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    To Kill a Mockingbird Developed Paragraph In “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” Atticus Finch included many themes in his closing speech to the jury. Some of the themes were loneliness‚ racism‚ human nature‚ and equality. The theme loneliness was demonstrated in the speech when Atticus attacked Mayella’s loneliness and blamed her for her child – like decision to accuse Tom Robinson for her unhappiness. “She did something every child has done – she tried to put the evidence of her offence away from her. But

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    Life Lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird Parents support their children through influencing how they mature and ultimately become their child’s role model. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch grow up and begin to understand the world in a more adult point of view. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ assists them to see the world for what it truly is. Thus‚ he aids his children by teaching them important life lessons throughout the novel. Atticus tries

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    Text Analysis To Kill a Mockingbird The title of the extract I am going to analyze is entitled «To Kill a Mockingbird» written by Harper Lee. The novel was published in 1960.The book is mainly based on the author’s recollections of her own childhood. This book is a magnificent‚ powerful novel in which the author paints a true and lively picture of a quiet Southern town in Alabama rocked by a young girl’s accusation of criminal assault. The plot runs as follows. Mayella Ewell was old Bob Swell’s

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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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    The Similarities of Till and Robinson In Harper Lee’s story of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Scout tells of her real life happenings. Scout tells a story of a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who people accuse of raping Mayella Ewell. Not only Tom receives accusations‚ but another case reveals that Emmett Till continues touching a woman’s hand and saying provocative things to her. The people accuse Tom and Emmett of similar things and the jury proclaims them guilty as a result of them possessing black features

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    In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ has a particularly innate personality. Scout always does what she is told‚ unless she is with her brother Jem. When they are together she does whatever comes naturally to her. Scout is especially good‚ unusually intelligent‚ and remarkably unselfish. Scout has good intentions when planning her actions‚ most of the time. The one exception was when she acted profanely towards poor little Walter Cunningham

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    A Maturing Relationship Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ about Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill growing up in Maycomb County and their fascination and thoughts about Arthur (Boo) Radley is very exciting and interesting. The children’s personalities change drastically throughout the story as well as their views of Boo. Growing up is the process of shifting from a child to a young adult. Watching their views grow and their minds expand made the book appealing and fascinating. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill

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    Epilogue for “To Kill a Mockingbird” It was cool and breezy November morning in Maycomb. The last of the leafs had just fallen off of the trees. The year was 1951. There was a large crowd around the old oak tree in the cemetery‚ looking down at the casket. The casket belonged to Atticus Finch. Atticus was the greatest father anyone could ask for. Jem was standing at the head of the casket with his expecting wife Lisa. He put his warm and soft hand on the casket and looked at the sky. He suddenly

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    Laura Persichetti December 15‚ 2003 Dr. Marlene Fleming Writing 1 Comparison of the novel to the movie: To Kill a Mocking Bird. There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is formatted into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” For starters there are some significant main ideas missing from the movie. There are a few missing scenes

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    Jessi Machnik Ms.Madding English 9 Honors-1 15 February 2013 The Sins of Mayella Ewell “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). It’s a sin because all mockingbirds do is sing and bring joy to the world. All Tom Robinson tried to do was help Mayella Ewell and bring a little joy to her life and she accused him of rape. Harper Lee’s novel tells the story of two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ as they come-of-age in Depression-era

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