To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about growing in the 1930s in the Southern United States. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus (a lawyer) in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small town‚ and every family has its social standing depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long they have lived in Maycomb. Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout is a tomboy who prefers to solve
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In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ we follow the narrator Scout Finch as she shifts from an innocent young girl into an open-minded character. Her growth is guided by her father Atticus Finch‚ a fifty year old local lawyer who Scout describes as ‘feeble’. Atticus plays the role of the moral voice‚ which is a substantial factor that contributes to Scout’s gradual development. Through Atticus‚ Lee endeavours to teach Scout and Jem Finch virtues that are invaluable and stresses the
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There are many different "mockingbird" characters in Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Early on in the novel‚ Atticus tells his children to "shoot all the blue jays that you want‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 103). He says this because mockingbirds are known to be harmless creatures that do nothing but sing joyously. Lee cleverly uses this mockingbird imagery to title her classic novel and to describe characters that are kind‚ innocent people and have done nothing
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Chapters 1-3 Questions 1. What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb‚ Alabama? Acting responsibly basically means that you have to do the right thing no matter what the situation‚ and you have to 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
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ has a particularly innate personality. Scout always does what she is told‚ unless she is with her brother Jem. When they are together she does whatever comes naturally to her. Scout is especially good‚ unusually intelligent‚ and remarkably unselfish. Scout has good intentions when planning her actions‚ most of the time. The one exception was when she acted profanely towards poor little Walter Cunningham
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In Harper Lee’s autobiographical narrative‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters like Atticus‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Tom Robinson demonstrate many forms of courageous behavior; in contrast‚ characters like Bob Ewell demonstrate cowardice. From these characters‚ Harper Lee’s audience learns that there are many characters in this book that are brave. Atticus demonstrates bravery by being true to himself and being a great role model for his kids. On page 99‚ Atticus tells Scout‚ “Of course I do. Don’t
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claiming to be deputies. The three black men got arrested. Two days after‚ a mob came into jail‚ took McDowell‚ Stewart and Moss and shot them to death ("Lynching and the Law" 258). Another example was when Edward Coy was tied to a tree‚ got his flesh cut from his body and got coal oil poured all over him by a lynch mob. He was accused for assaulting a woman‚ but the woman was criminally intimate with Coy for more than a year ("Lynching and the Law" 258). Now you might be wondering did anyone stand
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Juan C. Cabello Curiel English II / Period 3 Mrs. Pavey To Kill a Mockingbird Empathic Essay Nigger lovers‚ nigger lovers everywhere. As I walk to the damn courthouse it is all I see. They’re everywhere and they just stare at me as if I was the most horrible person in this town! I took a large sip of whiskey while I watched my daughter Mayella enter the courthouse long before me. I really just don’t understand why I even have to go through this entire nightmare. People need to just don’t
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been in the same or similar situation. Part of being a good reader is going into depth in your story‚ and using empathy is one of those ways. I used empathy while reading the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In To Kill a Mockingbird in the late story we are introduced to a character named Dolphus Raymond. He is a white man that hangs out with mostly black folk‚ is middle class for living in the Great Depression because the setting is in the Great Depression‚ and has a black wife and mixed
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Mark Lockard Zayn Adv. Lit/Comp 3rd 22 April 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird Novel Chart About the Author-Harper Lee- * She grew up in Alabama during the Great Depression * To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee’s first novel * She based the novel upon actual childhood events in her life * Lee’s mother died from severe illness when Lee was young and a mother is never mentioned in the novel Setting- * Maycomb‚ Alabama * The Great Depression Similes- * Page 10- “It drew him as
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