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    In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Calpurnia is hidden in the background of the text but plays a highly significant role in most of her appearances. Calpurnia is the Finches’ African American housekeeper and has a strong with both the Finch children‚ which allows her to greatly affect their lives. As an example‚ Calpurnia’s wisdom about life and social status in some capacity has been passed onto Scout during dinner with Walter Cunningham‚ "Hush your mouth! Don’t matter

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    CALPURNIA Calpurnia enters into the story very early on in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and is an integral part in the story. She works for the Finch family as their cook and mother figure. We get a very clear picture of Calpurnia in Chapter One. “She was all angles and bones.” This suggests the maybe she doesn’t have much money to buy food or that she is older. It also shows that she is older because “She had been with us ever since Jem was born‚ and I had felt her tyrannical presence for as long

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    losing hope or becoming cynical. Admires Mrs. Dubose’s courage even while deploring her racism. Scout’s progress as a character in the novel is defined by her gradual development toward understanding Atticus’s lessons‚ culminating when‚ in the final chapters‚ Scout at last sees Boo Radley as a human being 2) The Importance of Moral Education Story charts Scout’s moral education‚ and the theme of how children are educated— at the end of the book‚ Scout even says that she has learned practically everything

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Intro – colouring in by child‚ tearing of bird drawing Atticus Finch – Good Lawyer who accepts hickory nuts for legal work from Mr. Cunningham Strong belief that all should be treated fairly Won’t let his son‚ Jem‚ have a gun Jem: “He won’t let me have a gun…” RE: “Boo” Radley rumours Tells Scout to “leave those poor people alone...” Looking into courtroom “The coloured man looks to me like he’s crying… I wonder what he’s done to cry about” – Dill looking into courtroom “There’s

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    In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the main character‚ and her brother Jem‚ learn many valuable lessons. Scout and Jem learn when someone does the right thing they don’t always get rewarded. She learns this in many different parts of the book‚ and from many different people including her father’s client‚ Tom Robinson. In addition‚ Scout and Jem learn to understand empathy. Empathy means they will be able to understand and comprehend other people’s feelings. This is very important

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    “Traits like… empathy are easily overlooked- but it’s immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.” (Laura Linney) Many characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showed empathy but there was one who showed the most. To Kill A Mockingbird took place in Alabama during the Great Depression. Told by a woman named Scout remembering her childhood. Scout‚ her older brother Jem‚ their father Atticus and the rest of their town were deeply influenced by the world around them. Jem demonstrated

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    In chapter 11‚ of Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem has to go to Mrs. Dubose’s house after school every day to read to her because he destroyed her flowers. The story would be described much differently‚however‚ if it was from the perspective of Mrs. Dubose. All throughout the first part of the book‚ Jem and Scout have to walk past Mrs. Dubose’s house to get home from school everyday. They are ridiculed constantly and‚ for the most part‚ handle it well. That is‚ before Mrs. Dubose crossed

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    The quote that Lee says is “Before I can live with other folks‚ I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” This quote means that in order to like other people you need to know yourself‚ because if you don’t know what makes you happy you won’t know who makes you happy. The first reason everyone needs self confidence is because self confidence helps us succeed or acquire even further progress than when we failed. Without self confidence

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    your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here…” Speaker: Significance: 11. “…Shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Speaker: Significance: 12. “When stalking one’s prey‚ it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing‚ and as sure as eggs he will

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    Age is one of the first things one is judged on when meeting someone. This is for good reason‚ as people’s age indicates many things such as their maturity‚ knowledge and give a good starting point for what to expect from them. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is from the perspective of Scout Finch‚ a 6 year old who learns what it means to grow up. As the story progresses‚ scout learns more about Maycomb‚ the fictional town she lives in‚ and the unique characters in it such as Boo Radley and Scout’s

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