. TKAM reflects its time period in many different ways. First‚ it shows Mr. Cunningham paying Atticus with hickory nuts and other vegetables. On page 21 Scout says to Atticus “why does he pay you like that?” Atticus the replies with “Because that’s the only way he can pay me. He has no money
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