Hailey Spears Period 12 Southern Ways/Small Town Life |Chapter # |Page # |Text Excerpt & Related Significance | |1 |3-4 |“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.” |
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Courageous people are the individuals that are influential and our role models. These people are known to be brave‚ confident and gallant. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout understand the true nature of courage by observing many characters in the novel who clearly demonstrate this theme. Courage is shown through the actions of Mrs. Dubose‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley and most importantly Atticus. Harper Lee shows the true nature of courage to Jem and Scout through the actions
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it does resist learning.”--Atticus (pg. 76) It was times like these when I thought my father‚ who hated guns and had never been to any wars‚ was the bravest man who ever lived. ~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 11 I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks. ~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 23‚ spoken by the character Scout "As you grow older you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life‚ but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it— whenever a white
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In the book‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Atticus teaches his children the extremely important golden rule. He basically says‚ “Treat others the way you want to be treated‚” as Jesus told us many many years ago. The reason that prompts his words is when Scout comes home from her first day of school. She is complaining about her teacher‚ Miss Caroline‚ and Walter Cunningham until he stops her. He is trying to help Scout consider that there might be a reason that nobody can see for way people act the way
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Bonds: Compassion‚ Sympathy‚ Understanding‚ Tolerance In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem and Scout mature from innocence to knowledge as they develop a bond between themselves and those who are different from them. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb‚ an old southern town in the 1930’s‚ when racial tensions run high and prejudice is at its peak. People in Maycomb consider anyone with a different ethnicity‚ economic status‚ or even a different mindset‚ an outsider and ostracizes them. In the story
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Movie and Novel Comparison The novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee and its movie version feature the same basic story‚ but both adaptations contain similarities and differences. Some similarities and differences between the movie and the book include the deleted church scene‚ the movie’s exclusion of Aunt Alexandra— who played an important role in the novel — and the trial and conviction of Tom Robinson being emphasized in both versions. Firstly‚ the movie removes
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To Kill a Mockingbird Developed Paragraph In “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” Atticus Finch included many themes in his closing speech to the jury. Some of the themes were loneliness‚ racism‚ human nature‚ and equality. The theme loneliness was demonstrated in the speech when Atticus attacked Mayella’s loneliness and blamed her for her child – like decision to accuse Tom Robinson for her unhappiness. “She did something every child has done – she tried to put the evidence of her offence away from her. But
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Scout Finch: A Complex Character in To Kill a Mockingbird Lisa Tran ENG1D1d Mr. Huggett Monday. November. 30/2009 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee contains many interesting characters. One of these is Scout Finch. She is aggressive but also sympathetic and courageous. Scout is quite aggressive. During Christmas time‚ Uncle Jack Finch‚ Aunt Alexandra and Francis Hancock visited Scout and
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time to humiliate and deprive negroes of their equality and freedom. Over time‚ this “social hierarchy” has been noticed and brought to the attention of people worldwide through books‚ famous speeches and much more. For instance‚ the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee bring up the conflict of racism and the justice system and how the aspects affect each other. The famous speech of Martin Luther King mainly expresses how negroes are treated unfairly and how he views the future based on the coming
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Atticus Finch’s Parenting Style There are many interesting types of parenting styles in Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters is a very good parent with a unique parenting style. Atticus is a very good parent because he is a patient‚ understanding‚ and honest father. This allows him to have a very good relationship with his children‚ Jem and Scout. Atticus is not one of those fathers that become furious and yell at their children. In fact‚ he is a
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