To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize‚ and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author’s observations of her family and neighbors‚ as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936‚ when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor‚ despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator’s
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ill TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY Discrimination is defined as acts or attitudes based on prejudice‚ unfairness or injustice towards a particular group of people. In our current times there is still discrimination‚ some of which stems from long ago. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in the early 1930s when discrimination was not only tolerated‚ it was encouraged by many. The types of discrimination in this novel are much more extreme than they are today. Times have changed and there is still prejudice
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Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb Alabama‚ 1930. The book focuses on a six-year old girl named Scout‚ and her ten-year old brother Jem. The two spend much of their time with their friend‚ Charles Baker Harris (everyone calls him Dill) who comes to visit during the summers. The 3 children spend most of their time sneaking around the house of their mysterious neighbor Boo Radley‚ whose said to be crazy . Early on in the story Atticus Finch‚ father to Jem and Scout‚ agrees to
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After reading To Kill a Mockingbird most people might represent Dill as a dejected character‚ but I deem Dill Harris presents himself confidently. To begin with‚ he has an eccentric imagination; therefore‚ he just makes up stories as he goes along. For instance‚ when Jem and Scout asked him about his father‚ Dill told them he had a beard. When Dill forgot his lie‚ and said his father did not have a beard‚ he was confronted by Scout and Jem. He fabricated an explanation instantly- his memory wasn’t
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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The extract under study is taken from the book “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper Lee. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is her first novel and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The novel depicts the life of its young narrator Jean Louse “Scout” Finch in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a smart lawyer with high moral standards. Attitus decides to take up a case involving a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who has been accused in raping a very poor white girl named Mayella
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begin to form and the uniqueness and differences of people are no longer appreciated. This leads into the two stories that center themselves around discrimination‚ one of which is To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper E. Lee. To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is a story about a young girl and
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapters 1-3 1. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout‚ Jem and Dill? 2. What‚ briefly‚ has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley. 3. Describe Miss Caroline’s interactions with Burris Ewell. What does this suggest about Miss Caroline? What does this suggest about the Ewells? 4. Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household? 5. Atticus says that you never really understand a person "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."(pp 33) What
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Scout learns many lessons‚ but she really considered this one much; she tries it many times on many people. One theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is to walk in other people’s shoes and to try to understand their perspective. When Atticus just explains it‚ Scout/Jean Louise tests her abilities to understand people by walking in their shoes. In the beginning of the book‚ Jem is growing older and goes through “stages‚” so Scout gets frustrated with him. Atticus explains thee concept again and Scout
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brought Jem and Scout to First purchase and because she taught Scout to write out of the Bible | Dill | | A magazine represents Dill because you never know whether all the stories he makes up are true about his life. | Miss Maudie | | Flowers represent Miss Maudie because she is carefree and easygoing‚ she also enjoys taking care of all the flowers in her garden | Arthur “Boo” Radley | | A hollow tree represents Boo because like boo the hole is dark and mysterious. Also it is what Boo used
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