unlike any other. She shared her opinion‚ no matter who it harmed or helped‚ because she wanted to be heard. As Jem and Scout were passing Mrs. Dubose shared her opinion about their lives‚ exclaiming: “‘what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole‚ young lady!’” (Lee 135). Mrs. Dubose was an experienced lady‚ so her knowledge of young ladies attire was vast‚ and it took a brave woman to give advice that could be heard as an insult. Because of Mrs. Dubose’s disconcern
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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. However‚ there are many more subtle and discreet prejudices against other people in Maycomb‚ also. One of the first prejudices to become known is against the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are a very poor farming family who were hit hard by the Great Depression. "...The Cunninghams never took
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and Scout a more positive outlook on racism through her lack of judgement (racism) and her kindness to all people‚ no matter what they look like or do. Miss Maudie’s to Aunt Alexandra’s worries about Atticus is‚ “We can trust him to do right. It’s that simple” (Lee 316). Miss Maudie does not care what color or class Tom Robinson is. She just cares if Atticus and the jury do the right thing. She supports the people who are innocent and does not care if they are black or white‚ which shows Scout to
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Which Character does Harper Lee create the most sympathy for in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee creates many characters‚ which we‚ as the reader‚ can feel sorry for. Boo Radley‚ Atticus‚ even the Ewells at some points. However Tom Robinson has faced many hard challenges in his life but gets through them being kind and honest and yet in the end he still ends up shot out of cold blood. Harper Lee creates sympathy for Tom by allowing the reader to straight away know
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2/18/13 “It is far better to be trusted and respected that is to be liked.” In the story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is told from a child’s point of view‚ a girl name Jean Louise Finch that goes by the nickname Scout. Atticus Finch‚ her father‚ is the lawyer defending a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused of a crime. This story takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama around the 1930’s. Atticus Finch does not care about age‚ appearance‚ or even skin color. He is not afraid to be himself
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In To Kill A Mockingbird a theme found throughout the story is‚ you don’t understand someone until you walk in his or her shoes. Two characters in the story I’m going to explain are Boo Radley and Mrs. Dubose. Boo Radley has always been known as a bad person ever since he was little. Boo Radley has changed‚ and people can change. Scout has many encounters with Boo Radley. One encounter is the tree outside the Radley house. Everyday Scout walks past the Radley house after school‚ and one day she noticed
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everyone regardless of how ill-fitting the definitions may be. Authors‚ Joy Ladin‚ and Jeannette Lee‚ in their respective works‚ explore these exclusive definitions and how these texts can be redefined to serve a greater role in perpetuating
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To Kill a Mockingbird Compare and Contrast The excellent novel of “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a brilliant piece of American literature. Being an instant bestselling novel‚ it was also made into an award-winning film. Like most‚ the book and the film portrayed the same storyline and setting‚ but also produced significant differences as well. The themes in this story were deceptive appearances‚ racism and acceptance. To begin with‚ there were many similarities between the two masterpieces
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In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” prejudice exists. It Exists because people are easily swayed to dehumanize because of their skin colour‚ or even their personality. They are this way because of Fear‚ Ego‚ Plus Mob Mentality. Fear is a word that means scared. All throughout the boom we have noticed that the whites would discriminate the colour out of their own fear. An Example is a quote on (240) that quotes “Tom’s death was typical. Typical of a negro to cut and run. Typical of a negro’s
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“Our Similarities bring us to a common ground; Our Differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.” -Tom Robbins Growing up kids learn about similarities and differences‚ comparing and contrasting‚ finding things that are the same through movies and books. In the book to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and in the movie A Time To Kill based on John Grisham’s book‚ they both have characters that relate throughout the stories. Characters in both stories have many of the same qualities‚ people
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