To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper Lee is about the journey of Jean Louise Scout’ Finch‚ an innocent good hearted five year old child with no experiences with the evils of the world. Through out the novel Scout grows and learns as she encounters the world in new light as she grows up during the depression in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the USA. Harper Lee intentionally directs the reader to take the point of view of Scout so they can experience the unbiased perspective of her. Lee manipulates
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story of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and told from the point of view of Scout Finch. The complexity of the twists and turns in the story‚ the unique behavior of the characters‚ and the way the adults are their role models negatively affect the kid’s point of view. The dramatic points and the plot twists in this story. Some very relevant examples of this are when Bob Ewell frames Tom Robinson‚ which led to him getting killed. Another plot twist was Boo Radley arriving to save Scout and Jem‚ which
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to be a mob and becomes a collection of ordinary men. As the mob approach’s Atticus and the jail Atticus instructs the men to lower their voices because Tom Robinson was sleeping. It must have been through respect of Atticus that the men followed Atticus’s order. Though coming to kill a man they mustered the respect to speak quietly as not to wake that very same man. This shows that they have immense respect for Atticus. The way that they are dress also indicate their current state of mind. A group
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remarkable novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ it is believed that the greatest disease is racism. The story was set in the 1930’s in the south. The only person to stand up for equal rights‚ and for a man’s innocence. Just standing up and defending a black man‚ earned him respect from most of his community. The man’s name is Atticus Finch‚ father of two and lawyer of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The one who he was protecting went by the name of Tom Robinson‚ also a father and husband. Atticus was an inspirational
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In the novel ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper lee‚ Atticus Finch is portrayed as a hero by saving people. Atticus is an outstanding father and marvellous role model. Atticus possesses many characteristics displayed‚ which make him an excellent father including his wisdom‚ his overall honesty and his lack of prejudice against others. Atticus is an honest man‚ he is a lawyer and the truth is important to him. This is demonstrated when he takes Tom Robinsons case. Atticus knows that there is no
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Jean Louise "Scout" Finch Scout Finch is a girl who lives with her father‚ Atticus‚ her brother‚ Jem‚ and their black cook‚ Calpurnia‚ in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout sees her town through her little innocent eyes. She is very unique‚ usually confident in herself‚ and always curious about what’s going on around her. Scout‚ a very unique girl‚ was taught many of the things she knew by her father‚ Atticus. Atticus in many cases nurtured her mind‚ conscience
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others before "...climbing into their skin and walking around in it." The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ explores different themes and contains many important messages. One of these lessons is empathy and understanding which is introduced to the main character through Atticus Finch who says "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view". By following Atticus’ advice‚ Scout begins to understand many different characters such as her brother Jem‚ Miss
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object of extreme admiration and devotion‚ idol. I think this definition should also include that a hero should have courage and put others before themselves. In To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch demonstrated true heroic qualities. He was admirable and devoted‚ he was brave and put others before himself in a difficult time. Atticus had to overcome many challenges and take many risks. He was a single parent yet he raised his children to be well behaved‚ polite and open minded. To instill something
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be applied to To Kill a Mockingbird. This book tells a story of the children growing up and their lives changing so we can observe the ascension of them through morality levels and the events that cause or show this. The main characters of this book were Jem and Scout who we first meet with morality levels 0 to 1. It is their experiences which cause them to ultimately arrive at a high level of morality and exhibiting characteristics of level 6. Early in the story Jem and Scout act with a level of
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird depicts Atticus Finch as a good father to his children due to his sense of fairness‚ his teaching‚ and his honesty. Atticus depicts fairness by treating his children and all others with respect and understanding. He teaches his children important life lessons and prepares them for when they go out into the world‚ and he sets a good example by always being honest. To be a good father‚ these are three very important qualities to possess. Atticus Finch’s fairness
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