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    Atticus Finch By: Bryant Wilson Atticus Finch had great determination to help Tom Robinson. He did his job as well as he knew how‚ and didn’t care about the color of his skin. Unfortunately that wasn’t enough because of the times and racism in Maycomb. Atticus tried to give Tom his freedom back because he knew who was guilty

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    Do you remember when you were just a child? When you believed in everything and everyone seemed to believe in you? This is how Scout and Jem Finch‚ two main characters in the bestseller To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ lived until they were revealed to the harshness and injustice that happens everyday in the adult world. To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel about youth seeing the hypocrisy‚ evil‚ and injustice in adult society. Though some people may consider children to be naïve and unintelligent

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    Throughout the novel of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses drama‚ compassion‚ and grammatical features to present the characters of Atticus‚ Scout and Jem‚ and the special relationship Atticus has with his children. In this assessment I will explore‚ evaluate and explain this bond that Atticus shares with his children. The story takes place during three years of the Great Depression in the fictional ‘tired old town’ of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The narrator‚ six-year-old Scout Finch‚ lives with her

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    Bravery Bravery is a good trait to have you wouldn’t be able to handle a lot of occurrences without bravery. For example‚ you couldn’t get through any type of school without bravery. If no one had bravery the world would not achieve great things and we wouldn’t be this evolved in life. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ bravery is a key player in the story‚ if nobody was brave there wouldn’t really be a story to make this book. Just remember bravery is a part of everyone. One example of bravery

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    Authority. The novel we are studying is To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee as well as this I have studied an article ‘The Outsider’ by Nikki Barrowclough and the song Black and Blue by The Herd. I have learnt that while parents have authority over their children some of them use this power over their children in a positive way that benefits the children‚ for example Atticus Finch‚ while others abuse their power like Bob Ewell. Harper Lee uses contrast to show the difference between the parenting styles

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    To Kill a Mockingbird – Practice Essay Theme 1 - The Coexistence of Good and Evil The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is an exploration of the human condition: whether people are essentially good or essentially evil. The novel approaches this idea by dramatising Scout and Jem’s transition from a perspective of childhood innocence to a mature understanding of the coexistence of good and evil. At the beginning of the novel‚ they approach life innocently‚ believing in the goodness of all people. Later

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    There are many positive influences that help shape Scout into the person she becomes at the end of the novel. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mocking Bird‚ there are 3 main characters that have an effect on Scout’s maturity. Jem Finch influences Scout because he is always looking out for her best interest. Next‚ Calpurnia influences Scout because she teaches her how to act “ladylike”. Finally‚ Atticus Finch influences Scout because he teaches her important life lessons throughout the book. Jem‚ Atticus

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    Is courage displayed by actions or words? In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many characters that show courage‚ but three in specific are Atticus Finch‚ Judge Taylor‚ and Scout Finch. Atticus Finch displayed his courage mainly through his actions. “‘I’m simply defending a Negro – his name is Tom Robinson…there has been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man‚’” (Lee‚ 75). If some other lawyer was given this case

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    Shuey Mrs.Grunthaner PD. 4 Pre-AP English 5/19/13 The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLee viewed herself as the little girl known as Scout. Scout’s life was very different from how a young girl’s life would be today. To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates people’s behaviors and society during Harper Lee’s childhood in many ways. Jem and Scout were walking home from a Halloween party that took place at their schoolhouse. In the pitch

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    “In literature‚ evil often triumphs‚ but never conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie

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