despite any race there is a term for any race that is offensive and stereotypical. This film has mainly been involved dealing with racism I have compared two films dealing with the situation in different ways. The first film being analysed is ‘To Kill a Mocking bird’. The film’s young protagonists‚ Scout and her brother Jem live in the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the 1930s. The story covers three years‚ during which Scout and Jem undergo changes in their lives. They begin as innocent
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The pain the mockingbirds endure in To Kill a Mockingbird is quite sensational in that we pull a strong reaction through the reader’s eyes. Mockingbird’s in this novel have quite the figurative meaning‚ as well as a very literal one. I will take you through both‚ as we explore the main character Scout‚ and the four lessons she learns‚ and attains throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. These very useful‚ and challenging lessons are: Put yourself in others shoes‚ don’t kill mockingbirds‚ keep fighting even
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Justice vs. Injustice is a very prevalent theme in the text To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the song “You’re Crashing‚ But You’re No Wave” and the article The Nation: The Central Park Jogger; An Old Case in a Different New York. In To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM)‚ Atticus Finch is called on to defend a black man accused of rape. Before the case is turned over to the jury‚ Atticus presents the jury with his final argument. He believes that the case requires “no minute sifting of complicated facts‚” and should
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ignorance prevails‚ and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress‚ rob and degrade them‚ neither persons nor property will be safe”. In the trial of Tom Robinson vs. Mayella Ewell in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Tom Robinson is a victim of injustice when he is falsely accused of raping Mayella. This can be compared to the Central Park Jogger case‚ in which five boys known as the Central Park Five are suspects because of their race
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11-19-09 Language Arts 8A To Kill Injustice One of the many injustices in Maycomb County is racial injustice‚ more specifically the injustices towards African-Americans. For example‚ the townspeople of Maycomb they have such a hate towards African-American people‚ for example the use of the word nigger. It is a word that the “common people” meaning the people who had no deference for them. Which leads to segregation‚ of churches‚ schools‚ and the courtroom where Tom Robinson’s trial is held
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Throughout the story‚To Kill A Mockingbird‚ author Harper Lee shows the characters as being courageous. She shows courage by how it is defined in the novel‚ which characters have courage‚ and how they do it. So far‚ what I have read the novel is mainly about having courage. She has expressed using courage through the character. For example‚ Atticus says to jem that he wants a son “ to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” Scout‚ Jem
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empathy builds connections between people and makes society more prone to help each other. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee protagonist Atticus Finch demonstrates empathy towards Maycomb’s African Americans and less fortunate. As a matter of fact‚ Atticus’ empathetic skills taught his children Scout and Jem to demonstrate empathy towards others by setting inspiring examples of it for them. To begin with‚ Atticus demonstrates empathy towards African Americans when he agrees to defend
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First Draft In Harper Lee’s award-winning novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ various valuable moral lessons are revealed through the characters and the plot line of the story. Among the variety of lessons taught is compassion. All people are equal‚ regardless of race or social class‚ and they should be treated that way. One of the biggest illustrations of this in the book is the Tom Robinson case‚ which is assigned to Atticus. Atticus supported Tom Robinson in the trial‚ even when everyone else despised
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People Are Not Innocent Until Proven Guilty Some individuals say people are innocent until proven guilty. This is not the case for everybody. For example‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird there are two characters‚ Tom Robinson and Boo Radley who are thought of badly by some of the people because they are different than the norm. Due to the fact that Boo and Tom are different then the rest‚ people tend to jump to conclusions. They assume that they are guilty before they are proven guilty. Tom
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be disappointed. He will follow his morals and not society’s. A coward would say yes because he is insecure and doesn’t stand up for himself. A courageous person will always be a leader and do what he or she thinks is right .In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ several characters exemplify courage by standing up for their beliefs. The two most courageous characters are Atticus and Calpurnia because they never follow what is popular and instead stand up for their beliefs.
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