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    Holly Holland English I First Period December 3‚ 2009 Annotated Bibliography Handschuh‚ Judith. “Harper Lee.” Teen Reads. 2003. Carol Fitzgerald. 2 December 2009. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 in Monroeville Alabama. Lee was the youngest of four children born to Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. She studied law at Huntington College in 1944 to 1945‚ following in her father’s footsteps with her career choice. She then studied a year at Oxford University‚ followed by working

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In the book “To kill a mockingbird”‚ the character Atticus is criticized openly through the whole book. Although Atticus is criticized he is a very respected man throughout the town of maycomb. Why is this true? What makes him an admirable character? I’ll tell you why Atticus is so looked up to and why he is such a respected man‚ in the following text. Even though he is criticized‚ Atticus has managed to stay a respected man in the town of maycomb. How? Or better yet why

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    Atticus’s Characterization in To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee places Atticus Finch very highly in terms of character. The rest of Maycomb‚ a 1930’s Alabama town‚ places him in a different light. They see him much lower on the same scale of character. Both of these opinions have a plethora of potential reasoning. Harper Lee’s maintaining positivity while Maycomb sees what they believe to be the negative side. Harper Lee may envision Atticus well due to his honesty

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    Harper Lee John Iverson 3rd hour Harper Lee was born on April 28th‚ 1926. She grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama. As a child Harper was a frequent reader. Harper graduated from Monroe County High School in Monroeville‚ and enrolled at the all female Huntingdon College in Montgomery for one year. She then pursued a law degree at the University of Alabama from 1945 to 1949. Harper wrote several student books and spent one year as an editor for the campus humor magazine‚ “Rammer Jammer”. She did

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    SHORT PLOT/CHAPTER SUMMARY (Synopsis) The novel To Kill a Mockingbird mainly revolves around a small family of three -- Atticus Finch‚ an attorney‚ and his two children‚ Scout and Jem. As the novel proceeds certain characters are linked with the three main characters to form a dramatic story of events‚ attitudes‚ prejudices and values. The novel is set is the quiet town of Maycomb; but the serenity is only superficial. The town is comprised of three communities: the white folk‚ the black community

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    Calpurnia Some people find it difficult to show their affection for others. Calpurnia‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ possesses this problem. The black cook loves the Finch children‚ but she has a hard time expressing that to them. In the beginning of the book‚ Calpurnia appears oppressive and harsh to the main character‚ Scout. As the story progresses‚ however‚ she reveals her other side. Slowly‚ Scout comes to realize that Calpurnia is actually protective‚ mannerly‚ and above all‚ an

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    4/6/2014 A classic novel is one that relates to and questions aspects central to our lives‚ and can be related to for generations to come. To kill a mockingbird (Harper Lee‚ 1960) elevates itself to become a timeless classic through its portrayal of profound themes and narrative messages that impact readers across all demographics. It is a compassionate story that not only educates and thrills the reader‚ but also ultimately inspires them to re-evaluate their presuppositions‚ and learn to denote

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Character Essay Learning to be a protective‚ brave man‚ is sometimes difficult for young boys. It is especially difficult when protecting someone might risk your own life. This mature lesson is one Jem learns in Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the novel‚ Jem transforms from controlling and bossy to protective and courageous. This comes due to the experience of reading to Mrs. Dubose and learning about true courage. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem seems

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    Bone Man. He beautifully states how humans make mistakes and that’s okay. In this novel‚ there were many characters who were looked at wrong or went unnoticed. Of course everyone loved the main characters Atticus‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ Dill‚ etc… But no one really noticed the other characters; the characters who made mistakes because we as humans make mistakes all the time. Harper Lee gave a number of challenging predicaments to characters in this story. Most of the characters were able to overcome the problems

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    Society tends to imprison our minds and reform them a certain way. To Kill a Mockingbird uses discrimination and prejudice to do so. The novel takes place in Alabama during the Great Depression‚ and is narrated by Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Her dad‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a lawyer with high standards. Due to the images society characterizes on Boo Radley‚ a local neighbor‚ forces Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their neighbor Dill‚ to be misled by the rumors. Legend has it that he once stabbed his father

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