Scout is by far an interesting and unordinary child in the novel of To Kill a Mockingbird. She is the main character and narrator of the story. She is the youngest child of Atticus Finch who is a lawyer and Scout also has an older brother named Jem. What makes Scouts character so special is that she changes her qualities throughout the novel. In the beginning of the novel Scout is an innocent and kind-hearted six-year old girl‚ only because she has not encountered the true evils of the world. As
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so that the audience knows exactly what they are going through. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ two siblings‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ learn about their town‚ Maycomb County‚ through their father‚ Atticus Finch. Atticus defends an African American named Tom Robinson against their opposing side‚ Bob Ewell accusing him of raping his daughter Mayella Ewell. As a result of not meeting the criteria‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is definitely not a timeless classic; not only does it lack complex
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When Good Kids Kill Studies show that parents are six times more likely to kill their children than children are to kill their parents. But these facts are changing. The number of adolescents in jail has doubled over the past ten years and 115‚000 of these arrests were for violent crimes. Michael D. Kelleher‚ author of When Good Kids Kill‚ has looked into cases of teenage violence and why they happen. What happens when a good kid decides to murder? What causes
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In the essay‚ “Do Video Games Kill‚” the author known as Karen Sternheimer discusses how news networks and politicians always point to video games as factors that influence the violent tendencies of people that commit murder or mass shootings. Sternheimer often states that news networks often say that video games teach kids “how to kill”. In 1993‚ a popular title to this day called Doom was released. It was a first person shooter that was very popular amongst teenagers and young adults. Not too long
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To Kill a Mockingbird New Historicism Literary Criticism In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird ‚ Harper Lee touched up on topics that revolved around the perspective historicism as the novel also addresses controversial topics like racism‚ and economic hardship all in a historicism perspective. An example in his novel that relates to is racism is when Atticus tells Scout‚ "As you grow older‚ you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life‚ but let me tell you something and don’t you forget itwhenever a white
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Gender Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird Every society throughout history has their own differences in gender prejudice. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the town of Maycomb has a strong influence of gender prejudice. Scout‚ a six year old girl‚ doesn’t feel the need at act like a “normal” girl. The people in Maycomb often judge her for her tomboy lifestyle‚ of wearing overalls‚ playing with the boys‚ and her “boyish haircut”. Scout is defiant and is set against maturing into the standards
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To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia has become the motherly figure in Scout’s life by teaching her lessons‚ morals and values. Calpurnia taught Scout to write when she was bored on a rainy day “Calpurnia was to blame for this…then copying out a chapter of the bible beneath” (p24). This shows Calpurnia is not just cooking and cleaning; she entertains her and has a special connection with her. Another thing Calpurnia is doing for Scout is teaching her manners
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teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word. At the first‚ the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach‚ the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird
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The literary work‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee should continue to be a part of the Freshman curriculum. The book published in the 1960’s is relevant to the youth of today. It speaks truths and facts of the past that can’t be taught in a textbook and the themes found in the pages of this novel are needed in the world today. To Kill a Mockingbird is relevant today and should be taught as young as appropriate. In chapter eleven‚ Mrs. Dubose is seen as a racist and ill-tempered old lady who
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were afraid? That couldn’t be true‚ women had jumped off before I had. The misconception that the word “girl” is a symbol of weakness and fear‚ can only be labeled as gender bias. Equally so‚ examples of gender bias can be found in in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. From Scout and Mayela to the missionary society ‚ gender bias sticks out as one of the large underling concept in this book. In the little town Maycomb the commune mindset of people‚ tents to put women down as inferior
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