Legal System. This relates to the novel that will be discussing called To Kill a Mockingbird which is written by Harper Lee. The theme of this novel is everything is not as it seems which is conveyed by three plot events: Tom Robinson and his trial‚ Boo Radley saving two of the main characters‚ and the near death of Scout and Jem Finch after the trial. These three examples will support the fact that everything in the world is viewed differently by different people. The first main way the author conveys
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up to Atticus as a role model. Scout Finch‚ Jem’s younger sister is a very curious and intellectual “tom boy” she is eager to meet Boo Radley a mysterious neighbor of
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symbolizes two people: Arthur "Boo" Radley and Tom Robinson. Both are discriminated against in Maycomb‚ when they are‚ in fact‚ gentle and kind people. People referred to Boo as "a malevolent phantom" and that "any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work."(p.11) This hatred began as fear because the Radleys were people who kept to themselves‚ and this act was "a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb"(p.13) In the end of the story‚ our opinion of Boo is changed completely as Scout
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ memorable characters including Atticus Finch‚ Scout‚ and Jem‚ explore civil rights and racism in the southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of a six-year-old‚ Scout Finch explores her father’s trial and Boo Radley‚ a mysterious neighbor‚ who saves Scout and her brother from being killed. Her father‚ an attorney‚ gave all of what he has to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape. True courage goes far beyond the physical act; it shows
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What makes “To Kill a Mockingbird” such an appropriate title? The mockingbird is seen as the most significant symbol in the book as it is continually repeated through literal and metaphorical means. This poignant motif runs through the entire book as it foreshadows the events which occurs in the latter part of the book. It seems very fitting because of the unnecessary destruction of innocence by the antagonists of the book. The first reference to mockingbirds aside from the title of the novel
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - To Kill A Mockingbird * Chapters 1-3: 1. Identify Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise (Scout) Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Maycomb‚ Calpurnia‚ Charles Baker (Dill) Harris‚ The Radley Place‚ Stephanie Crawford‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley‚ Miss Caroline Fisher‚ Walter Cunningham‚ and Burris Ewell. -Scout- Scout is the Narrator of the story. In the beginning she is going into the first grade‚ though‚ for her age she is extremely smart. Throughout
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Injustice Injustice is a problem in which everyone faces‚ unfortunately this cruelty cannot be ignored. In this novel‚ titled " To Kill A Mockingbird "‚ there are three characters who suffer the most injustice. They are Atticus‚ Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Atticus‚ is a man of great wisdom‚ he suffers from the fact that he had committed to taking on a difficult Negro case. He was constantly persecuted for this decision‚ which made him work even harder at winning the case. Even though his family
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Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. Once‚ during Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout’s investigation of Boo Radley‚ or Mr. Arthur Radley‚ another time‚ during the whole jury’s verdict against clearly innocent Tom Robinson‚ and yet again‚ in the illusion that Dolphus Raymond is always drunk and that is why he is in the situation that he is in. An example of when one looks closely‚ and goes past the shell of illusion and sees reality is in Boo Radley’s case. Jem and Scout think that he is crazy or extremely evil‚ because
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hands of injustice. Boo Radley is a harmless man who was always accused of crimes he did not commit by almost every person in Maycomb. The man had allegedly stabbed his father with a pair of scissors‚ went to jail‚ and ate cats with his bare hands. In reality‚ Boo was just a recluse who
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the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square.” [Page 6] [Paragraph 2] B. Hint of Conflict “Mrs. Radley ran screaming into the street that Arthur was killing them all” [Page 13] [Paragraph 5] C. Point of View “I did not miss her‚ but I think Jem did.” [Page 7] [Paragraph 2] 2. Find a sentence which reveals the following: A. Racial Intolerance “A Negro would not pass the Radley place at night‚ he would cut across to the sidewalk opposite and whistle while he walked” [Page 11] [Paragraph
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