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    necessity of morality‚ the importance of family‚ and the overwhelming power of justice. Lee uses Atticus as a great description

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    Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ this quote is proven true when Atticus takes the case of Tom Robinson despite the racist range of the town. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ this quote is proven true when George killed Lennie because he was too much to handle. In both of these texts the characters have to overcome their fears because they want what is right. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is characterized as persistent. Atticus never gives up on trying

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    them by following suggestions from her parental influences Atticus‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Calpurnia. Although she may cause some problems and choses the wrong paths‚ her parental influences‚ puts Scout back on the track to choose right from wrong. Atticus Finch‚ Scout’s father‚ provides a proper influence on Scout’s life by treating her equally‚ provides her with lots of love‚ and provides suggestions about her problems. In the novel‚ Atticus comes off as a laid back middle aged man full of wisdom. Being

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    The novel ‘’To Kill A Mockingbird’’ [TKMB] and the film ‘’The Help’’ explore the ideas of discrimination‚ courage and power. Both texts TKMB and The Help show the main characters Atticus Finch and Skeeter Phelan different personality when they deal with discrimination. Both texts TKMB and The Help explore the ideas of discrimination. In TKMB discrimination is shown when an African-American man is accused of rape and has a unfair trial because the jury chose purely on what society thinks than the

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    time lives the Finch family. They go through several‚ weird‚ tragic events that lead up to the biggest event. Throughout this story there are several prejudice people that go out of their way to insult the Finch family. In this essay I will correlate these events and ways of life to my life and modern day society. First of all‚ right off the bat you notice different ways they speak and act. For example‚” ‘s not any funnier’n yours. Aunt Rachel says your name’s Jeremy Atticus Finch.” (Lee‚7). This

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    stay strong and carry on during a crisis. Scout Finch‚ the protagonist of this novel‚ is able to have mental courage. Throughout the book the reader learns that Scout has a tendency to fight to solve her problems. Her father Atticus knows of Scout’s bad habit‚ so when she tells him that other members of their

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    of the jail‚ to Atticus facing the mad dog. Jem has always looked up to his father like his idol‚ Atticus‚ and wants to be very much like him by folling his footsteps into law. He’’d do anything to impress his father‚ and would rather risk

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    Maycomb Conuty Trial

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    Ewell‚ Tom Robinson has been charged for rape. The court case took place at the Maycomb County Courthouse and enormous crowd of people‚ both white and blacks‚ turned up to observe the trial. The prosecutor was Mr. Gilmer and the defence laywer was Atticus Finch. The case was presided over by Judge Taylor and a hand-picked jury. The result of the trial ended in favors of the plaintiffs‚ the Ewell family. The rape took place on the evening of November 22nd last year‚ near the Maycomb town garbage dump

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    The Maycomb Dayhome The Maycomb Dayhome Freezing Weather Met With Raging Fire Freezing Weather Met With Raging Fire Residents of Maycomb County were warmed up on the cold night of December‚ with a burning house fire. Residents of Maycomb County were warmed up on the cold night of December‚ with a burning house fire. By: Vivian Huynh-Staff Reporter Published on: December 15‚ 1935 By: Vivian Huynh-Staff Reporter Published on: December 15‚ 1935

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    challenge the stereotypes of males. Another example is Atticus‚ a lawyer and the father of the narrator. Lastly‚ Boo Radley‚ a man prejudged by the entire town‚ ends up being the biggest hero in Harper Lee’s book. In summary‚ Jem‚ Atticus‚ and Boo Radley are all people who contribute to the novel’s theme of challenge stereotypes and prejudice. Despite the stereotype is that all boys are unemotional and are supposed to act a certain way‚ Jem Finch is a boy who seems to act more feminine than he does

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