TITLE: To Kill a Mocking Bird AUTHOR: Harper Lee TYPE OF BOOK: Novel‚ Fiction‚ Social Drama The MAIN CHARACTER of the story is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. She often comments about how she didn’t understand something when she was younger‚ but now‚ having grown up‚ she does. From being sensitive‚ she became so senile. Scout is considered smart for her age‚ and loves to read. She remains naive and idealistic‚ despite an increased
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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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Harper Lee writes To Kill A Mockingbird staying true to the sexism that took place during the period of the 1930s. At this time‚ how women were viewed was a paradox. While women were seen as pure‚ perfect‚ and dainty‚ they were also highly disrespected by men‚ labeled as dumb‚ and forced to work in the home and bear children. This paradoxical treatment of women was convenient for men who desired to control women and maintain their submissive demeanor. This mistreatment was highly integrated into
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Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird" was directed by Robert Mulligan in 1962‚ and stars Oscar Winner Gregory Peck‚ Brock Peters‚ and Mary Badham. The movie is told from the perspective of Jean-Louise Finch (Mary Badham)‚ nicknamed Scout‚ a feisty tomboy that pulls us through a year and a half of racial injustice and life long lessons. Scout‚ with her older brother Jem (Philip Alford)‚ live with their widowed father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck)‚ a respected
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Jenna Pizzi Mrs. Johnson College English 10 7 February 2013 “To Kill a Mockingbird” Essay In a span of a child’s lifetime there are a variety of adults who reflect on child’s maturity. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” the author‚ Harper Lee provides countless examples of grown –ups that expose the adolescents to mature life morals. She explains how the loss of innocence between the youth makes them recognize the problems that lie within society. Several of the characters are faced with
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sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something‚ and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right‚” She said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Why not kill a mockingbird? Why kill it? These small descriptions are what make the small picture that gets you hooked and helps describe the setting. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird
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Mockingbirds To kill a mockingbird is a sin because they are innocent and have done no wrong to people. Mockingbirds are innocent birds that make beautiful songs for people. The mockingbirds in the story are Tom Robinson‚ “Boo” Radley‚ and Jem Finch. Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. All he did was help Mayella do her chores because no one else wanted to help her. Even her family wouldn’t help do anything around the house‚ so he felt sorry for her. Tom was accused of raping a white woman because
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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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Atticus Finch’s Parenting Style There are many interesting types of parenting styles in Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters is a very good parent with a unique parenting style. Atticus is a very good parent because he is a patient‚ understanding‚ and honest father. This allows him to have a very good relationship with his children‚ Jem and Scout. Atticus is not one of those fathers that become furious and yell at their children. In fact‚ he is a
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It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird; a theme repeated often in this title. It means that taking away someone’s innocence or faith in life is bad‚ and prejudice can do just that. The disease of prejudice and how it makes some people act can kill someone’s innocence‚ Jem at one point loses all faith in the world and forms cynical views on life (304). Although having innocence is good‚ because of prejudice‚ because of hate‚ because of ignorance‚ one can lose faith in the world and start to realize that
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