by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch shows courage by standing up for his beliefs and by respecting values that he does not share. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in 1930’s Alabama‚ where racism and segregation were accepted as social norms. Lawyer Atticus Finch defended “Negro” Tom Robinson in court‚ whom Mr. Ewell accused of raping his daughter. People considered defending a black man in court against a white man as a disgrace to the lawyer‚ his family and community. While Atticus talked to his brother
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family‚ and they looked down on blacks‚ but back then it was normal‚ but Atticus Finch was the exception in their family‚ he was representing a black man in court‚ by doing this he put his family’s life‚ his life‚ his job‚ his career‚and everything that was important to him. Their cook was a black lady named Calpurnia‚ Atticus thought of her as family‚ but when Aunt Alexandra came to visit‚ she couldn’t believe the way Atticus treated her‚ he
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Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ introduces Jem Finch‚ a young boy living in Maycomb County‚ Alabama- also known as the deep south- during the 1930’s. This is a time when there was extreme amount of racial divide and prejudice. Maycomb is plagued with racism and when a innocent black man named Tom Robinson is put on trial for rape‚ the town begins to show its true colors. Jem’s father‚ Atticus‚ is the lawyer for Tom Robinson. Over the course of the novel Jem matures from being a child
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I would like to tell you a little bit about Jennie Finch. She was born September 3rd‚ 1980 in La Mirada‚ California. She in now 37‚ 6 ft. tall and lives in Sulphur‚ Louisiana. She began playing softball at the age of five and pitching at the age of eight. Her father was her first and personal pitching coach. Finch lettered four times in softball and twice‚ each in basketball and volleyball during her high school years. Her senior year‚ she was the captain of all three sports. On February 5th‚ 1999
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opinions on racism and did not use other opinions to persuade her. She learned true friendship. She was raised in a single family home without a mother. Scout Finch (Jean Louise) had a housekeeper named Calpurnia that was African American and she is what gave Scout a different outlook on blacks. Calpurnia was a faithful member of the Finch family. “In Calpurnia’s teachings‚ there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom
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Go Set a Watchman details the return of Jean Louise Finch to her hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The novel opens with the train ride to the smalltown and Jean Louiseś description of what it meant to go home. She conveys her thoughts on returning and shares what exactly coming home does to her: it morphs her into a different person. She arrives at her destination and is greeted by a familiar face‚ Henry Clinton‚ a boy whom she’s known all of her life. The two share in each other’s embrace and the reader
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person to stand up for equal rights‚ and for a man’s innocence. Just standing up and defending a black man‚ earned him respect from most of his community. The man’s name is Atticus Finch‚ father of two and lawyer of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The one who he was protecting went by the name of Tom Robinson‚ also a father and husband. Atticus was an inspirational‚ honest and hard working man. He had made a great impacting speech in the
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its hero‚ Atticus. He is an idealized version of Ms. Lee’s father‚ who‚ in real life and by contrast‚ according to biographer Charles J. Shields‚ once remonstrated a preacher in the family’s hometown of Monroeville‚ Ala.‚ for sermonizing on racial justice. Atticus bears an uncanny resemblance to another pillar of moral authority—the Thomas More depicted in Robert Bolt’s "A Man for All Seasons‚" which appeared on the English stage the year "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. Atticus does not become
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Language Arts BT1 2012 " I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand." What is the type of courage that is being highlighted in the quote above? How is "real courage" shown in the novel? The type of courage highlighted in the quote above is moral courage. "Real courage" is shown through the image of Mrs Dubose‚ a morphine addict who wished to overcome her addiction before she died. Mrs Dubose was a repugnant‚ bedridden
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Do you change as much as Scout Finch changes throughout the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird She has some moments where some people may wonder what is going through her head‚ like when she fights with Walter. Some may wonder why she fights with him. People may think‚ “Why won’t she just leave him be?” Scout fights with Walter‚ because she thinks he is the reason she got in trouble from the teacher. In occasions within the story‚ Scout is feisty‚ outspoken‚ and curious. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird
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