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    Tuti Ostari To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Prejudice is a real life problem in the world‚ and in To Kill Mockingbird’s novel this problem is evident in May comb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different from others. Moreover‚ Boo does not act like a normal person. In society‚ his actions are mysterious and abnormal. After some trouble with the law “ Mr. Radley’s boy was not

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    Thesis Statement: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as Jem expands his boundaries with regard to various people and events within Maycomb County‚ Lee shows how the process of growing up and maturing into an adult involves the act of questioning and reasoning‚ the guidance of enlightened adults‚ and the acceptance of certain harsh realities. Topic Sentence: In the beginning of the novel‚ through his interactions with Boo Radley‚ Jem learns not to judge a person based upon appearances.

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    him because he knows that the other people are prejudice. Atticus shows strong beliefs of racial equality‚ which was uncommon in the 1930s and he demonstrates this further by agreeing to defend Tom. Those are ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. Jem shows empathy to Walter by inviting him over for lunch after Scout was beating him up. Jem

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 6 Vocabulary Ensuing: Happening next. Prowess: Ability or a skill. Ramshackle: Badly built or rundown. Inviting: Attractive. Cot: Collapsible lightweight bed. Sentences 1. Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured ‚ Dill said he must drink a gallon a day‚ and the following contest to determine relative distances and respective ability only made me feel left out again‚ as I was untalented in this area. 2. The back of the Radley house was less attractive than the front:

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    other. People have prejudices towards approximately every type of person for some reason or another. Everybody is different‚ and some people take advantage of those differences to discriminate against others. Discrimination‚ in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is described as the “simple hell people give other people without even thinking” (Lee 269) and all throughout it‚ portrayal of age‚ social class‚ and race prejudgment. As the novel progresses‚ Jem and Scout grow and nurture just like the rest

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    "She was white‚ and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man.” In the book To Kill a Mockingbird a rape trial takes place‚ between Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ and Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. Though most people believe Maylla because she is white‚ I believe Tom is not guilty because of the lack of medical evidence‚ lack of witnesses‚ and the fact that Tom Robinson was crippled in the left arm. The lack of medical evidence proves

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    and where we are in this era is incredible. As technology gets into the minds of children they seem to learn faster than before. It takes minutes for children to understand where adults never really grasp what they hold in their hands. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the knowledge of understanding in her story. Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge

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    Atticus Finch is a famous Maycomb lawyer as well as the father of the protagonist of “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Jean Louise. Atticus Finch is a well-known white Maycomb attorney as well as the father of the book’s protagonist‚ Scout‚ and her brother Jem. He is a wise and caring father. Atticus is nearly fifty. His children call him "Atticus" rather than "Dad". He was once known as "One-Shot Finch" because of his skill with rifles (shown when killing a rabid dog). Atticus demonstrates great character

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates determination through Atticus Finch’s ability to do what is right at all costs because he wants to set good examples. First of all‚ Atticus defends those who aren’t able to speak for themselves or for those who aren’t understood. Evidence of this assertion from the book is‚ “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”- (pg. 39) Atticus defended Miss Caroline

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    The Scottsboro Boys were nine black teenagers accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with racism and the right to a fair trial. The case included a frameup‚ an all-white jury‚ rushed trials‚ an attempted lynching‚ and an angry mob; it is frequently given as an example of an overall miscarriage of justice. On March 25‚ 1931‚ several people were hoboing on a freight train traveling between Chattanooga and Memphis‚ Tennessee. Several white teenagers

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