Scout‚ also known as Jean Louise Finch is one of the most important roles in the book‚ as she is one of the main characters‚ and the book is based around her. She is the youngest person in her family‚ and is a very smart character that knows a lot more than most/all people of her age‚ she is also very mature and respectful‚ especially in the way that she speaks to people‚ she uses very mature words and talks quite sophisticatedly. Scout’s father Atticus inspires her to push her limits and learn what
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Living in the pages of a classic novel‚ there is a girl named Jean Louise Finch‚ or rather‚ Scout. She is young and untainted by the world’s prejudices‚ and she possesses a mind full of curiosity. Scout wondered about many things. She wondered why Mrs. Dubose is such a mean old hag‚ about why Arthur‚ Boo‚ Radley never leaves his house‚ and why must a girl become a lady? The question that Scout pondered most about‚ however‚ was what it means to kill a mockingbird. The character Scout and the book
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10H 5 December 2014 The Wisdom of Atticus Finch in the Tom Robinson Trial To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee depicts the life of young Scout Finch growing up during the Great Depression in the town of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Scout’s father‚ Atticus raised his children to grow up respecting their own and others individualism. Racism in this novel and during this era is clearly evident in parts of the United States including Maycomb County. Due to Atticus’ beliefs he is compelled to defend
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by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch shows courage by standing up for his beliefs and by respecting values that he does not share. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in 1930’s Alabama‚ where racism and segregation were accepted as social norms. Lawyer Atticus Finch defended “Negro” Tom Robinson in court‚ whom Mr. Ewell accused of raping his daughter. People considered defending a black man in court against a white man as a disgrace to the lawyer‚ his family and community. While Atticus talked to his brother
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its hero‚ Atticus. He is an idealized version of Ms. Lee’s father‚ who‚ in real life and by contrast‚ according to biographer Charles J. Shields‚ once remonstrated a preacher in the family’s hometown of Monroeville‚ Ala.‚ for sermonizing on racial justice. Atticus bears an uncanny resemblance to another pillar of moral authority—the Thomas More depicted in Robert Bolt’s "A Man for All Seasons‚" which appeared on the English stage the year "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published. Atticus does not become
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Everyone agrees that Atticus Finch did defend Tom Robinson‚ but some believe that Atticus should not have defended Tom and some believe that he should have defended him. Atticus should have defended Tom for three reasons: He should have defended Tom because Atticus believed that Tom was not guilty‚ he was a good man‚ and he was asked to do it. The first reason that Atticus should have defended Tom is that Atticus believed that Tom was not guilty. He would not have defended Tom if he did not believe
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To Be Understood is Good The greatest role models are not afraid of being different‚ but are afraid of being the same as everyone else. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ characters showed how doing what is right and not losing composure can bring good things to their plate. Throughout the book‚ three certain characters show how being the underdog in situations can lead to a huge success: Jeremy Finch‚ Arthur Radley‚ and Atticus Finch. Jeremy Finch is the role model to many
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I would like to tell you a little bit about Jennie Finch. She was born September 3rd‚ 1980 in La Mirada‚ California. She in now 37‚ 6 ft. tall and lives in Sulphur‚ Louisiana. She began playing softball at the age of five and pitching at the age of eight. Her father was her first and personal pitching coach. Finch lettered four times in softball and twice‚ each in basketball and volleyball during her high school years. Her senior year‚ she was the captain of all three sports. On February 5th‚ 1999
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opinions on racism and did not use other opinions to persuade her. She learned true friendship. She was raised in a single family home without a mother. Scout Finch (Jean Louise) had a housekeeper named Calpurnia that was African American and she is what gave Scout a different outlook on blacks. Calpurnia was a faithful member of the Finch family. “In Calpurnia’s teachings‚ there was no sentimentality: I seldom pleased her and she seldom
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Go Set a Watchman details the return of Jean Louise Finch to her hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The novel opens with the train ride to the smalltown and Jean Louiseś description of what it meant to go home. She conveys her thoughts on returning and shares what exactly coming home does to her: it morphs her into a different person. She arrives at her destination and is greeted by a familiar face‚ Henry Clinton‚ a boy whom she’s known all of her life. The two share in each other’s embrace and the reader
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