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    friend‚ Charles Baker Harris (everyone calls him Dill) who comes to visit during the summers. The 3 children spend most of their time sneaking around the house of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley‚ whose said to be crazy . Early on in the story Atticus Finch‚ father to Jem and Scout‚ agrees to defend an African-American man‚ Tom Robinson. Tom is being prosecuted on behalf of fraudulent rape charges‚ and has to stand before a jury of his "peers" who unjustly denounce him guilty before the court. Take

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    when people have strong bodies and hearts. Others would say it is when people tell the truth directly instead of avoiding it. In this novel‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mrs. Dubose ‚ and Boo Radley are similar in their courageous attitudes by taking multiple risks to stand up for innocent people while they are different in how they demonstrate their courage ; Atticus Finch announces his courage when he stands for what he believes

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    father is a man who teaches their child right from wrong‚ and also teaches them with morals and respect. Thesis statement – Father figures Atticus Finch from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ and Baptista from the play The Taming Of The Shrew written by William Shakespeare will each show the audience the relationships with their children. Atticus Finch’s relationship with his children is more open‚ equal and loving unlike Baptista’s relationship with his children which is more biased

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    In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch can be seen as a good father for the different lessons he teaches his children. Atticus teaches his children to keep an open mind‚ he makes sure that his children are informed on what is going on in Maycomb county‚ he also teaches the importance of not being prejudiced towards anybody‚ and Atticus gives his children respect‚ which is rare for parents during the 1930s. One of the main reasons that Atticus can be seen as a good father is that he

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    A Divergent View Similar to walking around in someone else’s shoes‚ this is what changes Jem and Scout’s viewpoint of understanding. In this simile‚ Atticus tries to teach an important lesson about truly accepting one’s situation to alter Jem and Scout’s outlook with people. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird reveals that a change of perspective can lead to a different way of understanding through a similar metaphor‚ idiom‚ and the plot twist of finding out that Boo Radley is not akin to Jem’s absurd

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    See More About atticus to kill a mockingbird harper lee women writers banned books Ads French Immersion TV french.yabla.com Video Online. Not for Beginners. Very addictive. Extremely effective Cremated Ashes into Glass www.ashesintoglass.co.uk/ Cremation ashes made into glass "Keep the Memory" Atticus (in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee) is one of my favorite father figures in literary history (the character is believed to have been based on author’s father). Atticus is a strong‚ fully

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    I see the character of Atticus Finch as a courageous‚ smart‚ and a great father to Scout and Jem. Atticus had a lot of success as a parent despite the fact that he was a single parent trying to take care of his children on his own. As with any parent though there is always room for improvement. He would give his kids too much freedom. I admire his character and how he handled certain situations. Atticus showed his children that you have to fight for what you believe the example he made was fighting

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Character Notes Jem (Jeremy Atticus Finch) Age 10-13 Appearance "Jem’s soft brown hair and eyes‚ his oval face and snug-fitting ears were our mother’s‚ contrasting oddly with Atticus’s graying black hair and square-cut features" Caring older brother "Don’t you cry‚ now‚ Scout... don’t cry now‚ don’t you worry-" he muttered at me all the way to school." Growing /Maturing "Overnight‚ it seemed‚ Jem had acquired an alien set of values and was trying to impose them on

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    Harper Lee’s novel‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird” takes place during the 1930’s in the fictitious town Maycomb‚ Alabama. Lee portrays the divided society and lasting prejudice of the south through the eyes of the young protagonist‚ Scout Finch. She narrates the story of discrimination with an innocent tone.She witnessed the racism and discrimination going on in the Great-Depression era. The black community is categorized into the bottom of the social hierarchy while the whites are at the top. Blacks were

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    that beat her must lead dominantly with a left hand. With this information‚ Atticus Finch asked Bob Ewell to write his name on an envelope to show the room that he is left handed. He also proved that Tom Robinson couldn’t have beaten Mayella because Tom has a crippled left arm. Left Handed Abuse After the court found out that Bob Ewell is left handed‚ Mayella Ewell was called up to the stand. After telling her story‚ Finch cross-examined and had her tell the courtroom a bit about herself.

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