To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus says to Jem that he wants his son “to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. So how is courage defined in this novel? In To Kill a Mockingbird most of the town‚ Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ shows courage. Courage can be a small thing like saying hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak up. Courage can
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Harper Lee is a prominently known author particularly for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in the mid-early 1960’s. Harper lee was born April 28‚ 1926‚ and grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama where she was the youngest of four children in her family. Lee attended Monroe county High School where she gained a majority of her interest in writing. The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird was narrated by character Scout Finch who had very similar characteristics like Harper Lee in her
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The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town named Macomb‚ and the people in this town are going through very controversial times. The main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are Atticus and his two children‚ Jem and Scout‚ and their maid calpurnia. Then later in the book‚ Tom Robinson and Bob and Mayella Ewell become a very big part during the trial. The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is in the early 1930’s where the Great Depression and unemployment were very
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with integrity show compassion and empathy with many of the decisions they make‚ and they usually have a strong set of morals; they stand up for what they believe in even in the face of adversity. Atticus Finch‚ from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is one such person. Harper Lee helps readers follow the journey of Atticus as he attempts to end the ignorance with which the citizens of Maycomb grew with. In this small town where nothing happens and everything stays the same‚ a single event causes
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The theme is based off many things but main thing is moral courage and how it is used in conflict and characterization. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows how conflict and characterization reflected this theme of moral courage through many problems that happened and through many of the characters actions in this novel. To begin with the first literary element is conflict because it shows how it reflects moral courage. Atticus takes the case of Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell
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book To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee gives valuable insight into some of the daily occurrences back in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. Though it does not handle all of the major injustices like when Mayella Ewell gets raped by her father and the fact that Lee doesn’t accentuate the racism and discrimination that happened at this time. This book addresses some important principles that should be encouraged more in this day and age. In “At the Bar; To Attack A Lawyer In “To Kill A Mockingird’
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blatant acts of racism throughout To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee that one may point out with ease‚ there also exist overlooked instances of racism in which theoretically good characters allow usually veiled racism to creep into a conversation or event. The utilization of both conspicuous acts of racism as well as more normalized acts of racism creates a well-balanced spectrum that draws a detailed picture of racism that spans the reality of decades‚ from the 1930’s setting of the novel to modern times
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To Kill A Mockingbird Empathy You can’t just open a book and judge the story on the random chapter you happened to end up on‚ you start from the beginning and read the full story. Empathy is just like that. Empathy is like reading someone else’s story: being one with the characters and events and feeling the emotions of the main character‚ observing‚ listening‚ and understanding. When you read someone’s story is when the solution of racism and prejudices within communities is really possible
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the author‚ Harper Lee‚ conveys a theme that in life the good and innocent people may be the ones who are most often persecuted. Though the symbolism of the mockingbird‚ and the characterization of Boo Radley; Harper Lee reveals her theme. The mockingbird is a significant symbol in the book. The reader’s first encounter with this symbol is when Atticus says to Scout “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). In the book the mockingbird symbolizes a person who
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The courage demonstrated by children in To Kill A Mockingbird gives hope for a better future for Maycomb. The bravery of children shows in many different ways throughout the novel. The confrontation between Little Chuck Little and Burris Ewell‚ Scout standing up for what is right in front the jailhouse‚ and Scout resisting taunts from her classmates on the playground. When Little Chuck Little confronted Burris Ewell‚ he showed courage in standing up to Burris. Burris is three years older and
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