Once upon time‚ a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word‚ except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano. The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to 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
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“How does Lee demonstrate the theme of courage in To kill a mockingbird?” Harper Lee makes the theme of courage clear and strong in the book “To kill a mockingbird”. Throughout the story there are many demonstrations of courage. Some of these are firstly masked to later be uncovered and at first they may not seem obvious. Some moments of the courage portrayed aren’t physical courage but rather mental and psychological. The story is narrated to us by Scout who is growing up in a small town known
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Unlike most books‚ the title of Harper Lee’s novel‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ has very little literal connection to the main plot itself‚ but carries a great symbolic weight in the book. We first start to realize the figurative meaning of the ’mockingbird’ in chapter 10 when Atticus told Jem to "shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird" and also said that "Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy...That’s why it is a
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses characterization to help develop her attitude about the proper treatment of human beings. The story is set during the Great Depression in Maycomb County where almost everyone is poor. The story is portrayed through the eyes of Scout‚ who is a six year old who views the world as those of an adult. Lee uses Scout to help portray the conditions of everyone in town. Throughout the entirety of the story Scouts disapproval of the treatment of blacks remain the
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they do is not easy‚ especially when you are young. Little kids don’t really think about other people’s feelings or the causes of their actions because when you are young‚ your whole world consists of you. This concept is one that Scout learns in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the novel‚ Scout transforms from an ignorant tomboy into a sympathetic lady‚ due to learning about empathy. At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout is stubborn and mean. She also seems to be a tenacious
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In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I believe courage is a main point in the story. Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. Sticking up for others‚ helping others that are in danger‚ and sticking up for yourself. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has many examples of courage and they all show different meanings of what courage can do and how people show it during different events that happen. Having courage can cause something very succesful to happen without you knowing. Sticking up for
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ is a parallel story about two young children who grow up in a racist southern town and learn that life is not all fun and games. In the beginning of the book the main characters Scout and Jem spend their days playing together and exploring their hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. They are especially intrigued with their mysterious neighbors‚ the Radley’s. Later on in the novel‚ Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is appointed to defend a black man and the children
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To Kill a Mockingbird Writing Assignment So far in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is one of the most respected people in Maycomb. We have learned a lot about Atticus through what he says‚ what he does‚ and what others say about him. He is a father‚ a lawyer‚ and a great person that is kind‚ and accepting to everyone. Atticus defended Tom Robinson in court when he was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. He was convicted purely because he is a black man‚ and Mayella was white. Atticus did not
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HARPER LEE’S VIEW OF THE 1930’S AS A CHILD Harper Lee is well known for her great contributions towards modern society through her astounding book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel is read world-wide‚ in high schools and colleges because of its in-depth look at the social classes in the south during the 1930’s. The book was influenced by society‚ in particular the social order of the south during her childhood. Lee grew up during this time of controversy which is why she writes so passionately about
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but returned when Dill and Jem wriggled into the light” (Lee 203). This reveals that sometimes events happen that are not expected and these events can be obstacles or aids. In chapter 15 of the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird ‚ the author‚ Harper Lee‚ uses setting‚ character traits‚ and external conflict to develop the theme that the small occasions that happen have an effect on the biggest occasions in life. In the novel Lee uses character traits to establish the theme. Lee suggests that the character traits
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