old and Jem was six. 7. Who is Dill? Dill is Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. 9. What courageous act does Jem perform at the end of this chapter? Jem runs up to Boo Radley’s house and touches it with his hand. Since all the children in the neighborhood are afraid of Boo Radley‚ this act is considered "courageous."
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lesson when Atticus first gives Jem and Scout air rifles‚ he reminds them to “shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. Symbolism is used as it links to characters such as Tom Robinson and Boo Radley as the ‘mockingbird’. Metaphorically‚ the author is trying to demonstrate that ‘mockingbirds’ represent the good‚ innocent people who are destroyed by the contradictive side. Tom Robinson would be considered a ‘mockingbird’ because he was an innocent
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As the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ progressed‚ we start to see the significance Harper Lee puts on parenting. Harper Lee shows the importance of teaching your children the right thing through the parenting of Atticus‚ Calpurnia and the Radley Family. Atticus and Calpurnia have always been there for Jem and Scout‚ and have always taught them the respectful and polite actions. Atticus and Calpurnia’s parenting style is to teach young kids the right from wrong. To illustrate‚ Calpurnia said “That
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power of being prejudice. Boo Radley has always been the scary-like human that everyone is scared of‚ for they judge him since Boo is different from everyone else. According to the people of Maycomb‚ Boo Radley “went out at night...and peeped in windows.” The people of Maycomb criticize Boo for not being like everyone else‚ for every time a crime is committed‚ it is blamed on Boo Radley. The townspeople believe Boo Radley is an evil guy; therefore‚ the legends of Boo Radley get passed down to the children
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trial‚ and soon changes her perspective of things. One of the things she looks at differently is Boo Radley. After Boo had given her and Jem small presents in the hole of the oak and he covered her with the blanket when Miss Maudie’s house was on fire‚ Scout realized that Boo wasn’t as bad as the town gossip made him out to be. Her realization was strengthened when she found out that it was Boo Radley who had saved her and Jem from Bob Ewell. Once Scout had escorted him home‚ making
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hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak up. Courage can be a big thing like going up to somebody’s house that you don’t like‚ or are scared of. In the novel‚ many times Jem and Dill wanted to go up to the Radley house‚ Scout didn’t like the idea‚ but went along with it anyways. Jem ran
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nature and design of a boundary/limitation is to restrain someone from going anywhere or doing anything. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem Finch‚ Scout Finch‚ Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ Dill Harris‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Dolphus Raymond all break boundaries. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill break boundaries when they attempt to touch the Radley House: “Jem stood in thought so long that Dill made a mild concession: ‘I won’t say you ran out on a dare an’ I’ll swap you The Gray Ghost it you just go up and touch
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neighbors to Jem and Scout. If you need any information on anybody in Maycomb County; Miss Stephanie will know. Many refer Miss Stephanie to the “town gossip” in the book. Jem and Scout ask Miss Maudie about Boo Radley and the rumors about him
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kinds of people. In the book‚ Scout learns something new about the people of Maycomb in each chapter and realizes that people are more than what they perceive to be by interacting with three main characters in the novel‚ Atticus‚ Mr. Cunningham‚ and Boo Radley. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s interpretation of these characters changed throughout the story. At the beginning of the book‚ Scout’s dad‚ Atticus‚ was not like the fun hunting loving father that the other kids had. Atticus was a fifty
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some of the main characters: Arthur Radley and Atticus Finch. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is considered different from the others. He is not normal according to Maycomb civilians and therefore he is punished socially by a community that is very judgmental and biased. Boo does not act like a normal person and his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors
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