Laura Persichetti December 15‚ 2003 Dr. Marlene Fleming Writing 1 Comparison of the novel to the movie: To Kill a Mocking Bird. There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is formatted into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” For starters there are some significant main ideas missing from the movie. There are a few missing scenes
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee suggests that Scout’s innocence is somewhat tarnished throughout the novel. (Par. 4) After the incident with Bob Ewell during the Halloween play‚ all characters are faced with moral dilemma. At first‚ Atticus starts talking about Jem’s court case‚ as he believes that Jem is responsible for the murder of Mr. Ewell. Tate thinks that would be ridiculous‚ creating a story about Ewell falling on his knife and impaling himself. It is never formally recognized that
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee shows the characteristics of the Jeremy Finch through his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb
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that volatile time when Harper Lee sets her enduring novel To Kill A Mockingbird. It was a time when political correctness did not exist‚ but instead racial segregation ruled the day. To take her readers back into that time‚ Lee uses suspense to draw her readers in and make them feel as if they are a part of the story. Harper Lee weaves imagery and slowing of time throughout her book to create suspense in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses vivid imagery to create tension as the
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Emily Akins Mrs. Green Freshman Honors 2 24 August 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird Questions Chapter 1: 1a- Pride in ancestry and tradition * “Tired old town”. Page 9 1b- Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different * “Maycomb county had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself”. Page 10 1c: Awareness of difference in social classes. * “Nothing to buy and no money to buy with it”. Page 10os 1d- Narrow span of interest and almost no interest
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The World of Inequality in Maycomb‚ Alabama “ I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin ‚ but by the content of their character‚” said Martin Luther King Jr. MLK was a Civil rights activist. This quote to me means that no matter what color or race you are‚ we are all equal. Now in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird inequalities are seen in the community‚ school‚ and churches. Now the first and best example of inequality
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic book that has never finished what it has to say. To Kill a Mockingbird teaches us about race relations. The US has not solved all of the problems in the book yet. Therefore‚ students should continue studying To Kill a Mockingbird‚ until the problems are solved and its claimed irrelevant. To kill a mockingbird is relevant because of the debate we’re having today if it wasn’t relevant we wouldn’t be talking about it. The irrelevant side are just people with two
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To Kill A Mocking Bird By Harper Lee In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a well respected lawyer named Atticus Finch agrees to defend a black man named Tom Robinson who has been accused of raping a white woman. Despite being scolded by the racist Maycomb community Atticus defends Mr. Robinson because he believes in justice and strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of this crime. This novel depicts what it was like to live in a racist white community in the
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Chapters 1-3 Questions 1. What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb‚ Alabama? Acting responsibly basically means that you have to do the right thing no matter what the situation‚ and you have to be mature and act your age even when you might not like doing so. In the 1930s in Maycomb‚ Alabama if you were a woman‚ for example‚ you would need to stay home and cook the food and clean for the family. You would just always
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Life Lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird Parents support their children through influencing how they mature and ultimately become their child’s role model. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch grow up and begin to understand the world in a more adult point of view. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ assists them to see the world for what it truly is. Thus‚ he aids his children by teaching them important life lessons throughout the novel. Atticus tries
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