Living in the pages of a classic novel‚ there is a girl named Jean Louise Finch‚ or rather‚ Scout. She is young and untainted by the world’s prejudices‚ and she possesses a mind full of curiosity. Scout wondered about many things. She wondered why Mrs. Dubose is such a mean old hag‚ about why Arthur‚ Boo‚ Radley never leaves his house‚ and why must a girl become a lady? The question that Scout pondered most about‚ however‚ was what it means to kill a mockingbird. The character Scout and the book
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family‚ and they looked down on blacks‚ but back then it was normal‚ but Atticus Finch was the exception in their family‚ he was representing a black man in court‚ by doing this he put his family’s life‚ his life‚ his job‚ his career‚and everything that was important to him. Their cook was a black lady named Calpurnia‚ Atticus thought of her as family‚ but when Aunt Alexandra came to visit‚ she couldn’t believe the way Atticus treated her‚ he
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Colors of Scout Finch Frank Barron‚ a professor in Psychology once said‚ “Never take a person’s dignity: it is worth everything to them‚ and nothing to you.” Scout Finch is a wise‚ young and respectful girl who lives in a little town in Alabama called Maycomb. Scout lives with her older brother Jem Finch and her father Atticus Finch. Scout has a fuse when it comes to her temper‚ so when something sets her off she shows it. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Scout Finch is revealed
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town that faces many challenges. Atticus Finch is a very humble and respectful man who defends Tom Robinson. He has two kids‚ Jean Louise‚ and Jem. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch is a young girl that is very intelligent. She is the daughter of Atticus. Jem Finch is a young boy that matures throughout the novel. He is the son of Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell is
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Go Set a Watchman details the return of Jean Louise Finch to her hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The novel opens with the train ride to the smalltown and Jean Louiseś description of what it meant to go home. She conveys her thoughts on returning and shares what exactly coming home does to her: it morphs her into a different person. She arrives at her destination and is greeted by a familiar face‚ Henry Clinton‚ a boy whom she’s known all of her life. The two share in each other’s embrace and the reader
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Mockingbird‚ the importance of Atticus Finch’s character is to influence the way the community and his children view racism. Atticus tries to change his children’s opinions and actions throughout the story by leading by example and discussing and explaining equal rights and prejudice with them. Likewise‚ he shows the black community that trust and goodness can be found in a white man‚ by defending Tom Robinson to his utmost ability at the trial. Finally‚ Atticus begins‚ through his many efforts
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Language Arts BT1 2012 " I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." What is the type of courage that is being highlighted in the quote above? How is "real courage" shown in the novel? The type of courage highlighted in the quote above is moral courage. "Real courage" is shown through the image of Mrs Dubose‚ a morphine addict who wished to overcome her addiction before she died. Mrs Dubose was a repugnant‚ bedridden
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A Feathered Mind: Maturation of Jean Louise Finch As a child develops‚ there are always significant individuals that help them to mature. Those individuals may be family‚ friends‚ idols‚ and teachers. In the instant bestseller‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee captures the everlasting maturity of Jean Louise Finch and many other characters across the span of her adole. Jean Louise‚ otherwise called Scout‚ started out as an immature and imaginative six year old girl. Over the course of the years
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Spanish and Other Signs of the Times‚" by Jay Nordlinger‚ delivers a message to Native Americans and immigrants who speak many different languages. This message states that in America‚ English must be used as the only common and official language. Jake Jamieson redelivers the same message in his writing “The English-Only Movement‚" Government‚ companies‚ or bosses at construction jobs. As Nordlinger describes‚ America nowadays faces a challenge of keeping English the only official language. Spanish
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a. Why does Bill remember this so vividly? b. Why does Brett compare Vienna to Paris? How does she feel about this? 2. Contrast Mike and Bill. a. What do their choice of conversation topics demonstrate about their characters? Chapter 9-10 3. How does Brett’s revelation about San Sebastian affect Jake? a. Why had she gone? What does this tell you about Brett? b. How does this drive a deeper wedge between Robert and Jake? 4. Describe the scenes on the train. a. How does the “pilgrimage
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