versus reality is a major theme in the novel ’To Kill a Mockingbird’. There are many incorrect perceptions in the town of Maycomb county which include Jem and Scout’s opinion of their father‚ Jem’s judgement of Mrs. Dubose‚ the town’s delusion of Boo Radley and the town’s outlook of the black community. In the introductory segment of the novel‚ Jem and Scout look at their father as an embarrassment and they think his age inhibits the development of their relationships. When Miss Caroline asks Scout
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summer when the children needed a game to play‚ Jem came up with the game of pretending to be the mysterious neighbours‚ the Radleys. “I know what we’re going to play. Something new‚ something different” (Lee 38). His father Atticus‚ would’ve been very mad with the children if they were caught pretending to be
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and objects. He uses a mockingbird as a metaphor of innocence. This innocence represents Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and even “Boo” Radley. Atticus may not have directed this quote towards these people but they are included in it. Scout is seen as a mockingbird to the reader during the Tom Robinson trial‚ Tom Robinson is also seen as a mockingbird during his trial‚ and finally “Boo” Radley is seen as a mockingbird throughout
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modern day‚ it wouldn’t send the same message to readers. The author chose this particular neighborhood because of the Radley House‚ which was necessary to the plot of this story. This particular setting made the book more exciting in the scene where Jem and Scout rolled the tire into the Radley house. If the Finches didn’t live in a location near the Radley house and Boo Radley wasn’t part of the story‚ then this scene would become insignificant and boring to the reader. However‚ because this was
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Scout Finch: A Complex Character in To Kill a Mockingbird Lisa Tran ENG1D1d Mr. Huggett Monday. November. 30/2009 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee contains many interesting characters. One of these is Scout Finch. She is aggressive but also sympathetic and courageous. Scout is quite aggressive. During Christmas time‚ Uncle Jack Finch‚ Aunt Alexandra and Francis Hancock visited Scout and
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Vocabulary: Piety The quality of being religious or reverent. Everyone during this time was very religious Pg. 4 Strictures A restriction on a person or activity. The restriction on people’s everyday actions Pg. 4 Impotent Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless. The people were helpless to their situations Pg. 4 Taciturn (Of a person) Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. The people had little to say in their situations so many people were very taciturn Pg. 5 Ambled
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reveal social and cultural issues. Boo Radley‚ a character who lives in Maycomb‚ fits the supernatural role in Southern Gothic Literature. To fit this role‚ ironic and unusual events should occur involving that person. Boo does a lot of unusual things throughout the story. He lives in an old‚ eerie house which reflects his character‚ “the misery of that house began many years before” (9). Scout and Jem were born after Boo Radley started staying inside‚ and Boo ended up being hidden for years. He
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Both Scout and Jem are afraid of Boo and the Radley house‚ “she ran by the Radley place‚ as fast as [she] could‚ not stopping until [she] reached the safety of [her] front porch” (Lee 13). They are afraid to even go past the Radley house because of rumors they have heard from their other neighbors. Jem and Scout thought as “Boo [as a] half man‚ half monster‚ all terror. [Also they thought he was] six-and-a-half feet tall‚ based
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also highlights Scout’s youthful innocence. Dill: Friend of Scout and Jem Atticus: The proud‚ moral‚ respected father. Tom Robinson: The black man who was accused of raping Mayella but apparently innocent rapist. Arthur "Boo" Radley: The mysterious reclusive neighbor. Mayella Ewell: The daughter of Bob Robert E. Lee “Bob” Ewell: A poor white man Plot The story takes place during three years of the Great Depression in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb‚ Alabama
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correct choice. Heroes will often feel the choice they made is correct. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harber Lee‚ many different characters show lots of heroism. The characters I feel that show the most heroism in the novel are Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is portrayed as heroic in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird because he stands up for himself‚ especially in court. Tom Robinson shows he is a hero during the trial because he shows courage during the trial by
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