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    To Kill a Mockingbird

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    The 3 Mockingbirds It is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they don’t do one thing but sing theirhearts out for us. However‚ there are many "mockingbirds" that are "killed" in‚ "To Kill a mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee." The title of this book (To Kill a Mockingbird) is very significant and can be applied to many characters. Atticus‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Boo Radley are characters that can be strongly identified with the title. First‚ Atticus Finch can be strongly applied to the title. Many citizens of Maycomb

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    Dear Editor‚ I am writing in recognition of your recent column about popular themes within the book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee. The columnist mentioned the theme of racial discrimination and I feel that they have overlooked the most important theme; social inequality. If your columnist wishes to write about ‘popular’ themes‚ then please ensure that they have it right! I am sorry to note that many people who read this extraordinary novel fail to acknowledge the fact that there are other

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Journal Entries Project Steffanie Trout Hypocrisy An example of hypocrisy that really stood out in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was Mrs. Gates. In the beginning of the novel she told her class about the evil things Hitler is doing in to the Jews in Germany‚ then later Scout overhears her talking about Tom’s conviction and she says that the black folk in the community needed to be kept in their place. For this she is a hypocrite. She acts as though she believes in freedom

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    Answering the Call and Running from it The book To Kill a Mockingbird shows many great examples of true courage and cowardice. The courageous put others before themselves and listen to their conscience. The cowardly react selfishly and hurt themselves as well as others. Atticus is courageous; he puts Tom Robinson’s right to justice first instead of worrying about what others will say about him. Boo Radley is also courageous; he puts the children’s safety before his own safety and privacy. Bob Ewell

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ explores a year told through the eyes of a ten old‚ in a town called Maycomb‚ it follows the story of an innocent African American man getting accused of raping a girl. This novel is both a story of hope and hopelessness‚ by showing the worst in the people from the town when they choose their sides in the court case of the raping. There are also good signs shown by some people in the novel‚ when citizens of the town believe

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    In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ courage is a theme shown by many characters in many different ways. Courage is used a lot in this novel by a lot of characters. There are three characters that show courage in this novel. They are AtticusJem and Boo Radley. Courage is shown and used by these three characters. Atticus shows courage by defending Tom Robinson‚ not arguing or fighting Bob Ewell and shooting the dog that had rabies. Defending Tom was a moment when he showed courage‚ even

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    “To kill a mockingbirdAtticus finch is held up as the hallmark of what it means to have empathy and‚ as a parent he makes it his goal to instill that same feeling in his children scout and jem. He shows that he loves them and he takes care of them and he shows a lot of empathy. Atticus is really nice person to all his kids. As a parent he is always there for them and he does whatever it takes for his kids. In chapter 3‚ scout gets in a fight with walter cunningham jr because she thought that

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    Atticus’s Characterization in To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee places Atticus Finch very highly in terms of character. The rest of Maycomb‚ a 1930’s Alabama town‚ places him in a different light. They see him much lower on the same scale of character. Both of these opinions have a plethora of potential reasoning. Harper Lee’s maintaining positivity while Maycomb sees what they believe to be the negative side. Harper Lee may envision Atticus well due to his honesty to both

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    To kill a mockingbird theme essay The book “to kill a mockingbird‚” written by Harper Lee‚ uses the mockingbird to symbolize innocence. There are people in widely different situations who are innocent‚ such as Jem and Scout‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Arthur “Boo” Radley. The story takes place in a small town called Maycomb‚ in Alabama. There are two kids who go by the names Jem and Scout. Scout is the narrator of the story‚ and Jem is her older brother. They’re young‚ and still very innocent. Tom Robinson

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ numerous symbols and themes are present throughout the novel. Through the good and evil in a town such as Maycomb‚ nobility and courageous were not the easiest attributes to fulfill; however‚ for AtticusJem and Scout‚ these traits came quite easily with time. As Ambrose Redmoon had said‚ “Courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.” That quote directly relates to To Kill a Mockingbird and the Finch family

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