is a character who does not act how a typical boy is supposed to‚ challenge the stereotypes of males. Another example is Atticus‚ a lawyer and the father of the narrator. Lastly‚ Boo Radley‚ a man prejudged by the entire town‚ ends up being the biggest hero in Harper Lee’s book. In summary‚ Jem‚ Atticus‚ and Boo Radley are all people who contribute to the novel’s theme of challenge stereotypes and prejudice. Despite the stereotype is that all boys are unemotional and are supposed to act a certain
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TITLE: To Kill a Mocking Bird AUTHOR: Harper Lee TYPE OF BOOK: Novel‚ Fiction‚ Social Drama The MAIN CHARACTER of the story is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. She often comments about how she didn’t understand something when she was younger‚ but now‚ having grown up‚ she does. From being sensitive‚ she became so senile. Scout is considered smart for her age‚ and loves to read. She remains naive and idealistic‚ despite an increased
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The knot-hole is symbolic in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ because it represents how Boo Radley‚ Jem‚ and Scout communicated. Boo Radley would place things in the hole for the kids to find‚ and the children would be pleased to find them. Jem and Scout also wrote back to Boo and thanked him for everything he had left. “We appreciate the- no‚ we appreciate everything which you have put into the tree for us” (Lee 82). Although Jem and Scout didn’t know who was doing this they felt as if they had
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To Kill a Mockingbird and The Help Essay Question Follow the template below to draft your ROUGH draft response to this question: Is Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan OR Aibileen like the outsider character of Boo Radley or is she more like the defender of justice character of Atticus Finch? Tip: you may NOT use “I think” or “I agree/disagree” in your writing. Introduction: Hook Background of novel and movie Thesis statement Black is black and white is white‚ usually the colors don’t mix
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readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence which illustrates the following idea/attitude: pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different The Radleys kept to themselves and kept their shutters and doors closed on Sundays. 1. Chapter one introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence which illustrates
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English 10-1 To Kill a Mockingbird: Study Guide Antagonist: The main antagonist in this novel is Bob Ewell‚ he represents the darkness and evil in the town of Maycomb‚ and causes the death of an innocent man. After this‚ he tries to find and hurt Scout and Jem as he is too cowardly to attack Atticus directly. His character is essentially a direct contrast to Atticus’s character‚ mean and evil‚ the epitome of the darkness in Racism. The character Bob Ewell stands in opposition to Atticus primarily
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situations who are innocent‚ such as Jem and Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Arthur “Boo” Radley. The story takes place in a small town called Maycomb‚ in Alabama. There are two kids who go by the names Jem and Scout. Scout is the narrator of the story‚ and Jem is her older brother. They’re young‚ and still very innocent. Tom Robinson is a black man who has a loving family. He was accused of a crime that he did not commit. Arthur Radley‚ Boo‚ is a man who is looked after by his older brother after his dad died
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was seen as less than those who were white. Boo Radley was never charged with a crime‚ nor was he killed‚ but he was treated as an outsider. He was locked away in his house by his father for fifteen years for no real reason. Boo Radley’s father‚ many years later‚ filled a tree’s knothole with cement to prohibit Boo from putting objects inside for Jem and Scout to discover. Acts such as these‚ though they hold no criminal cognizance‚ caused Boo Radley to be treated as a prisoner inside his own home
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which is basically protecting a mockingbird from death. Some of the characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird show courage by acting as the protectors of the mockingbirds‚ or the innocent people. Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ Atticus‚ and Boo Radley all portray courage in some way in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout shows courage when she continues to write and read with Atticus even though her teacher told her not to. When Scout was in school and Miss Caroline discovers
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Jem‚ Scout and Dill view Boo Radley as a monster. Throughout the story their point of views change. At first they view Boo as a monster because they’ve heard stories about how he tried to stab his dad in the leg. Then‚ the characters start finding treats in the tree and that starts to change their point of view. This event changes their point of view because they realize that Boo isn’t who they thought he was‚ they realized he was a human being. “ Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom.” (page
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