Scout‚ let us start by saying‚ has an amazing father‚ he respects her choices‚ he lets her be herself‚ and most importantly he makes her feel needed. Atticus has been described as one of the most moral people in all of literature‚ I liken him to Scout’s jiminy cricket. He tries to Scout a code of living‚ not all that different than what would be socially acceptable today. "You never really understand a person until you things from his point of view"‚ this‚ spoken so truthfully by Atticus‚ is what
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Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ he teaches them a lot of important life lessons that they will be carrying on in the future. Atticus is one of the most influential characters in the novel. He influences his children through his statements‚ his actions and the good examples he set for them. Throughout the novel Atticus was always correcting Scout and Jem’s behavior‚ whenever he notices his children doing something that isn’t right‚ he always encourages them to do the right things and tells
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To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" courage can be shown in several diverse aspects‚ such as Mrs. Dubose‚ Jem‚ Atticus and Maycomb County itself. The first courageous character in the novel known for her great moral courage is Mrs. Dubose. She was addicted to morphine as a painkiller prescribed by her doctor for many years. Despite her illness Mrs. Dubose no longer wanted to continue to use her medication to make things easier. She persevered‚ choosing to‚ "die
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Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird was a novel that took place in a three year time span during the Great Depression. The main character in the novel is Scout Finch who lives with her older brother Jem and their father‚ Atticus‚ who is a lawyer. Scout and Jem befriend their neighbors nephew named Dill who visits his aunt every summer. The three become interested in the man who never leaves his house in their neighborhood‚ Boo Radley. They hear rumors about the man and in one summer they tell the
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about growing in the 1930s in the Southern United States. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus (a lawyer) in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small town‚ and every family has its social standing depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long they have lived in Maycomb. Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout is a tomboy who prefers to solve
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The Mockingbird symbolizes innocence‚ hope and peace. Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the greatest books I have read. While reading the book I have chose some people to be mockingbirds. I chose Atticus and Tom Robinson to be mockingbirds. I chose these two particular people because they both play a wonderful part in the book and haven’t done anything horrible. They just try to help others out and never lied once. The use of this symbol is mainly innocence‚ how a young african american
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Understanding Atticus In the old movie The Breakfast Club‚ Bender is dangerous and this makes him memorable. He does things people normally wouldn’t do. For example do drugs or yell at a teacher. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ one of the most interesting characters is Atticus Finch. Atticus is smart‚ brave‚ and wise. Atticus Finch is a smart man. First of all he is a lawyer. To be a lawyer you have to solve puzzles and fight for someone’s innocence. The quote “Mr. Ewell can you
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In the book ‘ To Kill A Mockingbird’‚ there are two people who portray the mocking bird symbol. Those two people are Boo Radley or Tom Robinson. But who portrays the mockingbird symbol the most? Tom robinson is a African American man who is accused of raping a white girl and goes on trial. When he is on trial his lawyer‚ Atticus‚ has a good trial but that does not mean Tom Robinson wins. Tom Robinson does not have a fair trial because of his race. Boo Radley is a man who stays in the house and is
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In the short story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which is taken place during the great depression there lived a young girl named Scout. Scout was a young girl that lived in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly
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Some people are treated differently then others. Sadly‚ racism was a big problem in the time “To Kill a Mocking Bird” was written. And looking at the lifestyle of blacks and whites is a night and day difference. In “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” the blacks were treated extremely poorly. Luckily‚ Calpurnia worked in the household of the Finches and was dearly loved there. Three words to describe Calpurnia would be wise‚ loyal and nurturing. Unlike many other blacks‚ Calpurnia is very
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