using direct and indirect characterization. These characters help bring the novel to life through their words and actions. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Atticus Finch demonstrates the themes displayed in the novel through his courageous determination and unprejudiced kindness. Atticus Finch shows courageous determination by being willing enough to fight for Tom Robinson‚ even though his chances of winning are slim‚ demonstrating that determination and courage can carry
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child’s point of view‚ a girl name Jean Louise Finch that goes by the nickname Scout. Atticus Finch‚ her father‚ is the lawyer defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of a crime. This story takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama around the 1930’s. Atticus Finch does not care about age‚ appearance‚ or even skin color. He is not afraid to be himself and he is the same inside the house as he is on the streets. As the story progresses‚ Atticus presents himself as kind‚ wise‚ and calm. All the
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which can make him cave in‚ and do things he is not proud of‚ leading him to his fate. “Courage without conscience is a wild beast” by Robert Green Ingersoll‚ describes that doing things without your conscience could get you harmed in the process. Pi demonstrates in the novel the necessary skills needed for survival‚ which were bestowed upon him as he listened to his conscience. Pi’s conscience prevented him from experiencing‚ or engaging in savagery‚ guiding him to make decisions‚ and made him do
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anything to against the conscience‚ even if the state demands it." This quote is from Albert Einstein. In this quote‚ Albert Einstein tells us what a normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings. "The
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Conscience is the voice viewed as a guide to the rightness and wrongness in one character and behavior‚ and in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the brother of the narrator‚ Jem‚ changes throughout the story and realizes that the conscience of plenty of the residents in Maycomb is disturbing and wrong. When Atticus said “…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” (105). Jem represented the theme
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Powerful Conscience In the play Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ the idea developed is that in life‚ one’s conscience plays an important role in their decisions and actions‚ and it is the past and present events which directly affect the behaviour of this conscience‚ sometimes in a negative way. In Macbeth‚ Shakespeare use sleep‚ darkness and blood imagery to demonstrate the role that conscience plays in affecting Macbeth’s decisions‚ which consequently leads to negative effects‚ as well
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Nietzsche: The Conscience In his second essay of the Geneaology of Morals‚ Nietzsche attempts to identify and explain the origin of the conscience. He does not adopt the view of the conscience that is accepted by the “English Psychologists”‚ such as Bentham‚ J. Mill‚ J.S. Mill and Hume‚ as the result of an innate moral feeling. Rather‚ it is his belief that the moral content of our conscience is formed during childhood under the influence of society. Nietzsche defines the conscience as an introspective
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raping a white female. The Finch family has to deal with the abuse for the society. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and loyal father‚ has the ability to see past the ill in people and teaches his children the same qualities and also provides his children with an education and allows them to develop their own personalities by giving them more freedom than the average child. Atticus Finch shows his love for Jem and Scout‚ his children‚ by providing them with an education. Atticus teaches his children to
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The Impressive Characteristics of Jem Finch In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch is an interesting character. Throughout the book he displays several qualities which make him an interesting character. These qualities include curiosity‚ confidence and sensitivity. Jem is also a very thoughtful young boy. Throughout this novel Jem Finch shows us many of his emotions. Jem Finch is a very curious young man. During the story Jem is always wondering about one of his neighbors‚ Boo
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Atticus Finch is a skilled lawyer who defends an innocent black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who was charged with the rape of a white girl. This was a controversial case in the history of Maycomb and Atticus was a brave man to have taken the task of defending Tom. Atticus is courageous and stands up for what he believes in. He is a compassionate man who is very morally conscious and believes in equality. He hates unfair advantages and‚ in particular‚ the unfair advantage that white people have over Negroes
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