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    fighting even when the likelihood of victory is small.” Once said by Anon. In other words‚ if the outcome of you succeeding is little to none‚ it’s the strength you give to keep on going that truly matters. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee proves this quote to be accurate through characterization among the three main people in the book‚ Scout‚ Atticus and Jem. Scout is a young lady who is intelligent and confident and embraces individuality. When her character is tested by a prejudice

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    Elizabeth Manford Word Count: 2568 WOMEN IN TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD Back in 1960‚ a book emerged on the market that would be rated as one of the most unforgettable classics of all time. To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ written by unknown author Harper Lee‚ depicts a realistic picture of attitudes during the 1930’s. During this time in history‚ racism was a huge issue and hatred between black and white civilians led to violence‚ even fatalities. America was a completely segregated society. Anger and resentment

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    Tkam Axes Paragraph In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper LeeLee shows that if you are an individual‚ you have a responsibility to protect the innocent that are in need. Lee writes the book through the view of a character named Scout. Scout finds out that individuals have a responsibility to protect the innocent from other characters in the book. Scout learns from Mr. Arthur Radley “boo”‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Mr. Heck Tate. Arthur was a neighbor to the people of Maycomb who never really came

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    young white girl. He is up against a jury filled with all white men during a very prejudice time. In the 1930s it was very hard for an African American to win a trial against the word of a white man. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚written by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is the most courageous character. Atticus Finch is the most courageous character in the

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    teaches and fixes people’s view of life. Even though the title is "To Kill a Mockingbird‚" it is suitable to entitle it as to kill our stubborn misunderstandings. This book is full of courage shown by Harper Lee. During her lifetime‚ there was a lot of racism going on in America. However‚ Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which is about racism in the society‚ to go against racism that is crushingly real. To present her message through her book to the people was a very dangerous action. However

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    other people’s fathers. This shows childish behavior because when you get older you know it isn’t what job your dad does which makes him good‚ it is Jem‚ Scout and Dill are all young people who learn from people and events around them. How does Harper Lee show them learning and developing? The children all learn from Atticus throughout the novel‚ but they also obtain their knowledge through events and other adults. Scout and Jem are separated by age while Dill is separated through family lie‚

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    lives (Lee 139). Harper Lee‚ the infamous author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ sets the scene of her novel in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ during the nineteen thirties‚ a time of racial prejudice and the Great Depression. Living as a single parent during this pressing time‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer in the town of Maycomb‚ is aware that shielding Jem and Scout from the cruel nature and reality of the world is no longer an option as maturity and understanding overcome the Finch children. Fortunately‚ Harper Lee

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    and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up” (Lee 173). This quote is made by Harper Lee’s most famous character‚ Atticus Finch‚ in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus may be noble‚ but he is not naïve. He may believe that all people should get equal treatment in the court‚ but he knows that it won’t happen in Maycomb. Through the novel’s setting in a small town in the South and the trial of a black man by a white jury‚ Lee uses the character Atticus to show the frequent injustices

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    influential and our role models. These people are known to be brave‚ confident and gallant. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout understand the true nature of courage by observing many characters in the novel who clearly demonstrate this theme. Courage is shown through the actions of Mrs. Dubose‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley and most importantly Atticus. Harper Lee shows the true nature of courage to Jem and Scout through the actions if the iconic character Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose is

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    To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960‚ it was written by Harper Lee and was an instant bestseller and a critical success. Today T.K.A.M is known as a masterpiece of American literature. The overall plot of T. K. A.M is. Scott and his brother Jem befriend a boy named Dill over the summer and become interested in the house owned by Nathan Radley‚ but inside lives a malevolent man named as Boo radley who has not seen or experienced the outside world. Later in the book Tom Robinson and African

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