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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To Kill a Mockingbird. In this story‚ Atticus Finch finds inner strength to defend an innocent black man of a horrible crime against a white girl in a small Alabama town filled with racism and prejudice. In the realistic fiction novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ the story shows that people express courage in many different
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of the major symbols in the book‚ comes from its title‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. It is taken from a scene in the book where Atticus Finch gives his children air rifles for Christmas. He tells them that they are free to shoot other birds‚ such as bluejays‚ if they wish‚ “but remember‚” he says‚ “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Their neighbor‚ Miss Maudie‚ co-signs Atticus‚ saying “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but music for us to enjoy... That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 103)
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Mocking Bird by Harper Lee as well as this I have studied an article ‘The Outsider’ by Nikki Barrowclough and the song Black and Blue by The Herd. I have learnt that while parents have authority over their children some of them use this power over their children in a positive way that benefits the children‚ for example Atticus Finch‚ while others abuse their power like Bob Ewell. Harper Lee uses contrast to show the difference between the parenting styles of both these men. The Ewell’s reputation is
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a tendency to be harsh her intentions were good. Once Aunt Alexandria heard about the trail of Tom Robinson she decided to move in with the Finch family. Atticus was grateful for the help but the children were less than excited. Aunt Alexandria is proud‚ determined and conflicted. Atticus and his sister‚ Aunt Alexandria‚ had contrasting personalities. Atticus had taught the children that it does not matter where a person is from‚ it is always expected of them to be kind. However‚ Aunt Alexandria did
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siblings named Jem and Scout who have a friend named Dill who comes every summer. They go on adventures and see a trial that Atticus is working on. There is also a neighborhood “ghost” who is really a nice guy. The main idea of the novel is how people are perceived differently when you first meet them. The first person who is perceived as someone else‚ it is Atticus Finch. He is Scout and Jem’s father and the lawyer for Tom Robinson’s case. He is perceived as an amazing man and he could do anything
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The famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee deals with Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Throughout the novel‚ the juvenile Scout Finch transforms into a more mature young lady. There are numerous conflicts that she becomes involved in‚ such as the trial of Tom Robinson where Tom is wrongfully accused of raping a poor‚ white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell‚ daughter of Bob Ewell‚ is questioned with
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The Hero in Atticus “Heroes represent the best of ourselves‚ respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher‚ anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.”- Ricky Martin. Heroes can be obvious or they can be anonymous extraordinaires. Heroes are all around you and you might never notice it. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch has many characteristics
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