bird‚ Atticus Finch is a well-respected man yet he is still criticized. As a state representative he is wise‚ intelligent‚ and respectful to all. Atticus is respected yet criticized because people support his actions and courage but don’t like his views towards blacks in the community so people criticize him. Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson who is accused of rape leads to multiple protests and small riots. One night a mob of people goes up to kill Tom; Atticus is there to defend him. Atticus put
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especially emphasized in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel‚ Harper Lee shows us the effects of prejudice on the ideas of the citizens in Maycomb County‚ more specifically social prejudice in some of the main characters: Arthur Radley and Atticus Finch. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is considered different from the others. He is not normal according to Maycomb civilians and therefore he is punished
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According to Atticus Finch‚ “In our courts‚ when it’s a white man’s word against black man’s‚ the white man always wins”(Lee 295). To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about a town called Maycomb that is going through lots of injustices. Scout Finch‚ our main character is growing up dealing with the hardest racial circumstances and is finding what she believes is right. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee explores the theme of racism to demonstrate the importance of breaking social expectations
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and not losing composure can bring good things to their plate. Throughout the book‚ three certain characters show how being the underdog in situations can lead to a huge success: Jeremy Finch‚ Arthur Radley‚ and Atticus Finch. Jeremy Finch is the role model to many adults and to the one and only Jean “Scout” Finch. This young character shows how being smaller than everyone else can lead to the best role models with the biggest hearts. One of the many people Jem has taught to become a better person
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date in which To Kill a Mockingbird is somewhere in the early to middle 1930s. This is in the midst of the Great Depression and is nearly 70 years since the abolishment of slavery. PLOT Atticus Finch‚ along with the help of the Black maid Calpurnia‚ takes care of Scout and Jem‚ Finch’s two children. Atticus is representing Tom Robinson‚ a young Black man that has been accused of raping a young white woman‚ in court. Over the story‚ Scout and Jem gain attention from the small town because their
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girls her age‚ with pink dresses and tea parties‚ she’s a tomboy. To Kill A Mockingbird is based on a true story‚ The Scottsboro Case. Tom Robinson was a black man accused of raping a teenaged white girl. Atticus Finch‚ the defending lawyer‚ has two kids named Scout and Jem. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ is a very smart girl for her age‚ passing most of her grade in everything. Scouts character in To Kill A Mockingbird is outgoing‚ smart‚ and hot-tempered. First off‚ Scout is very smart for her age. In
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An important scene found in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird is a scene concerning Mr. Tate recoiling upon the outcaste‚ Boo Radley‚ and unraveling a new perception of friendship. Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck)‚ his daughter Jean-Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout (played by Mary Badham)‚ and Boo Radley (played by Robert Duvall) all play an important role in the scene. As scout relates what had happened‚ she notices a man in the corner of the bedroom behind the door. She identifies the mysterious
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something that nobody ever had dreamed of before in that time which was to mix the white and the black students together. He also acted as the peacemaker in the school as well as in his residential area. This is similar to the main character of Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer who dreams to see the peace
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residents is honestly more than any child needs in their simple life “Come on Scout” he whispered “Don’t pay any attention to her just hold your head high and act like a gentleman” (Lee 101). With the people of Maycomb threatening to hurt Atticus and others showing up the Finch home‚ it’s brave of Jem and Scout to be able to hold back their frustration as much as they
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The Inequality in Maycomb‚ Alabama In the novel‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ the character Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ is from a mature perspective looking back at her childhood. This novel is considered touching by many‚ and the novel takes place in the summer of nineteen thirty-three. Readers meet the characters Scout Finch and her brother Jem who lived in a fictional town in Alabama called Maycomb. During this time in the south‚ there was a lot of segregation between whites
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