In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is a loving father to Jem and Scout. He is an outstanding father to his children because he is hardworking and caring yet he struggles with keeping his children proud of him. Atticus is a lawyer and single father trying his best to provide for his kids‚ and allow them to have a great life in this world of racism however it does get difficult along the way. Jem and Scout love Atticus however since he is almost fifty years old he cannot
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“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win‚” (30). Atticus is a firm believer in doing what is right no matter what. A hero is someone who is brave enough to stand up for their beliefs. The hero in To Kill a Mockingbird is Atticus Finch because he stood up and took the Tom Robinson despite the odds stacked up against him. Atticus has a lot of courage and bravery. Former president Lyndon B. Johnson led the Civil Rights Act of 1964 during
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It’s The Little Things It is the little things in life that people take for granted‚ the unnoticed deeds‚ and the unrewarded successes. Things that people think are customary to do‚ when in reality it takes a lot of confidence ‚ courage ‚ and even when people think poorly of a person they still act accordingly to their morals. It is hard to come across the people who still act like this. However in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Arthur “Boo” Radley is a man that still fits this script. Arthur
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In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ written by Harper Lee‚ the author has used numerous different methods to portray the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up. These themes were put in so that the audience could become more empathetic towards the characters‚ especially the protagonists. She depicts these themes through characters‚ events‚ using symbolism‚ imagery and contrast located throughout the book. Firstly‚ Harper Lee shows the themes of innocence‚ maturity and growing up through the main
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Harper Lee Biography Harper Lee wrote a book call ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ which was a number one best seller for a couple years after it came out. Harper Lee’s book is still very famous today in high schools for teaching kids.(Wilder‚ Mike) One of the most interesting things that Harper Lee used real life events in her book. She also used people in her life as characters in her book. Harper Lee‚ her real name was Nelle Harper Lee‚ was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama. Harper’s father
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Scout‚ also known as Jean Louise Finch‚ is the narrator throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She is one of the few the most interesting characters in this novel. Although Scout is very young throughout‚ she is very intelligent and understanding of what goes on around her‚ but she is a bit curious as well. Scout is more of a tomboy than a girly girl‚ and she would often get into fights with the boys around her school. These traits often occur during most of the novel‚ except some
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by yourself‚ to an angry mob of people; and having to block out everyone’s comments and opinions. When an individual is against a opposing group of people or a social expectancy‚ they are more likely to give in and join the majority. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a father puts his two children in danger by defending a black man from being accused of rape in the 1930s. This dark time period in America’s history was responsible for the Great Depression and severe racial conflict. Despite the constant
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Review To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is an accurate story of childhood‚ racism‚ and prejudice. In the memories of Scout Finch an intriguing tale of her childhood is unraveled to reveal greater worldly issues at the time. The serenity of Scout’s memories shocked yet engrossed me in the story. Overall I found it to be a great book with a deeper meaning that kept me enveloped in thought for days. Harper Lee grew up in small town Monroeville‚ Alabama.
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Atticus Finch is a smart man worthy of being lawyer. In the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee that tells the story of a young girl Scout Finch‚ who is coming of age. Scout in the beginning of the novel did not have much tolerance and soon as the novel progressed she came to decide that not everyone will agree with her. Scout who is always around Atticus makes up a part of that impact in her life. The advice given for Scout help to build her to be good well being. To being told that
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Have you ever killed a mockingbird? "Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up other people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 94). Man believing in his superiority over other beings can easily defend killing a mockingbird as a just act. Hence‚ a mockingbird can be equated with an innocent person. White people then would always think that they are
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