starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win‚ but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives in Maycomb‚ she starts cursing
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created first impressions of the character Aunt Alexandra in the written text To Kill a Mockingbird to deceive or surprise us‚ as the readers. Our first Impression of Aunt Alexandra is that she is stern‚ austere and rather sanctimonious. She has a strong commitment to propriety and tradition which often leads to a clash of personality with Scout. This is illustrated when Aunt Alexandra comes to live in Maycomb with Atticus and the children. It is not until the story progresses further that we see her
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lost and have no respect towards people. In To Kill a Mocking Bird Harber Lee expresses the importance of growing up by having Atticus give scout and Jim life lessons throughout the book. Throughout the book Atticus teaches his kids courage and prepares them for adulthood with lessons about how to be responsible. Sometimes when someone has a lot on their plate overcoming it and fighting back is the best opportunity to becoming mature and growing up. Atticus gives an example when he says “It’s when you
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Janice Weber------ Per.2 There are often differences in two different versions of something. This could be frequently realized when a book is made into a movie. The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird “written By Harper Lee was made into a film widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made‚ directed by Robert Mulligan. Some scenes that were not in the book were added to the film and some scenes from the book remained omitted from the movie. I noticed three major Differences from the book to the
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more of one than the other. Most people are neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters surprised readers by starting off bad and ending good and overall‚ in a shade of gray. One character that falls into the shade of gray is Aunt Alexandra. The first time she appears in the book‚ it is discovered that even she‚ Atticus’ sister‚ doesn’t want him defending Tom Robinson because it’s bad for the Finches’ reputation. All she seems to care
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“In literature‚ evil often triumphs‚ but never conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay | March 9 2011 | “As the novel progresses‚ Jem’s relationship with Scout changes as he grows up and forges new relationships. He is also older so he understands more. Write an essay confirming that.” Like branch to tree‚ like sand to sea‚ their bond is unbroken. They witness each other’s triumphs and failures; they share each other’s memories and sorrows‚ they have their inside jokes‚ and have their secrets __ secrets that are deeply kept within their
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next morning‚ no one except Jem has much appetite. Atticus says he’s glad the kids came along‚ though Aunt Alexandra sniffs that Mr. Underwood would have made sure nothing too bad happened. Atticus comments that Mr. Underwood is a strange man—he "despises Negroes" (16.5)‚ yet he acted to protect Atticus and Tom Robinson. Scout wants coffee‚ but Calpurnia will only give her one tablespoon of the evil brew in a cupful of milk. Alexandra tells Atticus not to make comments like the one he just made about
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"Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by
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Lilliana Soza April 21‚ 2011 Mrs. Howe Honors English 1 Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird I. Introduction A. Do you believe that once race of people is superior to the other? B. African Americans are victims to more hate crimes C. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Haper Lee expresses racism. Three main forms of racism she used in the book are discrimination‚ prejudices against outsiders‚ and stereotypes‚ sadly these forms still happen in our society today. II. Background/ Narration
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