she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” The quote by Atticus expresses Atticus’ thoughts about courage. While Atticus believes that all types of courage; physical‚ intellectual‚ and moral; are important‚ he believes that moral courage is the most important of all. Atticus tries to show Jem this‚ and Jem sees that Mrs. Dubose was exceptionally courageous. Atticus doesn’t stand idly by his words‚ he adheres to what he says and acts upon his words. The novel
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Scout Finch 2) Scout is a young and reckless tomboy confused about adulthood. Her curiosity gets her in trouble. She is a good person‚ most of the time‚ but is passive-aggressive and always willing to fight for what’s right. She stands firm in what she believes in. Sometimes her harsh actions teach her new things about herself and others. Such as when she punched Walter Cunningham and Jem invited him to dinner. She learned some people in Maycomb‚ especially at this time‚ have lots of troubles and
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In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the character of Atticus Finch is a …….. character who portrays being a man of wisdom‚ courage‚ and non prejudice as he and his family are exposed to the towns act of racism and criticism. Atticus’s courage is tested for when he accepts the case of Tom Robinson. In Atticus’s response to Scout on the reason you accepted the case was‚ “For a number of reasons. The main one is‚ if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town‚ I couldn’t represent this county
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harm your’s? The way Atticus resolves conflicts is through peace. When Bob Ewell spit in Atticus’ face and he responded peacefully‚ just wishing that he didn’t chew tobacco. His peaceful actions help the people that Bob will be around because he got all his anger out on him‚ and not them. Another example of Atticus encouraging peace is when Atticus told Jem not to respond violently to Ms. Dubose‚
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Is Mayella Ewell powerful? Numerous believe she is not‚ but a few suffice. Many say she is powerful in a few ways. Mayella Ewell is powerful; even though she lives in a dump and is considered poor by others‚ she still has advantages as a white female. These trump cards of hers‚ being white‚ poor‚ and female. To begin with‚ Mayella has a specific race. She is white‚ and being white in the 1960’s had countless superiorities. “ The witness swallowed hard. ‘She reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of
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state of need‚ and social and/or geographic proximity. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ one such character meets all three criteria: Mayella Ewell. She commands the reader’s attention via her prominent role in a controversial court case‚ and is an abused‚ disadvantaged child forced to commit perjury for fear of her alcoholic father‚ Bert Ewell. Through her relatability as a lonely and naive teenage girl‚ Mayella also satisfies the third criterion. Ipso facto‚ she deserves
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Louise “Scout” Finch‚ learns that the majority of people in Maycomb County‚ Alabama have the same beliefs. They believe that black people are inferior‚ dishonest‚ and unimportant in society. Luckily‚ Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ have their father‚ Atticus‚ to look up to as a role model. Atticus does not follow the common stereotypes of Maycomb. He believes all men are created equal. The one moment in the novel that really distinguishes the Finch family’s beliefs from others is when Atticus agrees to represent
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something can have control over life or what you do. Mayella Ewell is a 19 year old girl in Maycomb‚ Alabama in 1930’s. In the 1930’s segregation was still going on. Mayella lived with her father Bob Ewell and her 8 siblings. She accused Tom Robinson of raping her. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s Lawyer and Mr. Gilmer is Mayella and Bob’s Lawyer. Based on the evidence it shows that her father played a role in her getting badly hurt. Mayella Ewell is powerless based on her Gender and Class Mayella is powerless
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things from someone else’s point of view.I also learned from this story that you should follow what you believe in and not care what others think. Just like when Atticus talks to Scout about how he has to defend Tom Robinson and how its the right thing to do‚ and that some people will not believe what he believes . In the story Scout Finch the main character‚ was an adventurer‚ she went out with her brother Jem and her friend Dill on adventures. Either playing through the neighborhood‚or going near
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Tom should have not been found guilty of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. He was found guilty because he was black‚ and blacks are always assumed to be guilty. Also he was up against a white person. So no matter what‚ he would have been proven guilty. Plus everyone said Tom raped her except for Tom. Tom insisted that he could have done it but did not. In fact‚ Mayella liked him and even "kissed him on the cheek." I personally think he should have been found innocent because during the trial
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