Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird as Jem and Scout get older and more mature they begin to lose their innocence. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in 1933-1935 during the time of the Great Depression‚ the story is told from Scout’s perspective which is that of a tiny child’s. As the story progresses we begin to learn a lot about about growing up‚ prejudice‚ as well as courage. As To Kill a Mockingbird begins we soon learn that the story is told from Scout’s perspective who
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well as spend time with their new friend‚ Dill. It is clear that Jem always does his best to look out for Scout. For example‚ when Scout find gum in the knothole and Jem tells her to “spit it out right now!” then orders her to “go gargle – right now‚ you hear me?” (Lee 33). This brought out Jem’s protective side when it comes to his little sister. Scout‚ on the other hand‚ is just a 6-year-old girl who cannot get enough of playing games with her brother and Dill and also loves to read stories with her
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The Real Atticus Finch “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young‚ compassionate with the aged‚ sympathetic with the striving‚ and tolerant of the weak and the strong -- because someday you will have been all of these‚” George Washington Carver once stated. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus Finch‚ a father of Jem and Scout and a lawyer in Maycomb County‚ is tender‚ compassionate‚ sympathetic and tolerant with everyone he comes in contact with. He does
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ explores how courage can be shown in multiple important characters during the novel. These characters include Mrs Dubose‚ Atticus‚ Jem and Maycomb County itself. Harper Lee cleverly depicted several forms of courage during the novel such as childish courage‚ moral courage. The first highly important character in the novel known for her split personality and great moral courage is Mrs Dubose. She was a morphine addict and was addicted to morphine
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“You’ll learn‚ as you get older‚ that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms‚ and never‚ ever apologize for it. Go against the grain‚ refuse to conform‚ take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity‚ and leap before you look. Dance as though everybody is watching March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”-Mandy Hale In the south of the United States during the 30’s in the town of Maycomb
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In the outset‚ Jem and Scout were innocent because they were children. As the story goes on‚ they encounter conflicts‚ and experiences that changed their perspective on things. This results in them being more mature‚ and experienced‚ but also losing their innocence. In conclusion‚ mockingbirds are a symbol of innocence. They bring delight‚ and don’t want to harm others. Thus‚ killing a mockingbird is to kill
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that. This shows Scout has an understanding beyond her years. “It’s no reason to run off. They don’t get around to doin what they say they’re gonna do half the time….” (Lee 190)‚ this again shows that Scout has grown‚ and is now attempting to show Dill her full intellect on said subject. “Somehow‚ if I fought Cecil I would let Atticus down. Atticus so rarely asked Jem and me to do something for him. I could take being called a coward for him. I felt extremely noble having remembered‚ and remained
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be mature and act your age even when you might not like doing so. In the 1930s in Maycomb‚ Alabama if you were a woman‚ for example‚ you would need to stay home and cook the food and clean for the family. You would just always have to know your place and what was morally correct to make any decision. 2. Who can people relate to in Maycomb‚ Alabama? Identify your impressions of Dill‚ Calpurnia‚ Jem‚ the narrator‚ Atticus‚ the Radleys‚ Miss Stephanie Crawford‚ and Miss Caroline Fisher. Dill seems
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To kill a mockingbird. in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem has significantly grown from a childish‚ playful boy that he was from the beginning of the novel‚ to a more calm‚ composed and mature figure resemblance to that of his father‚ Atticus. Harper Lee has incorporated the theme of Maturity into the novel through the development of Jem. Jem is shown in the beginning of the novel to be a boisterous child whose concept of bravery was through the acceptance of dares. Scout earlier on in the novel
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Character Analysis: Jem Finch Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was written in 1960. The book takes place in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. Jem Finch is a young boy who matures throughout the story. He is submerged into a world of inequality and unfairness. Jem matures throughout the novel because of the experiences he went through; Tom Robinson’s case taught him inequality and how nothing is fair‚ Boo Radley taught Jem what is right and wrong‚ and he learned that Maycomb and the world
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