child may suffer from stress all the way to learning life lessons through a breakup. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ two children‚ Scout and Jem had to deal with a less common stressor. They dealt with the trial and conviction of an innocent black man in their town and to make things worse‚ their own father Atticus was the appointed defense for Tom. Scout and Jem were six and ten at the beginning of the novel; throughout the next three years that it took place their maturity goes on to be influenced
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Monologue of Tybalt the Capulet I am Tybalt‚ a Capulet and cousin of Juliet. I am known as short-tempered‚ impulsive‚ and a vengeful person‚ I draw my sword anytime I can. However I am loyal beyond words and honour the family rivalry between the Capulets and the Montagues with great heart. I will never betray the Capulets. On the day of Capulets’ party Romeo showed up. I recognised Romeo through his disguise at the Capulets’ ball. I can’t remember that we invited him to our party. Why is Romeo
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AN EVERYDAY MONOLOGUE This is an essay‚ and I don’t feel like spilling any of my secrets. Because that’s what I just did. Then you know I backspaced the entire thing. The End. But its too short‚ eh? Oh I can do so much better than this. I could tell you all the things‚ all the things in the world! But I’m a little neurotic you see. And paranoid. I can make weird twisted connections in which how anyone could figure out my true identity just by having that one bit of information I put out. For
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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch shows great moral fibre. He is an outstanding person who is courageous and a role model to his two young children. He respects all others and he is extremely tolerant. Atticus’ morals are inspiring to his children. He stands up for what is right‚ no matter what the consequences may be and in the novel he is represented as a symbol of reason and justice. Atticus Finch is a role model to society. This essay will discuss the many ways in which
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autobiography A Work in Progress‚ best relates to Jem and Scout’s journey of growing up from To Kill a Mockingbird. Although Jem and Connor seem to relate more‚ Scout has a deeper connection rather than more than one connection. Connor Franta compares to Jem in understanding himself and seeing changes‚ as he compares to Scout by becoming more aware of how you view yourself and how others view you. One way that Connor relates to Jem is that as Jem got older he started to understand himself and find
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The Great Depression‚ while definitely impacting Maycomb County‚ does not come up in the book very often. Jem knew that Tom was innocent and shouldn’t have been convicted‚ maturing in a moral sense. “‘It ain’t right‚ he didn’t kill anybody even if he was guilty. He didn’t take anybody’s life...Then it goes back to the juries‚ we oughta do away with juries”(Lee 219-20). “‘You
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Crooks monologue: Jus because I’m a nigger [examines luger shell from Carlson’s gun] they’d probably shoot me like Candy’s dog if it was as much fun as the scourge they put me through‚ [walks to window and leans against the frame] just because I’m a busted up ol’ nigger‚ [scowls and bites his bottom lip] no-one wants to talk with me or anything. [Glares up into the stars and becomes furious] S’pose I weren’t‚ s’pose I was just like the rest of em‚ and that new fella‚ that big stupid bastard‚ s’pose
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Atticus Finch‚ the father of Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is a great parent for a number of reasons. He is a good example to everyone around him. Atticus is an excellent parent who teaches his kids valuable lessons‚ the Golden Rule‚ and the importance of treating everyone equally. Throughout the book‚ Atticus teaches Jem and Scout valuable lessons that will help them later in life. One of the valuable lessons that he taught them was to care for those around them and especially each other
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Kill A Mockingbird Essay It catches my attention how Jem and Scout change during the course of the novel. Jem’s the brother of Scout‚ and is also the oldest. In the begginning of the book‚ Jem’s first thought of bravery meant being able to touch Boo adley’s house‚ only because in his whole life he has never backed down from a dare. As the story progresses on‚ he slowly starts realizing there is more to that than just touching Boo Radley’s house. Jem realizes true bravery through his experienc with his
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characters in the book. They learn what growing up is all about. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill are the most affected by the trial and all matures throughout the book. Jem specifically matures throughout the process of the Tom Robinson case and learns a positive lesson from the trial. After seeing the unfair way Tom Robinson was treated‚ Jem wants to protect and care for people no matter their age‚ skin color‚ reputation and personality. Jem also learns a few lessons from Atticus regarding the judgement
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