Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly like her. Scout also understands that there’s life outside hers. Scout is a young girl living during the Great Depression. As any child‚ she is shaped and affected
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virtue for people to emulate in real life. Some believe that courage is when people have strong bodies and hearts. Others would say it is when people tell the truth directly instead of avoiding it. In this novel‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mrs. Dubose ‚ and Boo Radley are similar in their courageous attitudes by taking multiple risks to stand up for innocent people while they are different in how they demonstrate their courage ; Atticus Finch announces his courage when he stands for what he believes
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the common and controversial acts of the Great Depression to 9 year old Jean‚ very mature in her perception of discrimination and progressing faster than most kids. So‚ what made Scout become levelheaded so fast? Her interactions with Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ Mrs. Henrietta Dubose‚ and Tom Robinson‚ among other characters‚ influence Scout and bring upon her crucial maturing through acts related to discrimination and prejudice.
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Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚and Atticus Finch‚ are all examples of good people because they stand up and help others instead of walking on by. Tom Robinson shows he is a good and moral person in many ways. He is accused of a crime‚ that he did not commit. In fact‚ Tom Robinson is very hard-working and kind. Mayella‚ the daughter of a nasty and ruthless man‚ Bob Ewell‚ asks Tom continuously to help her
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• Calpurnia’s act of courage shows when she takes Jem and Scout to First Purchase African M.E. Church. In my point of view I think Calpurnia did a courageous act because not knowing what could happen to Jem and Scout she still took the risk of taking them. Once they got there a member from First Purchase African M.E. Church named Lula disliked them because they were white “Lula stopped‚ but she said‚ ‘You ain’ t got no business bringin’ white chillun here – they got their church we got our’n.’’(119)
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ loss of innocence is seen specifically with the characters of Jem Finch and Boo Radley. For Jem‚ who has watched his father try cases for many years‚ he believes that in court‚ justice prevails. He believes completely that Tom Robinson will be found innocent because Atticus has been able to provide reasonable doubt: Tom could not have beaten Mayella because he has no use of his left arm. However‚ justice is not served in the court trial: prejudice and bigotry
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lawyer who defended a young black man named Tom Robinson who was accused of raping a young white girl named Mayella Ewell. The novel is also about the relationship between Scout‚ Jem who is Scout’s brother‚ and their friend‚ Dill. They believe that Boo Radley‚ a neighbor boy who never comes outside to play‚ is insane. The title of the story is symbolic of the goodness of a mockingbird that never hurts anyone but can get hurt by the cruelty of others. In the novel‚ there are innocent people
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on Arthur Radley (Boo)‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Tom Robinson. Firstly‚ a main character that is badly affected by the prejudice of Maycomb is Boo Radley‚ who we are introduced to at the beginning of the novel. The whole town of Maycomb considers Boo Radley to be a monster because of a certain incident. “ According to Miss Stephanie‚ Boo was sitting in the living-room cutting some items from the Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook. His father entered the room. As Mr Radley passed by
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mysterious character Nathan Radley as a minor character has a great impact on the story‚ throughout the book Nathan is showed cruel and unfriendly which sets a background about his family‚ especially about Arthur. He is even more hurtful to young children such as Jem‚ Scout and Dill. It is unclear whether he is Boo’s jailor or a protector. First‚ Nathan cruelly cuts off an important element of Boo’s relationship with Jem and Scout when he plugs up the knothole in which Boo leaves presents for the
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before Robinson’s trial began‚ everyone believed that he would be found guilty. At the end of Robinson’s trial he is found guilty. Another issue throughout the novel is many of the citizens of Maycomb are prejudice against others in the town‚ such as Boo Radley. A statement one may conclude after reading To Kill a Mockingbird is that racism and prejudice are comparable to habits. Racism‚ prejudice‚ and habits may be acquired by watching and listening one’s family‚ as well as others one interacts with‚
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