innocent‚ but so was Mayella because she did not commit a crime‚ but broke one of society’s unofficial accepted laws that frowned upon different races together. Maturity is a common theme throughout the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout and Jem mature as they grow older and see another side to the world they are living in. Not only
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is a man who got married to a black woman‚ and had many mixed children and this all happened because he would be drinking all the time out of bag. In the novel‚ Dill feels sick during the court trial and has to leave the court room‚ and they had run into Mr. Raymond who offers Dill‚ of what they believe to be‚ whiskey but they learn as Dill reluctantly drinks is that it is Coca-Cola(Lee‚267). This is an example of a man being misjudged because the parents had told the kids to stay away from Mr. Raymond
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to face America’s regrettable legacy of racism‚ as well as the courage to overcome it and uses several strategies to do so. One example is Kids say racist‚ nasty things to Scout about Atticus defending a black man. Another example is Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill help Atticus face down a mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson. Atticus defines courage as “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with courage and it’s not
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some are either loving and kind or down right cold hearted and impolite. However‚ the kids in this novel‚ stand out the most to me. As they grow in knowledge and maturity they realize how they differ from others in their society. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill see things very different than many in Maycomb‚ the children see people just as people who are normal. To the society they see you depending on the color of your skin‚ or where you live‚ or your status in Church. As they grow older and realize how
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complete underlying truth to the entire situation and event. Chapter 2 Scout makes three mistakes during her first day at school. What are her mistakes‚ and why do they make Miss Caroline so angry? She already knew how to read‚ she wrote a letter to Dill‚ and she tried to explain the ways of the Cunninghams.
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Summer Assignment for Honors English One Questions for To Kill a Mockingbird 1. a. The geographical location of the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is in the South. I know this because in the book it says‚ “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” page 3-4 b. The story‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is taken place in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. I know this because in the novel it says‚ “When
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cries. Although Tom is innocent‚ it is his skin color that renders him guilty. Tom really would have been a free man if eleven other boys like Jem were on the jury. Likewise‚ Dill is able to see through Mr. Gilmer’s altruistic acts and also sees Tom Robinson as innocent. After everything is over at the Maycomb courthouse‚ Dill says‚ “ ‘It was just him I couldn’t stand‚’...‘That old Mr. Gilmer doin’ him thataway‚ talking so hateful to [Tom]… It was the way he said it made me sick‚ plain sick...Hasn’t
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lawyer and the father of Jean Louise (Scout) and Jem Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator of the story. Jem is the brother of Jean Louise. Maycomb is the city and county where the story takes place. Calpurnia is the maid and nanny of the Finch kids. Dill is the kid that comes to Maycomb every summer and plays with the Finches. The Radley place it the house where the Radleys live. Stephanie Crawford knows everything about everyone’s family history and lives near the Finches. Arthur Radley is the mysterious
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Figurative language Chapter 1 Personification: "May comb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it" (5). "...and the house was still" (15). Metaphor: "She was all angles and bones..." (6) "Mrs. Dubose was plain hell" (6). " Dill was a curiosity" (7). " Mr Radley’s posture was ramrod straight" (12). Hyperbole: "...the meanest man God ever blew breath into" (12). Simile: "Her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard" (6). Personification-"Maycomb was an old town‚
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Persuasive Essay for To Kill a Mockingbird What kind of an essay will you be writing? This is an argumentative essay in which the writer chooses to defend one side of an issue. While defending your chosen stance‚ you will also examine different perspectives on the issue by discussing the complications of the issue. How does this type of essay develop an effective argument? The writer addresses one or more of the arguments AGAINST his or her position‚ in addition to supporting his/her position
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