November 12‚ 2012 Summary In chapter 13 aunt Alexandra explains to Atticus that she should stay with them for a while so that the finches have a feminine influence in the house for a while. She associates with the neighbors and begins to learn about the town. She notices that each family is different and each has their own unique characteristics. She tells Atticus that he should teach the children to be proud of being a finch and to learn more about their family lifestyle‚ but in the end‚ scout
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and give a good starting point for what to expect from them. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is from the perspective of Scout Finch‚ a 6 year old who learns what it means to grow up. As the story progresses‚ scout learns more about Maycomb‚ the fictional town she lives in‚ and the unique characters in it such as Boo Radley and Scout’s father‚ Atticus Finch. Atticus is a progressive man‚ teaching Scout and her brother Jem life lessons that could be considered controversial. Due to Scout’s young
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man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell; a white woman. In this paper I will prove how innocence is represented throughout the book. Tom Robinson is innocent. This is supported by Atticus Finch concluding statement. During his interrogatory with the Ewells and Tom Robinson‚ Atticus found the following information and used it in his concluding statement: Tom Robinson has no movement in his left arm‚ Mayella Ewell requested for Tom’s help‚ Tom helped her because he felt bad for her
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matter how hard you try to keep them away from it with your words and protection‚ it is a disease‚ and everyone catches it at some point. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a widower named Atticus Finch with his two children Scout and Jem‚ are in the prime time of segregation‚ the 1930’s. Atticus is a very serious lawyer that is presented with an intense rape case. Scout and Jem are tasked with the process of growing up. The most important messages in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird
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the characters in this story all have a purpose in the story and they all respect others differently. Atticus Finch is one of these characters. Atticus defends an african american in court even though they know that Tom has lost he still goes ahead and tries it anyways because he respects him and the black townspeople. In Atticus’ eyes everybody is equal and should be treated the same way. Atticus has a different part of mind when it comes to others like the lower people in the community are just
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the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Dolphus Raymond is a partial foil to Atticus Finch because of their differing actions when faced with the similar stance upon a highly controversial topic of Black equality. Before Scout learns otherwise‚ she follows the society’s belief that alcoholism has caused Dolphus to follow a so-called evil lifestyle‚ living as an equal to people of color. Dolphus and Atticus both face ridicule from the white people of Maycomb due to their beliefs and treatment
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Maycomb in Southern Alabama during the Great Depression. This book includes many racists and unpleasant comments to racially discriminate‚ and antagonize others. A majority of the folks in Maycomb county are selfish‚ arrogant and bias‚ however Atticus Finch is not one of those people. He is a hard working lawyer and the father of a ten-year-old boy named Jem and a six-year-old daughter named Scout. A black woman named Calpurnia is also considered a part of the family‚ because she
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Chapter 1 1a. A sentence which illustrates pride in ancestry and “tradition is‚ “. . . source of shame. . . we had no recorded ancestors. . . All we had was Simon Finch . . . who lived to an impressive age and died rich.” 1b. A sentence which illustrates pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different is‚ “The Radleys kept to themselves and kept their shutters and doors closed on Sundays.” 1c. A sentence which illustrates awareness of difference in social classes is‚ “The Cunninghams
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Scout finds out that individuals have a responsibility to protect the innocent from other characters in the book. Scout learns from Mr. Arthur Radley “boo”‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Mr. Heck Tate. Arthur was a neighbor to the people of Maycomb who never really came out of his house‚ that and the fact that his dad kept him locked away in there. Atticus is Jem and Scout’s father who took a case in which he knew he would never win but he still thought it was worth a shot. Finally Mr. Heck Tate‚ Heck is the
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In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee is able to successfully develop the characters and portray her purpose for writing the novel. Numerous authors use their characters to achieve the goal of establishing a theme and purpose within their material. They are able to do this by using literary devices to convey what they want the readers to know. This technique is commonly used by authors to relay information and this book features the use of the main character’s perspective‚ irony‚ and metaphors
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