learning life lessons as a person grows up make them more mature? In the book‚ there is a family that lives in a little town called Maycomb. Atticus is Scout and Jem’s father‚ they do not have a mother‚ but they do have a nanny/housekeeper named Calpurnia who keeps them out of trouble. They are growing up during the depression‚ but are two of the happiest kids in Maycomb. They see many different things going on around town‚ some things they do and don’t understand. They grow up and mature throughout
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of life lessons develops by witnessing the hypocrisy of her hometown Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ and her father‚ Atticus‚ being a major influence in her development. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the hypocrisy of the town is responsible for the maturation of Scout. The white people of Maycomb base their
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Character of Atticus. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout. His wife died when Scout was 2 and he is bringing the children up on his own‚ with the help of Calpurnia. Scout "says he played with us‚ read to us‚ and treated us with courteous detachment". It is clear he loves his children. His family has been associated with Maycomb for many generations and he is related in some way to most families in the town. He is a lawyer. He takes on Tom Robinson’s case‚ knowing he’ll lose‚ explaining to
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There are always going to be "others" in every society and community. In Maycomb‚ "the others" are the Radley’s. The Radley’s are extremely unusual people. They are also very disliked by lots of people in their community. People are scared of them too. The author says many things about what the Radley’s are like for example: "They did not go to church‚ Maycomb’s pricipal recreation‚ but worshipped at home... I never knew how old Mr. Radley made his living---Jem said he ’bought cotton‚’ a polite term
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and their widowed father‚ Atticus‚ in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression‚ but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society.There are multiple themes in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee. However‚ one of the most important is courage. This theme is shown almost by all of the characters in the novel but mainly by Jem‚ Scout and Atticus. Courage is shown in the novel
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Mockingbird‚ Atticus is the father of two children‚ Jem‚ and Scout. In the novel Atticus is a lawyer who is representing a colored man. The idea of a white man representing a colored man causes a lot of controversy between him and his children throughout the town. Through all the rumors‚ and arguments Atticus continues to keep a good mindset and continues to be a good example to Jem and Scout. Atticus appears to try to be a role model to his children. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus is a distant
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sections‚ which characterized Boo Radley‚ in this section we focus much more on Atticus’ character. Specifically‚ we see his search for justice‚ self-respect‚ and his strong moral values. We first see Atticus‚ strong morals when he says about how he needs to defend Tom Robinson‚” if I didn’t‚ I couldn’t hold up my head in town … I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” We then see later how Atticus choosing to defend Mr. Robinson negatively impacts how many members of his family
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Lee‚ Atticus is one of those `ideal fathers.’ Atticus is a single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. Do you ever wish that the ’cool dads from TV’ could be your own? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is one of those ’ideal fathers.’ Atticus is a single father raising his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ and doing a great job too. They also have Calpurnia‚ the black cook‚ who is the most mom-like person they’ve had. Living in Maycomb County
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Abby Rice 11/7/14 Atticus Finch: An Honest Man & Lawyer In the 1930’s in southern Alabama‚ rape and attempted rape was considered a capital offense. This was just one of the measures taken to ensure the safety of Southern women‚ who in the eyes of men‚ were fragile and innocent. As a result of the Ladies Law‚ men could even be sentenced to jail time for using profane language around a lady. This conservative culture‚ combined with prejudices leftover from the civil
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Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ who is referred to as Jem. They both live with their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ in the small‚ dull town of Maycomb. The novel showcases the events and timeline of Scout and Jem’s journey into maturity‚ as they learn about the importance of protecting the innocent and defending the defenseless. Harper Lee examines the importance of protecting the vulnerable members of society‚ as is shown through the characters of Tom Robinson‚ Arthur Radley‚ and Walter Cunningham. Tom
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