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    Atticus Calpurnia Quotes

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    causes many conflicts. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with the Finch family‚ which leads to some quarrelling. In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus and questioning whether Calpurnia or Alexandra is an excellent mother to the children. As I am further reading To Kill a Mockingbird I begin to characterize Atticus. I characterize Atticus as a caring and wise individual. One of the first ways Atticus portrays himself as is caring. Atticus states “… I do my best to love everybody…” (Lee 144). From

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    Scout Finch Reflection

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    things from someone else’s point of view.I also learned from this story that you should follow what you believe in and not care what others think. Just like when Atticus talks to Scout about how he has to defend Tom Robinson and how its the right thing to do‚ and that some people will not believe what he believes . In the story Scout Finch the main character‚ was an adventurer‚ she went out with her brother Jem and her friend Dill on adventures. Either playing through the neighborhood‚or going near

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    Atticus Character

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    sections‚ which characterized Boo Radley‚ in this section we focus much more on Atticus’ character. Specifically‚ we see his search for justice‚ self-respect‚ and his strong moral values. We first see Atticus‚ strong morals when he says about how he needs to defend Tom Robinson‚” if I didn’t‚ I couldn’t hold up my head in town … I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” We then see later how Atticus choosing to defend Mr. Robinson negatively impacts how many members of his family

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    Atticus Fighting Quotes

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    one of the most predominate is fighting. This theme is shown by almost all of the characters in the novel. Atticus has strong views on fighting. He shows this when he taught Jem and Scout to be brave; for instance‚ when he told Scout to stop fighting the people that mock her Scout had to be brave enough to ignore the harsh remarks and put herself above them. One person that Atticus admired for having real courage is Mrs. Dubose. When Jem ruined her camellias because she verbally hurt him‚ he

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    Atticus Modern Hero

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    classified as a hero would be based on opinion. For instance‚ Atticus is‚ in the opinion of many‚ the most fitting for the role of a modern hero. He is shows this through his observations and statements‚ others opinions of him‚ and his actions. In the earlier chapters of “To Kill

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    Scout Finch Changes

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    Everybody changes. It is an almost universal fact. The protagonist in a very famous Southern literary novel‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ has changed very much in a span of just three years‚ certainly a short time to mature. The book starts out with an innocent Scout‚ 6 years old‚ and progresses through the common and controversial acts of the Great Depression to 9 year old Jean‚ very mature in her perception of discrimination and progressing faster than most kids. So‚ what

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    Scout Finch Racism

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    One of the major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism. Racism is seen all throughout the story and has powerful impact on all of the characters. The idea of white and colored people as equals is an idea that the main character‚ Scout Finch‚ learns through her experiences. She starts to realize that the people in Maycomb were more judgy than she had always thought. This idea for her was mainly introduced to her during the Tom Robinson case. This case had racism “written all over it.” During the

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    Atticus as a Protagonist Granted. It is an interesting word‚ Granted means to “To accept without question or objection; assume.” You never know when the world is going to take people or change them for good. To Kill a Mockingbird shows this exactly‚ People killed‚ characters changed‚ and people lying. Expect the unexpected. To begin with‚ Robert Anton Wilson once said‚ “There is absolutely nothing in this world that can be taken for granted.” This is exactly what the novel is about. Tom Robinson

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    Character Portrait – Scout Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ is one of the main characters in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ this story is seen through her perspective. Scout is an innocent‚ ignorant‚ young girl who lives with her fatherAtticus and brother Jem in Alabama‚ Maycomb County. Scout is quite special amongst her town; from her personal qualities; tomboyish behaviour due to the parenting style of Atticus‚ and her social position from her being the daughter of a respected lawyer

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    Jem Finch Monologue

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    the Finches house was a short walk but it felt long with the slientness of the night. As I walked into the finches house‚ Atticus was relieved but also extremely concerned (think of another way to say concerned) he motioned me to Jem’s room. I sat him down and my awkward self stood in the corner waiting for the other child to come. A few minutes passed by then she came Scout Finch‚ but there was someone on behind her Mr. Tate he was asking scout questions about the event that just happened. (i think

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