• Calpurnia’s act of courage shows when she takes Jem and Scout to First Purchase African M.E. Church. In my point of view I think Calpurnia did a courageous act because not knowing what could happen to Jem and Scout she still took the risk of taking them. Once they got there a member from First Purchase African M.E. Church named Lula disliked them because they were white “Lula stopped‚ but she said‚ ‘You ain’ t got no business bringin’ white chillun here – they got their church we got our’n.’’(119)
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To Kill A Mockingbird. The characters Dill‚ Scout‚ and Jem in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee live a somewhat diverse childhood as they become aware of the prejudice in their hometown Maycomb and "learn to climb into other people’s skin and walk around in it". In the story the children behave as a child would at their time‚ but their childhood evolves from playful innocence to realizing the pressures of living in a timeframe where prejudice is all around them. Scout‚ a 6-year-old
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his eyes popped‚ and he drooled most of the time." (Lee 13). That was how the children described Boo Radley in the beginning of the novel‚ they thought he was a frightening phantom that’s not even human anymore;Dill‚Jem and Scout felt Boo was a good story character they could act out but Dill had the great idea of trying to get Boo out of home because he had sympathy for him‚we know this because he asked Scout and Jem would feel if they were locked up for 100 years with nothing but cats to eat‚
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back down‚ due to him not wanting to be rude to her kind gesture. Jem and Dill share some innocence as well‚ but being broken when introduced to the court case. In chapters 19 and 22‚ you see Jem and Dill crying about the misfortunes of the case. Jem cries due to the fact that Atticus had real evidence‚ yet the jury chose to be biased and voted an innocent man guilty‚ only because they had relationships with the Ewells. Dill cries because of how mistreated Mr. Robinson is‚ only because of his skin
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there was any malicious intent behind it. We know that an explanation is coming at some point in the narrative‚ but the only way we can get to it is by continuing through the book. Finally‚ when Jem is describing Boo Radley to Scout and new arrival Dill‚ he uses language like “malevolent phantom”‚ which‚ for a nine year old‚ is very sophisticated language. This leads us to expect that Jem has overheard some of the adult citizens of Maycomb talking about the Radleys‚ and has picked up this phrase.
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thrown onto the pavement. Scout lands in front of the Radley’s house steps and gets up dizzily and runs out of the yard. Jem is forced to run into the yard to retrieve the tire. Scout hears someone inside the Radley house laughing. 4. Jem‚ Scout and Dill sneak into Mr. Radley’s
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injustice caused by prejudice‚ people who believe in equality will respond with frustration and sorrow. Sorrow is a common reaction from people when they are exposed to injustice‚ and it can cause them to lose hope. On page 269 of “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” Dill is in distress
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her dealing with situations that way because of her determination to prevent herself from showing any girly traits‚ hence why she’d always beat those who antagonize her. She was always with her older brother‚ Jem playing outside along with her friend Dill‚ so she was an adventurous person. Scout also loved to read with her father every night which gives a sense that Scout is super bright and smart. Lee had a "gifted English teacher who introduced her to challening literature and the rigors of writing
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representation of flashback narration‚ showing how she’s more informed of what had happened now that she’s more grown. Flashback narration creates an authenticity that is very attractive to readers and allows the adult version of Scout to inject more mature explanations when
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