Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. However‚ there are many more subtle and discreet prejudices against other people in Maycomb‚ also. One of the first prejudices to become known is against the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are a very poor farming family who were hit hard by the Great Depression. "...The Cunninghams never took
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Why the 1930’s inspired Harper Lee “Which aspects of the 1930’s inspired Harper Lee to write To Kill A Mockingbird?” Harper Lee has always claimed that her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" did not relate to her life. However‚ there are a number of similarities to Harper Lee’s life and the life of Scout and Atticus Finch. Harper’s father was a southern lawyer‚ like Atticus. According to Lee’s childhood friends‚ Lee was a tomboy like Scout is. Many believe that Lee was influenced by what influences
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racism is always going to be in the world so you are just going to have to overcome it and get ready to deal with it. Children are going to have to prepare for it because it will affect them too. It is still happening today. I believe racism in To Kill A Mocking Bird should not be Important in society because skin color does not matter it is similar to cases now a days like the Trayvon Martin case. Racism has impacted life today. Some people get affected by racism differently. Racism is the belief
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“Courage is doing what you have to do even though you are afraid” said once my friend Angelina. Do you believe this is true? In my opinion‚ I believe it to be true. True courage is the willingness to keep fighting even when victory seems impossible. The etymological definition‚ situations that people I know and myself have experienced‚ and the movie The Red Badge of Courage all explore and show this willingness to battle against the odds. To begin with‚ what is the “true” definition
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There are many ways to be brave and bold‚ and many people illustrate it in their own way. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee many of the characters show courage. In the 1900s‚ being a lawyer in the south and defending an African American is considerably an unfavorable situation to be in given the racial and political views of the early 20th century. If it was time for a trial with an African American‚ in this case‚ Tom Robinson‚ being accused‚ you could immediately predict
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Jem is a mockingbird of only one person‚ his father Atticus Finch. Jem was not always like his father‚ but he gradually became more like him in different ways. Harper Lee writes‚ “How he could tell I was feeling bad under my costume I don’t know‚ but he said I did alright‚ I just came in a little late‚ that’s all. Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things went wrong‚” (259). This quote shows that Jem’s changes were noticeable‚ even to his sister‚ Scout‚ who is
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One Man With Courage Makes A Majority Courage is when someone takes pride in what they believe in even if they are alone. In the novel To Kill Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch demonstrates the greatest amount of courage. Atticus took on the rape case of Mayella Ewell defending an african american man Tom Robinson‚ knowing what the outcome would be. Atticus Finch‚ stood by Tom Robinson for a year because it was the right thing to do‚ even though everyone in the community said it
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The Definition of Courage Throughout each and every day‚ the courage of many people is tested in various ways. Whether it is a firefighter risking his life for others‚ an acrophobic going skydiving‚ or someone simply making friends with a stranger. To me courage is being able to control your emotions and do what is needed to be done‚ despite any danger or risks. The textbook definition of courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay-Emotional/Moral Courage Webster’s dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty." According to Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ "Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Chapter 11‚ Page 124) No matter how you define it‚ Harper Lee definitely portrays the theme of mental courage in
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E. E. Cummings once said‚ “It takes great courage to grow up and become who you really are” (www.goodreads.com). In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ young Jem and Scout Finch spend their summers in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Through the years they wait for the elusive Boo Radley to come out of his house and watch their father defend a black man in trial. The novel displays thematic topics such as prejudice‚ courage and family dynamics. Harper Lee illustrates the theme that prejudice causes people to
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