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    father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a lawyer chose to defend a black man who was falsely accused of raping a white woman. This white woman made this accusation to cover up the fact that she came on to a Negro during the racist times of the Great Depression. Harper Lee creates a “timeless classic of American literature” in her 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird through her use of a white man defending a black man and Heck Tate’s experience of protecting Arthur “Boo” Radley to demonstrate good and bad role models

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    nor film version of To Kill A Mockingbird is superior to the other‚ just different. In the book you delve more into the separate characters while in the film you see the relationships in action. The book gives you a broader view of everything‚ but at the same time the movie points out everything that seems important. Lastly‚ the novel shows Scout as a girl caught in the middle‚ when the movie seems to paint Scout as a girl without a inkling of what is going on. The book shows the separate characters

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    Lee’s novel To Kill Mockingbird the leading protagonist is a nine year old girl‚ Scout Finch. Although it comes early in Scout’s life‚this is one lesson about understanding people;that helps transform her later in the novel‚To Kill A Mockingbird. Throughout the book Harper Lee writes about Scout Finch‚a young girl who is growing up in Maycomb‚Alabama‚ in the 1930s. Over the course of several summers she‚along with her brother Jem and friend Dill‚face obstacles

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    critically acclaimed novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ has been praised as one of the best novels of the century. It has made a significant impact on many peoples lives. It challenged and effectively changed the way many white southerners perceived African-Americans. The book‚ however‚ has been subject to much controversy over the years. Many people wanted to ban it because they claimed it was “immoral.” (Johnson 13-16). Nonetheless‚ To Kill a Mockingbird was a huge success. One of the

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    TKAM Final Essay Juliana To Kill a Mockingbird is a controversial subject to many people. Some of the subject in it are racism‚ prejudice‚ sexual assault‚ and abuse. Overall‚ the main part that would definitely cause controversy over this book is the trial. Throughout this part of the book‚ Harper Lee paints a different image than that of what we usually know about the judicial system. Now‚ we think that the judicial system is fair‚ that there is no prejudice‚ and that you won’t be judged for

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee is meaningful novel that was written in 1960. This novel discusses racism and societies negative views and influences. Majority of the characters in the book faces at least one of these obstacles. Throughout the book‚ the people who face hatred and mockery everyday are referred to as mockingbirds. Mockingbirds are chosen to represent this group of people because they do no wrong. Two of the characters referenced this when they said:

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    Bryant 9/25/12 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was a pivotal novel in literature at the time of its release and is looked at as a modern day classic. It has been renowned as a masterpiece of modern day American literature. For its strong and colorful characters‚ realistic yet fitting setting‚ and serious yet eye-opening topics and themes are just a handful of reasons why this book is so strong. For these reasons along with others

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    Relate to "to kill a mockingbird" i by saying that if you do reckless things without thinking‚ you’ll often regret the. Like when he says "And its not complete yet‚ mustn’t get our feet wet‚
Cause that leads to regret‚ diving in too soon" he’s saying that you need to really plan out and think before diving head over heels in something‚ and that’s exactly what Atticus did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkscjEBaEPc Atticus: The Noisettes- In the beginning it says "to kill a mockingbird is to silence

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is written by Harper Lee. It is the story of a black man’s struggle for justice. Through her protagonists Atticus Finch and his daughter Scout and other characters such as Tom Robinson and Bob Ewell‚ the author reveals her themes concerning the evils of racism and the need in humans for moral integrity. Furthermore‚ heroism is found in this novel‚ i.e. characters who show both physical and moral courage in the face of great adversity. Three characters in particular are Atticus

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    of courage)Moral courage: defines it as “the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are down” | Arthur Radley | Courage to overcome his fears of interacting with people/step out of his comfort zoneRisks his life to save the childrenSymbol: Mockingbird | Tom Robinson* | Depended on himself to stand up for his own rights (standing firm to the fact that he did not raped Mayella; could have succumbed to pressure and confessed)Knew that the case would not be in his favour since he’s a black but

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