Throughout the course of your life‚ there are people who you look up to that teach you right from wrong‚ guide your beliefs‚ and open up your mind to what is important. In the novel‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ there are three individuals that contribute to the development of Jem and Scout’s morality and life values. Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Aunt Alexandra are three influential people in the novel that shape who Jem and Scout will become. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout accepted behavior
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Part 1: 1) “Thing is‚ foot-washers think women are sin by definition. They take the Bible literally you know.” (Page 59) Characters: Scout‚ Jem‚ Miss Maudie Setting: This takes place at MIss Maudie’s house. Scout’s POV: Scout does not like being a girl‚ and she just learns that being a woman is a “sin‚” which just makes her hate being a girl even more. 2) “I could not possibly hope to be a lady if i wore breeches” (Page 108) Characters: Scout‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Atticus Setting: Finch’s
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“Even here in America‚ people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.” -Ruben Santiago-Hudson‚ actor. This quote explains what is happening today even after the Civil Rights Movement‚ and explains why I believe To Kill A Mockingbird would still be influential today.I believe the novel To Kill A Mockingbird would be influential to our society if published today for the first time‚ because the overall theme of the book applies to many of the problems we as a people
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In Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” there is a constant pull between Class‚ Gender and Race. These three things can make a very powerful person or not so powerful person. In the novel‚ Atticus Finch‚ a white man is asked to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man. Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. The novel is set in the 1920’s and early 1930’s so it has been several years since the slavery has ended. Yet people at that time had been very racist and sexist. Everything
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Family in To Kill a Mockingbird There are three kinds of family in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Each family has their own rules and standards‚ they all are different than each others. These three are‚ the Ewells‚ the Cunninghams‚ and the Finches. Each one is different in its own way. The Ewells are the usual stereotype of a redneck family. When Atticus describes the family he says‚ “The Ewells have been the disgrace of Maycomb for 3 generations.” They live in what is considered a dump. Each
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thinking about a person‚ group‚ etc. that follows a fixed‚ common pattern‚ paying no attention to individual differences”. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” there are many examples of stereotyping between Whites and Negroes. In the book‚ Lulu‚ a fellow negro‚ says‚ “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here- they got their church‚ we got our’n. It is our church ain’t it‚ Miss Cal?” (136) Certain races might have conflicts between each other‚ causing them to have a negative thoughts
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In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is portrayed as a respected‚ knowledgeable‚ and true person. I have a good deal of respect for Atticus Finch‚ mainly because of his outlook on parenting and basic respect for others. Atticus believes that you truly can’t understand someone unless you step into their shoes. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view" (Lee 34). This quote shows that Atticus is a caring parent and wants his children to learn
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“There should be no discrimination against languages people speak‚ skin color‚ or religion” -Malala Yousafzai. The novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a story about the Finch family- a wealthy white family- living in Alabama during the Great Depression and their experiences when the dad- Atticus Finch- takes the case of an African-American in a racist county. Harper Lee uses the citizens of Maycomb County and their actions towards African-Americans to demonstrate the racism they are unaware
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To Kill A Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(39) In this quote Atticus is trying to give Scout‚ the main character in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that some advice about having a general code of moral ethics. This novel is the recollection of events that happened when the author was a young girl. It tells the story of how she grew up in a town called Maycomb with her older brother
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Lee‚ in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ reveals a theme of judgement by conveying how the discernment of others is a result of ignorance and someone’s failure to place himself into another’s shoes‚ normally being portrayed through the children. In the first five chapters‚ the reader is introduced to Scout’s family‚ school‚ friends‚ homelife‚ and subjects and concepts that are common knowledge to the people of Maycomb. The children of Scout’s class base their perception of Miss Caroline on how she
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