BOOK REPORT To Kill a Mocking Bird To Kill a Mocking Bird is written by the author Harper Lee‚ and is about growing up. The main character is a girl named Scout Finch‚ who is about to turn six when the book begins‚ and eight when it ends. During the two years‚ she learns many things about people‚ and about life. Scout Finch lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father‚ Atticus. The story takes place from 1933-1935 in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb. Atticus works as a lawyer‚ however
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To Kill A Mockingbird - An Essay On Justice In the secret courts of men’s hearts justice is a beast with no appearance. It morphs to serve a different cause‚ and it bites a different person each time. In the cases of Tom Robinson‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Arthur Radley in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ justice is applied differently each time. Tom Robinson doesn’t meet an equitable end‚ with a death sentence over his head from the start. Justice isn’t in his favor in the stained prejudiced
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must shoot at living things‚ they must never shoot at mockingbirds. Atticus explains that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Clearly‚ this is the title scene‚ but the theme continues throughout the book. Miss Maudie explains why Atticus is correct - mockingbirds never do anyone any harm‚ and are not pests in any way. All they do is sing beautifully and live peacefully. Therefore‚ it is a sin to kill them. The mockingbird comes to represent true goodness and purity. Tom Robinson is one example of a human
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Many changes take place in To Kill a Mockingbird. Changes in times‚ thinking‚ people‚ and changes in the world. In the novel‚ Harper Lee uses Jem and Scout Finch to show many changes. Jem and Scout are pretty young in the novel. When the novel begins‚ Jem is about ten years old and Scout is about 8. The novel is being told by Scout when she is much older. Jem is described throughout the novel as being brave‚ protective‚ smart and a gentleman. Scout is described as very curious‚ a tomboy
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel by Harper Lee that takes place in the southern portion of the USA during the 1930’s. The story follows a young girl called Scout and her brother Jem while their lawyer father‚ Atticus‚ defends a black man charged of sexually assaulting a white woman. Lee uses child characters to convey certain facets society in a new light by utilizing their unbiased nature and often good morals. Children are not inherently biased. Young people who have not seen much of
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Homaira Faquiryan 3/22/09 Period 3 Jeremy Atticus Finch’s Evolution A child learns so much from interacting with its surroundings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jeremy Finch does a whole lot of learning. Jem and Scout witness some of the evils of man and learn important lessons from them. However‚ Jem understands most of the events going on around him than his younger sibling Scout. From roughly the age of 10 through 13 we see how much Jeremy (Jem) Finch has evolved from
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Southern Folklore: Haints and Boo Hags Ghosts are commonly known all over the world. In some legends they feed off of a human host. In other stories they just torment whomever has the misfortune of meeting them. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the main characters comment on haints (another words for ghosts); so‚ using an exhibit by Cindy Ensminger‚ and a website by Mickey Euston ‚the origin and actual legends will be revealed. All stories‚ legends‚ and folklore come from groups of people
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To Kill A Mockingbird Webquest Group 2: The Scottsboro Boys 1. Who were the Scottsboro Boys? How did they get into so much trouble? The Scottsboro Boys were a group of nine African-American teenagers who were tried for raping two white women in 1931. 2. Where and when did the Scottsboro Boys’ original trial take place? How do you think this affected the outcome of their trial? The Scottsboro Boys’ original trial took place in Northern Alabama in the year of 1931. The outcome of the trial was
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is loved by many. The story is narrated by young girl named Scout. During part of the book Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout try to unveil the truth about the elusive Arthur (Boo)Radley. Scout also talks about the events in her life that lead up to to Atticus’s trial where defends a black man named Tom Robinson.The best characteristics for Tom Robinson are selfless‚ hardworking‚ and honest. The first characteristic for Tom Robinson is selfless. One
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Xiaofang Lu Dr. Gordon J Duguid THEA106 10/29/2014 Comments on "She Kills Monsters" After watching the theater production "She Kills Monsters‚" I have some personal perspectives‚ regarding six aspects of the theater: scenery‚ costumes‚ sound‚ lighting‚ actors‚ and summary. Scenic design in theater The scenery of this production used a very dark color scheme. The type of the stage is very similar to a proscenium stage‚ which has many advantages including realistic settings‚ central focus‚ and also
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