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    To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many characters in the book demonstrate bravery. Three good examples are Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Dolphus Raymond. Atticus Finch was brave for defending a Negro in court because he knew it was the right thing to do. The Negro’s name was Tom Robinson. Tom gets accused of raping a young woman and shows bravery by telling the truth in front of a court house of whites. Dolphus Raymond likes to be known as the town drunk‚ but many

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    Life Lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird Parents support their children through influencing how they mature and ultimately become their child’s role model. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about how two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch grow up and begin to understand the world in a more adult point of view. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ assists them to see the world for what it truly is. Thus‚ he aids his children by teaching them important life lessons throughout the novel. Atticus tries

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    How does Harper Lee bring out different aspects of Atticus? The main theme of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is racial prejudice. It is a story told by Scout later on in her life when she is an adult telling the story of her childhood in Maycombe and the conviction of a Negro (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white girl. He was defended by her father who is a Lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and he is one of the central characters in the novel. Atticus is a decent character‚ not only is he a knowledgeable lawyer‚ he

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    Essay “to Kill a Mockingbird” The novel is written by Harper Lee (1926- ) an American writer known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee studied law at the university of Alabama. While studying at the university Lee wrote columns‚ feature stories‚ and satires for the university newspapers and literary publications. In 1949 she left Alabama without completing her degree to pursue a literary career in New York. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most affecting

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    The extract under study is taken from the book “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is her first novel and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The novel depicts the life of its young narrator Jean Louse “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a smart lawyer with high moral standards. Attitus decides to take up a case involving a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused in raping a very poor white girl named Mayella

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    Hailey Spears Period 12 Southern Ways/Small Town Life |Chapter # |Page # |Text Excerpt & Related Significance | |1 |3-4 |“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded | | | |ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” |

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    Jessica Yoon 2B English‚ Mullen To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Alabama was a heavily segregated state during The Great Depression which was a time of struggle for people all over the United States. During times of hardship‚ separation creates unity between social groups. In To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ three social groups are segregated; women‚ blacks‚ and the poor. The segregation of women is shown through Scout’s experiences. Being the only girl in the group of kids that play in the neighborhood

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    David Spence Ms.Balton English 1 Honor’s 13 March 2014 Courage (TKAMB) What is courage? Courage is the ability to conquer fear or despair or to be brave. In the novel‚ “To Kill a Mocking Bird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ courage is shown throughout book. While not all characters seemed to be courageous‚ one can easily separate the frivolous entities from the immoral ones. Although many characters exhibit this trait‚ Jem‚ Authur Radley‚ and Atticus were the most potent. Jem represents the idea of

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    To kill a mockingbird theme essay The book “to kill a mockingbird‚” written by Harper Lee‚ uses the mockingbird to symbolize innocence. There are people in widely different situations who are innocent‚ such as Jem and Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Arthur “Boo” Radley. The story takes place in a small town called Maycomb‚ in Alabama. There are two kids who go by the names Jem and Scout. Scout is the narrator of the story‚ and Jem is her older brother. They’re young‚ and still very innocent. Tom Robinson

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