To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic coming-of-age story that has been taught in schools for decades‚ and will continue to be taught for years to come. A young girl‚ who is named Scout Finch‚ is put in a tough predicament when her father defends a black man in a rape case in a time period where racism is still very prominent. In the book‚ Harper Lee uses a fitting point of view‚ colorful and controversial dialogue and dialect‚ and a wide variety of minor characters in order to criticize
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1. Write about the conflicts portrayed in the book as the trial unfolds and intensifies. Ans: The conflict portrayed is that a white woman is accusing a black man of rape. The attorney of the black is proving the case to be bias and that the black man is innocent. The attorney is now face with protecting his client since he is been targeted to be killed. The case even intensifies when the court finds out that the accuser has no motion or power in the hand he was accused of using to be the victim
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How do Scout and Jem change and develop during the course of the novel? Firstly at the beginning of the novel scout and Jem are childish and play childish games. ’Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo radley come out.’ In the novel making Boo radley come out is seen as a childish game because boo never comes out. The adults of maycomb just leave him alone as he has not been out all of his life. This shows scout’s and Jem’s immaturity because they just think of what they want‚ which is
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To whom this letter may concern‚ I believe that the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee should be nominated for the ‘Premier’s Book of the Year Award’. The novel has helped me shape an understanding of myself‚ others‚ and the world around me. Through various themes‚ that Lee has portrayed throughout the novel I have gained a greater knowledge about the various themes and techniques‚ such as: The loss of innocence‚ Racism‚ and the symbol of the Mockingbird. As I will explain in detail below
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Danielle Morton Book Report To Kill a Mockingbird The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ takes place during a racially intense time in history. Harper Lee’s novel was intended to bring a harsh sense of reality to the real world‚ and was meant to demonstrate how it really was during this time in history. To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story of Scout Finch and her brother‚ Jem‚ in 1930’s Alabama. Through their neighborhood meanderings and the example of their father‚ they grow to understand
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"Courage is not a man with a gun in your hand it’s knowing you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what . You rarely win ‚ but sometimes you do " said Atticus finch to his son Jem. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee courage is a main personality trait portrayed by Atticus and Scout . There are many scenarios in the story where courage is shown in the story which occurs in Maycomb a town in the Deep South Alabama during the 1930’s . Throughout
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no recognition that African-Americans had the same reactions and feelings as white people. Further‚ there was an evil assumption "that all Blackslie‚ that all Blacks are basically immoral beings". They certainly did not have the benefit of then To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus’ says "Mayella has merely broken a rigid and time honoured code of our society‚ a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with..." What code has mayella broken? Plzz help!! Thanks
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Marigolds theme Most of the time there is a moment in life where one realizes they have lost all innocence and gained some compassion. ’"’Marigolds’"’ shows how one young girl transferred from a child to young adult through her life experiences. Throughout this story another young‚ but at the same time old in her prime‚ lady"’"s experiences are revealed: the author"’"s. In this short story‚ ’"’Marigolds‚’"’ Eugenia Collier"’"s subconscious is unmasked through symbolism‚ diction‚ and Lizabeth"’"s
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Tom Robinson‚ the Guilt Free Man “What was the evidence of her offense? Tom Robinson‚ a human being. She must put Tom Robinson away from her. Tom Robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. What did she do? She tempted a Negro.” (Lee 203) In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Tom Robinson‚ an innocent and nice black man was accused a raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s lawyer‚ and he has it all under control and is able to prove his point that Tom Robinson
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a time of the depression and where racism is dominant‚ in Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Jem is the older brother of Scout and sometimes he does not take responsibility of his actions but now knows that he needs to be responsible and courageous. Jem is brave. He shows bravery while looking out for Scout‚ taking chances and standing up for what he believes in. While watching out for Scout‚ Jem is brave. For example‚ Jem decides that he wants Boo Radley
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