good and evil is portrayed in Harper Lee’s "To Kill A Mockingbird" when the characters of Jem‚ Dill and Scout come across good and evil through Maycomb society. Jem is placed in situations where he is exposed to both good and evil in Maycomb. This is shown when Jem encounters good and evil through the closing of the knothole‚ the jury’s unjust verdict‚ and Mrs. Dubose. Jem is portrayed as a more mature character in this book but there are many instances in which he shows his ignorance to the evil
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Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge. Scout grows through her encounter with Dolphus Raymond outside the courthouse during the trial. Before the trial of Tom Robinson Scout has a negative opinion towards him. During the trial Dill becomes sick‚ so Dill and Scout proceeded outside and came across Dolphus Raymond. Scout and Dill sit at the tree and start
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social status is. The children face many difficult situations where they have to decide what is right or wrong (Main situation where the kids must decide this: Tom Robinson Case). By the end of the story both Scout and Jem (and even their summer friend Dill) realize that discriminating people in such a way is unjust. Themes: 1. Social Inequality: The book is full of racism.
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people who are innocent and defenseless‚ but their innocence is affected by the evil deeds of others. Dill Harris’ innocence is lost when he witnesses the inequality during the trial‚ identifying him as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson‚ an African American man in the story‚ is an exceptional example of a mockingbird because Maycomb’s racial prejudice outweighs his innocence. The humble deeds of Arthur
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talkin’ like that-it just makes me sick.’ ‘That’s just Mr. Gilmer’s way‚ Dill.’ ” Dill is upset by the injustice that is shown to Tom Robinson and the other Blacks in Maycomb‚ and Scout also disagrees with it. However‚ she is also more aware of and used to it. She understands that these are not treated fairly in society because of their skin color. Scout does not like this‚ but she accepts it and tries to deal with it in a mature and intelligent way. When Scout is talking to her new teacher‚ Miss Caroline
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in the eyes of Scout Finch‚ a young girl growing up during the great depression who’s father is a lawyer defending a black man in court. During the course of the story‚ Scout grows and changes and as she does so she turns into a compassionate‚ and mature young lady that is like the Good Samaritan. In the beginning Scout has no problem with being racist and prejudice‚ and feels it’s normal. During the story she is influenced by her father‚ and sees how he is like the Good Samaritan in so many ways
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focused on the court case‚ thus eliminating other equally important scenes. The book‚ on the other hand‚ made the court case a major event but not the main focus‚ choosing to also emphasize settings like First Purchase Church‚ the conversation Scout and Dill have with Mr. Raymond‚ and the characters of Aunt Alexandra and Mrs. Dubose. All of which were not included in the movie. The first words written in the book are “When he was nearly thirteen‚ my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow‚”
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As Jem and the others were waiting outside the courthouse‚ Jem pointed out to Scout and Dill a strange Maycombian: Mr. Dolphus Raymond. According to Jem‚ “Mr. Dolphus Raymond has a Coca-Cola bottle full of whiskey…” (Lee 183). This quote describes Mr. Raymond from Maycomb folks’ point of view. Later after hearing Jem babble on about that man
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the text as it helped to develop the theme of prejudice and the consequences which result from the fixed attitudes of an insular town. One of the ways in which Lee presents Maycomb is through the fluctuating narrative point of view between he mature adult Scout and the naïve child narrator. The narration of Scout as an adult is objective and is suggestive of the opinions of the people who live in Maycomb. Maycomb is described as ‘an old town’ and a ‘tired old town’ at that‚ suggesting that the
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mockingbird." Jem learns that it’s wrong to kill a mockingbird because they are innocent creatures. As the citizens of Maycomb are introduced‚ you realize all the hatred and violence that kids‚ parents‚ and friends have to experience. Some children‚ like Dill‚ who’s basically an orphan‚ want nothing except to have a family to look after them; Or Jem‚ who start out enjoying their young lives‚ but later grow up to a world full of wrong-doing. Even a man who was victimized from one event that happened in
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