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    It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird; a theme repeated often in this title. It means that taking away someone’s innocence or faith in life is bad‚ and prejudice can do just that. The disease of prejudice and how it makes some people act can kill someone’s innocence‚ Jem at one point loses all faith in the world and forms cynical views on life (304). Although having innocence is good‚ because of prejudice‚ because of hate‚ because of ignorance‚ one can lose faith in the world and start to realize that

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    To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee‚ 1960) Setting: To Kill A Mockingbird is a coming-of-age novel that takes place in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Plot Summary: Jean Louise Finch (Scout) starts out to be a very immature child not knowing the prejudice times that surround herself‚ her brother Jem‚ and her father Atticus Finch in the town on Maycomb. Scout must learn to mature as acquaintances accuse her father‚ a lawyer‚ of being a "nigger-lover" for defending a black man in trial

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    Is there a real definition of courage that all can agree with? Is a person born with courage or can they find it in themselves? 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

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    quiet disposition as boring‚ hermits‚ misanthropes‚ inferior‚ self-conscious‚ serious‚ sensitive‚ shy‚ lack sociability‚ lack assertiveness and introversion is considered ‘second-class’ personality trait. Characters such as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ published by Harper Lee in 1960 and an influential individual named J.K. Rowling prove these accusations to be wrong. Without these quiet contributors‚ our society would not have been blessed with inventions such as the Law of Gravity‚ Harry

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    The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean LouiseFinch‚ who is almost always called by hernickname‚ Scout. Scoutstartsto explain the circumstancesthat led to thebroken arm thather older brother‚ Jem‚ sustained many years earlier; shebegins by recounting herfamily history.Thefirst of her ancestors tocometo America was a fur-trader and apothecary namedSimonFinch‚who fledEngland to escape religious persecution and establisheda successful farm on thebanks of the AlabamaRiver. The farm‚ calledFinch’sLanding

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    Americans were racist to the Minorities. Although racism was common in the 1900’s it is now frowned upon and not very common at all. Minorities are now not rejected in today’s world‚ and are accepted like any other person.         Racism in “To Kill A Mockingbird” is very common‚ and it is an important part in the story. Racism is shown by the Caucasian’s in Maycomb against the African-Americans in many different ways like when the jury convicts Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. The details

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    To Kill A Mockingbird In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by harper lee clearly says that killing a mockingbird is a sin because it does not commit crimes‚besides making its beautiful music. therefore there are a few characters in the story that could be considered to be mockingbirds. Tom robinson could be considered to be the most obvious mockingbird in the book. furthermore in chapter 17-19 in the court session while tate the sheriff‚ and mr ewell‚ and Tom Robinson made their testimonies it

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is considered a classic text because it is based on the meaning of a mockingbird‚ the idea of growing up‚ and the theme of prejudice and racism which still is a problem today. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is considered a classic text because it holds historical importance and shows how easily humans can be corrupted by power. The story of To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Alabama‚ a town in Maycomb‚ during the Great Depression. The story is told in the eyes of Scout

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    Triumph Through Adversity In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the damaging effect of hatred between the African-Americans and caucasians contributes to the severe racial discrimination in the Southern States. Lee illustrates this widespread racism by establishing the book’s setting in Maycomb County‚ a small Alabama town economically struggling during the Great Depression. The plot centers around a court case in which Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman

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    the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Her book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is loved by many all around the world. The protagonists fill you with a sense of admiration‚ the antagonists‚ disgust. The novel incorporates fantastic life lessons on how we should treat others. One thing that may go unnoticed‚ though‚ is Lee’s use of symbolism. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses symbols‚ such as the mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Tim Johnson to establish and develop

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