female. These trump cards of hers‚ being white‚ poor‚ and female. To begin with‚ Mayella has a specific race. She is white‚ and being white in the 1960’s had countless superiorities. “ The witness swallowed hard. ‘She reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of th’ face … Mr. Ewell yonder hollered through th’ window. ’”. ( Lee‚ Chapter 19 ). In the quote‚ it describes that Mayella Ewell kissed Tom Robinson and somehow Bob Ewell immediately found out. A few might believe that Mayella planned this all along
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In the novel to kill a mockingbird they present Atticus Finch a character who seems Christ like centered. However Maycomb the small town where to kill a mockingbird takes place is racist we will see how Atticus acts upon this. Atticus is a Christ like centered character because he has many similar characteristics to Jesus. This essay talks about three traits; loving‚ compassionate‚ caring. Atticus is a Christ like character because he is loving to his kids‚ Jem and Scout. This is just like Jesus
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Atticus Finch is Jem and Scout’s father. He is full of great morals and values. His wife died when he Scout was 2 and he was 15 years older than the wife. Atticus was a lawyer and studied law at Montogomery. Some of Atticus’s values and morals consist of: Respect‚ racial equality‚ courage and confidence. Respect: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” --Atticus (pg. 30) Atticus is showing
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family in the town of Maycomb. Atticus Finch‚ the father of Scout and Jem Finch‚ is a lawyer. He is given the case of Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white women. Although Atticus knows he will not win this case‚ he does not give up on trying. The Finch Family is essential to Harper Lee’s novel because she uses the characters Atticus‚ Scout‚ and Aunt Alexandra to symbolize traits such as morality‚ innocence‚ and the expectations of a southern women. Atticus Finch
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In the speech of Atticus Finch from To Kill the Mockingbird‚ the rhetorical devices: ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos are used to persuade the jury of the equality of human beings in and out of the courtroom despite ethnic differences to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson. To set the scene‚ Tom Robinson‚ an African American man‚ had been accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewells during the 1930s. The case is difficult to argue due to the amount of prejudice the all white jury held during the Great Depression
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surface and Atticus is usually the character to handle these situations. Atticus handles different situations with different actions and words but all these components come together to form a theme. The theme that Atticus’s character reveals is that making a change doesn’t come without sacrifice and courage. Atticus reveals this theme in many instances. When he is confronted by Bob in Chapter 23 page 291 Atticus lets him curse at him‚ spit at him‚ and threaten to kill him. Atticus “didn’t bat
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is a historical fiction written by Harper Lee. Scout‚ the protagonist and narrator grows into the ability to see events and ideals from the perspective of others as the book goes on. Atticus says and tries to teach Scout that one cannot understand someone unless one considers things from their point of view. Atticus shows this by living a thoughtful and not biased life. For example‚ the way he treats Tom Robinson during his conviction and also the entire black community of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout
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Macbeth Quotes Act I 1. Scene 5 (Line 76) The speaker is Lady Macbeth and she is instructing her husband to put on a façade of kindness upon Duncan arrival but to be stealthy when committing the murder. This is an example of imagery because she uses a metaphor by telling her husband to become a flower and snake. The quote also develops Lady Macbeth manipulative character. 2. Scene 3 (Line 39) This quote is said by Macbeth after his victorious battle and right before he encounters the witches
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a Mockingbird is about Atticus Finch and his values. Discuss whether this is true and how Harper Lee has crafted Atticus as the main character. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird it is true that it has been crafted to be focused around Atticus Finch and his values. Atticus shows many values throughout the book‚ such as justice‚ respect‚ corage‚ equality between white and black people‚ and being a good father for Scout and Jem Finch‚ which comes under responsibility. Atticus is also the moral main
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