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    In her novel‚ To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee has used various literary techniques to position the reader’s attitudes in relation to prejudice within the society of Maycomb. Through use of perspective‚ characterisation and symbolism‚ Lee highlights that prejudice is developed through life experiences and the surrounding influences‚ while emphasizing the damaging effect it can have on innocent individuals and society as a whole. A fundamental element of the novel is the author’s use of young Jean

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    The analysis of the extract from the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Ostrikova Veronika Nelle Harper Lee was born April 28‚ 1926. She is an American novelist‚ who has published only one novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ she studied law at the University of Alabama‚ then spent a year in the United Kingdom‚ studying at Oxford. Living in New York City‚ she supported herself working as an airline reservation clerk‚ but was soon determined to pursue a career

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    Understanding Atticus In the old movie The Breakfast Club‚ Bender is dangerous and this makes him memorable. He does things people normally wouldn’t do. For example do drugs or yell at a teacher. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ one of the most interesting characters is Atticus Finch. Atticus is smart‚ brave‚ and wise. Atticus Finch is a smart man. First of all he is a lawyer. To be a lawyer you have to solve puzzles and fight for someone’s innocence. The quote “Mr. Ewell can you

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    Explore the ways Harper Lee presents conflict in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Conflict can be a disagreement or an argument between individuals or communities‚ for example different ideas or interests can result in conflict. Conflict can be used to describe physical combat or verbal opposition between people. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in 1930s South America; this was the time of the Great Depression after the American Stock Market collapsed in 1929. Times were hard and there is a lot of poverty in

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    ” In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee she can change the way a person sees something in the blink of eye‚ she shows courage in so many ways. Harper Lee uses Mrs.Dubose as a character to show courage. She uses Mrs.Dubose as one of Atticus’s example to show Jem what real courage is. A part that shows this is when Mrs.Dubose is sick in bed and Jem comes and reads to her and Atticus explains the situation she is in. She also uses Scout as an example of courage as well.So in the book To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Now that we know Atticus is nice‚ next is a show with some similarity‚ in The Fosters twins got adopted when they were only little kids and since they wanted to get to know their biological parents‚ one of the towns named Jesus went or his mother’s home then the mother Stef found out and was confident that her kid was inside his mom’s house‚ she decides to enter and out of nowhere‚ she has been shot‚ but in reality her kid was never inside the house. Another cop could have taken the role of going

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    In the short story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which is taken place during the great depression there lived a young girl named Scout. Scout was a young girl that lived in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly

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    The ability to push on even when frightened. A characteristic idolized by humans because it is so important yet it can be so hard. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many circumstances where courage is needed. Especially during the time period where racism and unequal treatment is present‚ and when two kids need teaching. Who stands out the most‚ showing the most courage and teaching these kids lessons in these hard times? None other than Atticus Finch‚ who is anything but succinct

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    Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 to Frances Finch and A.C. Lee. Nelle had three older siblings‚ Alice‚ who was in her twenties‚ Louise‚ who was in high school‚ and Edwin‚ who was the only boy at age ten. Growing up there was no other girls close to her age in her neighborhood‚ and the only child close to her age was a neighborhood boy‚ Truman Capote. Their common bond was the fact that they didn’t meet their parent’s mold of what they considered a perfect child. They would play games

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    in this country our courts are the great levellers‚ and in our courts all men are created equal." Describe and explain how justice and injustice are represented through events and characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Justice‚ what is right and fair by all of society’s standards and morals‚ is represented‚ along with injustice‚ through events and characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. "...in this country our courts are the great levellers‚ and in our courts all men are created equal." (Atticus‚ pg227)

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