A variety of lessons are taught to Scout and the reader in this award winning novel. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or more commonly known as Scout‚ growing up in 1930s Alabama USA with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. As she faces challenges‚ she is given guidance by many people around her. Her and the reader are taught how to communicate properly with people‚ how respect is given and gotten‚ and finally‚ equality among everything. The majority
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I sit in my home. Watching.Continually watching. Never doing. Never denying the stories they had been told. Ah. Them. Jem and Scout. I realize I shouldn’t‚ however‚ I generally consider them my kids. I watch them so much that I presumably know them superior to anything the greater part of their companions‚ including that kid Dill. The stories that they have found out about me make me impact their life nearly to such an extent‚ if not more than‚ their dad. They are the one thing in my life that has
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Right from the beginning of the story‚ the children innocently try to find out the truth about Boo Radley‚ unaware that they’re bothering him. They soon learn Boo’s true nature‚ through his kind acts of giving them treats and toys‚ to providing them with a blanket during a house fire. Someone who gives to others and doesn’t expect anything back‚ like Boo Radley‚ shouldn’t be made fun of and treated rudely. They realise this and end their childish activities with Boo. Since he treats them with kindness
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Is Atticus Finch static or dynamic? When reading To kill a mockingbird I realized that Atticus is a static character because he already knows what to do or what is going to happen next during difficult situations. In addition to that‚ he acts the same even when it is in different kinds of situations. Miss Maudie clarifies by saying‚ “ Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets. “ chapter 5 p. 52 This quote is explaining how Atticus does not change through his perspectives
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The mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. Like i said‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. People like Boo Radley do things for people and
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Class‚ Gender‚ and Race in To Kill A Mockingbird: Is Mayella Powerful? Power can be defined by many things‚ but usually power means the amount of control a person has over his or her life as well as the life of others. Mayella in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” is considered to be powerful and powerless at the same time. She is considered to be powerful because of her race‚ and powerless because of her gender and class. The place that Mayella comes from is considered a “dump”. They say she lives
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Scout has altered into a new person throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird for numerous reasons. As time went on she became more ladylike after she discovered the importance of manners especially with remaining calm. She then came to a realization that the majority of the time rumors were false‚ overall she learnt not to judge a book by its cover. Not only did she change in those ways but she became more observant of the world‚ and realized that the harshness of mankind is just reality. All these
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“Common sense is not that common.” Voltaire‚ father of the enlightenment‚ said this about human nature. This is also a major theme of To Kill a Mockingbird. Over and over the society of Maycomb looks past the obvious. This is shown through the symbol of the mockingbird‚ Boo’s imprisonment and the juxtaposition of the kids and the society’s views. One way that lack of common sense is put on display is through the symbolism of the Mockingbird. Atticus tells the kids that the mockingbird is a symbol
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James Weiss English 11H-2 March 11‚ 2009 Ms. Walker Ethics: The Keys to Humanity’s Forbearance Morality is not a virtue that many can tolerate without a conscience. It was considered the critical awareness of humanity’s standards of conduct that are accepted as proper. Yet‚ for Scout‚ morality becomes not only a principle‚ but also a necessity in order for her to survive in the prejudiced society of Maycomb County. It is solely the essence of ethics that causes her to frown upon the
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Prejudice and superstition can lead to injustice. A good example of this is basically the whole story of To Kill a Mockingbird. Tom Robinson is prejudiced against because he is black and so even though he didn’t commit the crime he was accused of he was still sentenced for it. Even with the evidence they had supporting that Tom didn’t do it. Boo Radley is a suitable example of appearances not always reflecting reality. This is because all this time he was locked up in his house he was thought
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