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    to understand a person’s reasoning‚ one must first see the world from his or her point of view. We see Scout do this with Jem‚ after he visits the Radley lot: As Atticus once advised me to do‚ I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it: if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning‚ my funeral would have been held the next afternoon. So I left Jem alone and tried not to bother him. (Lee 77) Here is one of the many examples of where Scout applies what she has learned

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    What is the Significance of Jem in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”? To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written in 1958-1960 by Harper Lee explores the irrationality of attitudes to race and class in the ‘Deep South’ in 1930s America. This bildungsroman presents in a stark reality the challenges facing civil rights activists‚ as Harper Lee sets out to bring racism and the fight against it clearly to the reality of a modern readership. Jem‚ the son of the lawyer Atticus Finch is caught up in this world

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    To Kill a Mockingbird How does Jem and Scout change during the course of the novel? How do they stay the same? Through the perspectives of Jem and Scout Finch‚ the world’s famous classic‚ Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ explores adults’ discrimination towards race and colour‚ as Atticus Finch defends a Negro. Caught in the midst of it all‚ his children were forced to experience the severe consequences. Reluctant at first‚ Jem and Scout took everything to heart‚ but over a period of time

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    what they believe in‚ because once you get heard‚ you’ll be heard. You can make a difference by standing up and having a voice. Not just by having a voice but putting it out there and let everyone know the importance of being a good person. Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird is a person who will stand up for and to anybody. He is a lawyer who stood up for a black man in the time where there was a lot of segregation. The black man’s name was Tom Robinson. He was said that he had raped a white

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    iconic protagonists such as Jem and Scout Finch. The children both go through significant character arcs‚ from learning on their own‚ having their values exemplified‚ or learning from the Inhabitants of Maycomb. Jem learns and develops a greater sense of sophistication and understanding‚ courage‚ and learns about the prejudice of man. In the book‚ Jem had many instances where he learns about courage through others or through situations. Part way through the book‚ Jem is punished and is required

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    The Citizens of Maycomb Was Atticus Finch a leader or a " nigger lover"? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus showed in multiple places how he was a leader and also how he could have been a "nigger lover". For a small town like Maycomb‚ there wasn’t a lot of neighborly friendship going on; between Boo Radley‚ and the mysterious minds of Scout and Jem‚ the town was in circles. The mad dog in the story was a symbol of many different things‚ it was a symbol of the town and

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    Lee‚ there were many lessons taught to the protagonist Jean Louise aka Scout. It was a coming of a story showing the development of a young girl. Scout overcame many obstacles in her life and became an independent young woman. She made her own 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

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    killed by Atticus Finch By: Ms. Driscoll   A-­‐1   Maycomb’s streets are safe again after “One-Shot Finch” shoots a rabid dog. Sheriff Heck Tate and Atticus Finch responded to a call from the Finches’ housekeeper‚ that there was a mad dog on the loose. Arriving together‚ Finch and Tate recognized Tim Johnson‚ Harry Johnson’s dog‚ weaving down the street in front of the Radley home. At Sheriff Tate’s urging‚ Atticus Finch took the kill shot‚ ending the crisis. Jeremy Finch was the first to

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    cout Finch undergoes changes in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ that allows her to walk freely with Boo Radley. These changes will be explained further with reference to the novel‚ as a whole. In the beginning of the novel‚ we are aware that Scout and Jem Finch as well as Charles Baker Harris and majority of Maycomb’s youth‚ have certain opinions about the “malevolent phantom” (1) also know as Boo Radley. Boo Radley is caricatured to be a man with “yellow teeth” (1) and “breath so bad‚ the azalea’s

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    Mockingbird‚ Atticus shows us how he is kind‚ understanding‚ and wise. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in maycomb county‚ and is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. He is always shown as a good man in every scene he’s in. He teaches his kids lessons‚ without them even noticing it‚ which is a very good quality. He is old‚ although some folks say things get better with age. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus is kind. For example‚ when Jem trashes Mrs. Dubose’s flowers‚ Atticus tells him to go back and apologize:

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