The Impressive Characteristics of Jem Finch In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch is an interesting character. Throughout the book he displays several qualities which make him an interesting character. These qualities include curiosity‚ confidence and sensitivity. Jem is also a very thoughtful young boy. Throughout this novel Jem Finch shows us many of his emotions. Jem Finch is a very curious young man. During the story Jem is always wondering about one of his neighbors‚ Boo
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How Does Lee Make Atticus Finch a Heroic Figure in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird?’ Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the Maycomb County Lee based the character on her own father an Alabama lawyer who‚ like Atticus Finch‚ represented black defendants in a highly-publicized criminal trial. Atticus is assigned to represent the role of responsibility‚ he’s a single parent to two kids and shows mortality and reason in low even handed and fair minded he treats his kids like adults which is unique and
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Troy Maxon Troy is a interesting character full of emotions which make him who he is. he can be a bitter character and sometimes quite unbearable. he is confident and sometimes overly confident and boasts a lot‚ showing impressions that he is trying hard‚ to hard‚ to impress people and this might make people think he is actually insecure and covers it up with overly strong opposit emotions. For some of the readers of this book‚ i can imagine that troys
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Mockingbird‚ Atticus plays a major role in his children growth and development. He is a role model to his children and to Maycomb‚ one of the few willing to take actions against prejudice. His actions can be summed up in one great quote of Thomas Jeffersons These truths we hold to be self-evident: that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. Atticus does not approve of racism‚ and teaches his children to judge by character‚ not race. Atticus thinks
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jump into danger blindly. Atticus Finch knows that courage is being afraid of problems ahead and powering through this fear. On page 149‚ Atticus explains this difference. He states‚ “[Courage is] when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” By this he means that courage is when one knows the danger that lies ahead‚ and they know how bad it could be‚ but they are determined enough to reach their goal. When Atticus
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she died beholden to nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew.” The quote by Atticus expresses Atticus’ thoughts about courage. While Atticus believes that all types of courage; physical‚ intellectual‚ and moral; are important‚ he believes that moral courage is the most important of all. Atticus tries to show Jem this‚ and Jem sees that Mrs. Dubose was exceptionally courageous. Atticus doesn’t stand idly by his words‚ he adheres to what he says and acts upon his words. The novel
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about Scout Finch who lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father‚ Atticus‚ in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression‚ but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society.There are multiple themes in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee. However‚ one of the most important is courage. This theme is shown almost by all of the characters
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do the things they do. Atticus teaches Scout that sometimes breaking the rules is necessary‚ Jem realizes with great power comes great responsibility‚ and that violence is never the answer. In chapter three when Scout gets home from school‚ she is ranting to Atticus about her day regarding her Miss Caroline and Walter Cunningham.
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Atticus FCA’s 1. Effective Introduction and Conclusion _________/ 10 Points 2. The character’s point of view of equality is supported with relevant direct quotes from TKAM and explained in writer’s own words (body paragraphs) _______/ 25 1. Topic sentences 2. Two direct quotes (examples) integrated with signal phrases 3. Two direct quotes are thoroughly explained/connected to thesis and topic sentences 4. MLA in-text citation for each direct quote from text
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Character of Atticus. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout. His wife died when Scout was 2 and he is bringing the children up on his own‚ with the help of Calpurnia. Scout "says he played with us‚ read to us‚ and treated us with courteous detachment". It is clear he loves his children. His family has been associated with Maycomb for many generations and he is related in some way to most families in the town. He is a lawyer. He takes on Tom Robinson’s case‚ knowing he’ll lose‚ explaining to
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