am white and equal to him in every way‚ I may be the poorest man in Macomb but I am not nearly as bad as those coloured folk. I expected to be a hero after saving all those women from that rapist‚ But instead I lost all of my dignity to Atticus Finch. I still don’t understand what a rich white man‚ with his fancy clothin and that stupid soundin English from where every the hell hes from‚ has to get out of depraving a poorer ‘white’ man such as myself‚ ATTICUS. He’s just as bad as Tom Robinson‚
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Ms Davis English 10 6 November 2015 My name is Jean-Louise Finch‚ daughter of Atticus‚ some people call me Scout. We are all here today to remember Atticus. He was the type of person who always said what he thought‚ no matter what the subject was over. When Jem and I got our first guns‚ he said “Shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” We are here to remember Atticus Finch‚ how kind and honest he was to everyone he talked too‚ his ideas
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seeking love and attention by befriending Scout and Jem‚ I think that will do them some good after everything they’ve been through‚ and they deserve each other. I’m glad they’re friends now‚ I can only teach them so much and eventually they’ll get tired of listening to me and will need someone else to gain advice from‚ I just hope that day doesn’t come soon. These last few weeks have been difficult for everyone. It’s hard to explain to Scout and Jem that the world is prejudiced and most folk only
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of Scout and Jem Finch‚ tells his children to think about others are experiencing life. This is one of the major lessons in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill A Mockingbird is about courage‚ prejudice‚ innocence‚ and knowledge. The book takes place during the Great Depression‚ in the tired old town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The book is told by a little girl named Scout Finch. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is an attorney who happens to be defending
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youngest daughter to Atticus Finch and sister to Jem finch is narrating. She tells the tale of how she starts school and how her and Jem become friends with a neighborhood boy named Dill who lives with his aunt next door every summer. Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is a well-off lawyer who is doing well compared to the rest of the maycomb society. The Fitch Family also has a maid/cook who helps take care of the house and raise the children. Once Scout‚ Dill‚ and Jem start becoming friends Scout starts
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Jem Finch‚ Atticus son‚ learns the second lesson that a reader can learn from. The lesson Jem Finch learns is that every action leads to consequence. Harper Lee shows this lesson in the noel when Jem rips Mrs. Dubose’s camellias. It begins with Scout and Jem having an conversation with Mrs.Dubose which ends up with Mrs.Dubose calling Atticus Finch a nigger lover. Enraged with by her words‚ Jem begins to cut the tops off every Camilla bush Mrs.Dubose owned. After pulling Scouts hair‚ and kicking
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German Finch. What can you say about him? Well‚ you can say that he is a pretty great character. In the next couple pages‚ I’ll tell you just why this is. I’ll also explain my views on this important literary figure. So sit back‚ relax‚ and get ready for the "A&E Biography" of German Finch (Well‚ not really A&E Biography‚ but good anyway). German Finch‚ otherwise known as Jem‚ was a key figure in the book "To Kill A Mockingbird." This "co-star" of the book is in his teenage years and was mentioned
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To Begin with‚ Jem seemed to mature a lot over the story.”Overnight‚ it seemed‚ Jem had acquired an alien set of values and was trying to impose them on me several times he went so far as to tell me what to do"(Page 131). In the beginning of the story‚ Jem loved to play childhood games which were fun for all children in the area. The children especially Scout enjoyed the games they created about Boo Radley. When Dill begins to come and visit‚ the children become overly obsessive about getting Boo
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Scout and Jem Have you ever noticed how Scout and Jem are so alike‚ but then the next thing you know they’re at each other’s throats? In the book‚ “To kill a Mocking Bird‚” by Harper Lee‚ Scout and Jem Finch are brother and sister who have only Atticus Finch their father to look after them. Since Scout never knew her or remembered her mother‚ she turned more and more like Jem and Atticus every day. Along with being alike are their differences which bring small arguments and fights. Scout and
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Scout Finch 2) Scout is a young and reckless tomboy confused about adulthood. Her curiosity gets her in trouble. She is a good person‚ most of the time‚ but is passive-aggressive and always willing to fight for what’s right. She stands firm in what she believes in. Sometimes her harsh actions teach her new things about herself and others. Such as when she punched Walter Cunningham and Jem invited him to dinner. She learned some people in Maycomb‚ especially at this time‚ have lots of troubles and
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