Qing-Si Yu Ms. Ridge ELA：10 January 4‚ 2013 1. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing bus sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus explains why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird in this quote. He wants to teach Jem‚ Scout‚ and Walter that killing an innocent mockingbird is a sin. Atticus gives a hint that hurting an innocent person
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I don’t understand? I mean seriously‚ how do labels affect people? Well you’re in luck. A perfect way to understand more about the labels and how they work on people‚ is through the novel “how to kill a mockingbird” by harper lee. The actions by boo radley‚ the robinsons and jem and scout which shows how labels affect people. One of the primary characters who shows how labels affect people is boo radley. First off‚ a rumor that “boo radley bit off his mothers finger one night‚ when he couldn’t find
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programs‚ books‚ history‚ and present day. The meaning of conformity is‚ “Behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.” In other words‚ it is a lack of originality. This trait constantly shows up in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. Racism is the horrible disease that affects the majority of citizens in the small town of Maycomb. Anyone who disagrees with the racist beliefs that flow through the town‚ are not socially accepted. Conformity is shown in many characters‚ especially
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In 1962‚ Robert Mulligan directed a movie based on Harper Lee’s best-selling novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The film served the audience productively with an outstanding storyline. In contrast‚ the film had a certain limitation within its time. Meanwhile‚ the novel is more expanded with no sense of limitation. Although‚ the film has not described the social class of Maycomb‚ so viewers weren’t essentially notified that the Ewells are addressed as trash. Similarly‚ both of the film and the novel shared
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their true identity in order to establish a feeling of belonging. When they are eventually exposed‚ some feel accepted by others‚ while some experience further betrayal. The action of ‘masking’ oneself is seen throughout Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The story is based on characters living in the 1930’s in the small‚ rural town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The narrator Scout Finch‚ is a young eight year old‚ who is the sister of Jem Finch. Scout and Jem are oblivious to what happens around them
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Education plays a major role in preparing children for post-secondary life; however‚ many people disagree with education’s implementation in our schools. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the precocious Scout Finch and her struggles with schooling to show flaws in our education system. The reader watches Scout struggle as she questions the educational system and its importance in her life. Lee is then able to use Scout’s negative experience to suggest that the education system is
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According to Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird‚ heroism is “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” Atticus is saying that to him what makes hero is someone who does something even when they know they are gonna lose but they fight anyway. For example Mrs. Dubose was taking morphine because she was dieing and was in pain but she didn’t wanna die using morphine so she got off it which is a
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To Kill a Mockingbird Project – Yen Vo and Eve Chen Foreshadowing - One form of foreshadowing in this novel is when Scout finds the bubble gum in the tree (page 44) . This event foreshadows the interaction between Jem‚ Scout and Boo‚ as Boo is putting those presents in the tree for Jem and Scout to find. Another instance of foreshadowing is when Jem finds his pants mended for him when he goes back to get them on page 76. We find out they were fixed for him afterwards on page 78 and when Jem states
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Injustice In All Shapes And Sizes Out of many reoccurring themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ injustice proves itself the most extensive. In the small southern town of Maycomb‚ populated by both blacks and whites‚ several situations involve great injustice. One will see injustice practiced by a person making quick assumptions or judgments‚ as well as one possessing a prejudiced or predetermined bias. Whether a minor situation or one in a courtroom‚ injustice is always wrong. The common
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Analysis of Major Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout v. unusual little girl‚ in own qualities and in social position. unusually intelligent (learns to read before beginning school)‚ unusually confident (fights boys without fear)‚ unusually thoughtful (worries essential goodness evil of mankind)‚ unusually good (always acts best intentions). In terms social identity‚ unusual for being tomboy prim proper Southern world Maycomb. quickly realizes reading To Kill a Mockingbird Scout who she
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