Macy Wilks S. Brewer English 9 16 October 2013 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird has several themes such as compassion‚ sympathy‚ and compassion. The author‚ Harper Lee‚ did an amazing job showing these themes many times during the whole book. Throughout this book example several examples of each are found. Compassion is shown when Atticus Finch is kind to Ms. Dubose despite the harsh words she spoke about him. One of the examples of sympathy is when all the black people stood
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Classic. A piece of work or art of recognized and established value that is known to be of the highest quality‚ an outstanding piece of its time. Classic novels are still appreciated as much today as they were when they became a hit. To Kill A Mockingbird is one of these novels labelled a classic. I had heard about the book several times before‚ I even read a book that mentioned To Kill A Mockingbird because it was so impactful on the main character. Without even reading To Kill A Mockingbird it
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Carter Lei Lei1 Ms. Brown H. English Pd.5 TKAM QQN 5 part 1 Monday‚ November 12‚ 2012 Summary In chapter 13 aunt Alexandra explains to Atticus that she should stay with them for a while so that the finches have a feminine influence in the house for a while. She associates with the neighbors and begins to learn about the town. She notices that each family is different and each has their own unique characteristics. She tells Atticus that he should teach the children to be proud of being
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What is her real name? The narrator’s real name is Jean Finch. 5. What happened to Jem and Scout’s mother? She died of a heart attack before the events in the book took place‚ when Scout was two years old and Jem was six. 7. Who is Dill? Dill is Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend. 9. What courageous act does Jem perform at the end of this chapter? Jem runs up to Boo Radley’s house and touches it with his hand. Since all the children in the neighborhood are afraid of
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Jem‚ and their friend‚ Dill rack their brains‚ trying to understand why Boo doesn’t leave his house. After walking Boo home‚ Scout begins to look back on past events‚ but this time‚ from the Radley’s home. “I had never seen our neighborhood from this angle” Simply from this‚ Scout was able to imagine the world from Boo’s perspective. From meeting Dill to having their hearts broken by the Tom Robinson trial verdict‚ Boo had been watching. Scout begins to understand what Dill had meant long before‚
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Dill is a very imaginative friend of Scout’s. He is always making up imaginative stories and is fascinated with little things. I believe the reason that Dill is so imaginative is because he is modeled after Harper Lee’s real life friend Truman Capote. Truman Capote was also an imaginative person that played a large influence on much of Lee’s life. I believe that he is fascinated with Boo because of his childlike intuition. It also adds excitement to their lives and something to do each day. Since
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also introduced to Dill‚ and the children share stories and fantasies about the mystery man next door. Chapter 2-4: • The first day of school does not go well for Scout. • Scout learns a lesson in manners when Walter Cunningham comes to lunch and a lesson in compromise from Atticus. • Scout and Jem find some mysterious presents in the knothole of an old tree on the Radley place. Chapter 5-7: • The children’s fascination with Boo Radley continues. • Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout venture
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She was very adventurous‚ impulsive‚ and intelligent. Although she had many more traits‚ these were three of the most important. Scout showed her sense of adventure when she went with Jem and Dill to try and find Boo Radley. “With that‚ I had no option but to join them.(Lee pg 58)” She liked to join Jem and Dill on their quests and she tried her best to fit in to be one of the guys. Scout was very impulsive when she resorted to using her fists when someone said something mean to her. “This time‚ I
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To Kill A Mockingbird Short answer questions: (chapters 12-16) Brittany Ruddock 1. Calpurnia was ecstatic to take Scout and Jem to church with her‚ she had them dressed up in extravagant clothing‚ making sure that everything was matching and flawless. “When they saw Jem and me with Calpurnia‚ the men stepped back and took off their hats; the women crossed their arms at their waists‚ weekday gestures of attention” (p.118) Jem and Scout felt like
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to jail. 4. In the book‚ Dill is Mrs. Rachel’s nephew. However in the movie‚ Dill is Mrs. Stephanie Crawfords nephew. 5. In the book‚ Boo Radley speaks on sentence to Scout. He asks her‚ “Will you give me a ride home?”. In the movie‚ he doesn’t say one word. 6. In the book Mr. Underwood covers Atticus from the window with a shotgun as Atticus is confronting the mob attempting to lynch Tom Robinson. 7. In the book‚ Dill and Scout carry on a romance. Dill promises to marry Scout and
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