In the story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ there is a character by the name of Scout. Scout is a young girl in a small town of Maycomb county. She is a tom-boy and would rather dress in overalls than a dress. Scout’s situation is similar to mine. We are similar in the sense that I am different than most people my age. What I mean by that is that I like different music than others‚ I have different aspirations‚ and my likings are very unique. In some situations‚ Scout acts differently
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first reason for Scout wanting to quit the game happened the day she rolled into the Radley front yard. She heard someone laughing inside the house. Atticus’s arrival was the second reason she wanted to quit the game. 5. What literary device is Lee using in the following quotation? “…some tinfoil was sticking in a knot hole just above my eye level‚ winking at me in the afternoon sun.” (p. 44) Lee is using literary devise‚ to say the afternoon sun is
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Henry Holt) Charles Shield tells in 212 pages (without bibliography) about celebrated author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Harper Lee. The book describes Lee’s life and the mark she has left on American literature. “I Am Scout” gives the reader a detailed analysis of Harper Lee’s life and her tomboy personality. The book opens by showing the reader a young “Nelle” Harper Lee who heroically comes to the rescue of her puny friend Truman Capote who had a knack for finding trouble. Nelle “peels” the boys
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Dear Diary I had seen what could quite possibly be the most amusing sight in my whole life this afternoon. As I had watched through my "spy hole" as I liked to call it‚ two young boys were standing a ways down the street with a little girl running towards them with a tire. "I’m first!" the little girl had proclaimed. I had wondered what they were up to but thankfully I didn’t have to wait long. The little girl folded herself into the tire. The eldest of the boys went behind the tire and pushed
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My scene occurs at the end of the book in chapter 31‚ when Scout is walking Arthur Radley back to his house. After Arthur was able to easily come out and help Jem and Scout‚ when they were being attacked by Bob Ewell‚ Scout wondered why he had never interacted in person with them before. This dialogue shows how Scout is growing up and how she is stepping into Arthur’s shoes to fully understand things she never did before. My dialogue adds on to two majors themes in the book. Also‚ it adds an explanation
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The songs that represent The songs you listen to or hear on the radio connect to your favorite character from a book or to the book in general. To kill a mockingbird main characters Scout‚ Jem‚ Atticus‚ Calpurnia‚ Tom Robinson‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Mayella have many songs that connect to their traits and the situation there in. The song “Not Afraid” by Eminem represents the traits Jem portrays in the book. A line that represents Jem is “I’m not afraid to take a stand”. This line portrays Jem because
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Parts one and two have very different plots and contrast greatly. In part one we learn valuable information about the history of the characters and Maycomb’s ‘southern ways’‚ we get valuable details that prepare us as the reader for part two. Atticus‚ however‚ also prepares his children for the events of part two‚ such as the trial of Tom Robinson‚ and all of the criticism and negative comments that would be coming their way. There were many events that helped Atticus see the opportunity to teach
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How Does Harper Lee Present The Theme Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper lee presents the theme of courage through several of the characters within TKAM‚ such as Scout‚ Atticus‚ Calpurnia‚ and Mrs Dubose. Within the book courage is shown in different ways such as Scout’s innocence and naivety or Atticus’ reluctance to carry out an action but still having to carry it out. One character to show courage is Atticus who shows courage twice as he shoots Tim Johnson and stands up to the lynch
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SIMILARITIES OF HARPER LEE AND SCOUT INTRODUCTION: The book opens with the Finch family ’s ancestor‚ Simon Finch‚ a Cornish Methodist fleeing religious intolerance in England‚ settling in Alabama‚ becoming wealthy and‚ contrary to his religious beliefs‚ buying several slaves.The main story takes place during three years of the Great Depresion in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb‚ Alabama. It focuses on six-year-old Scout Finch‚ who lives with her older brother Jem and their widowed father
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Which Character does Harper Lee create the most sympathy for in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee creates many characters‚ which we‚ as the reader‚ can feel sorry for. Boo Radley‚ Atticus‚ even the Ewells at some points. However Tom Robinson has faced many hard challenges in his life but gets through them being kind and honest and yet in the end he still ends up shot out of cold blood. Harper Lee creates sympathy for Tom by allowing the reader to straight away know
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