When Scout questions Atticus about the neighborhood tension over the Tom Robinson case‚ he replies‚ “‘It’s different this time‚’ he said. ‘This time we aren’t fighting the Yankees‚ we’re fighting our friends. But remember this‚ no matter how bitter things get‚ they’re still our friends and this is still our home’” (87). In other words‚ Atticus reminds Scout to look beyond the hostility that is thrown at the Finch family for the Tom Robinson case and instead‚ prompts her to still believe that her
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To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Essay In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ empathy is an essential theme because the author has the characters learn to understand from other people’s aspects which impact their decisions. Throughout the novel‚ the children‚ Jem and Scout‚ learn to empathize and Harper Lee writes about how they incorporate empathy into various decisions‚ allowing them to make the right choice. Empathy helps Scout develop a better understanding of her peers because she sees
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Bravery A theme used often in To Kill A Mockingbird is‚ bravery. At some point in the novel‚ most characters showed some form of bravery. Everyone needs to be brave. Bravery is very important; and is a topic that should be covered. Below‚ are examples of bravery shown in To Kill A Mockingbird. The first example of bravery shown in To Kill A Mockingbird is‚ when Atticus sits in front of the jail to protect Tom (Lee 151). He was brave to sit there‚ knowing he could be approached by groups
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Atticus guides his children through the ropes of life within their relationship. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus instructs his children many things over the tight relationship they have together. Many things occurred in this book‚ some of which revolved around the Tom Robinson court case. Although Jem and Scout were young‚ they attended the court case and took quite a bit from it. Atticus was the defending lawyer and he had explained the court system with Jem and Scout briefly prior
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay “You never understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.”- Atticus. The subject of innocence is displayed by a mockingbird in the book‚”To Kill A Mockingbird‚” by Harper Lee. In the slow‚ old town of Maycomb during the 1930’s‚ (Great Depression)‚ racism is a great issue and is attemped to be stopped but the ways will continue no matter what. To kill a mockingbird represents the destruction of innocence in the story. This is shown through Tom
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In chapter 11‚ of Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem has to go to Mrs. Dubose’s house after school every day to read to her because he destroyed her flowers. The story would be described much differently‚however‚ if it was from the perspective of Mrs. Dubose. All throughout the first part of the book‚ Jem and Scout have to walk past Mrs. Dubose’s house to get home from school everyday. They are ridiculed constantly and‚ for the most part‚ handle it well. That is‚ before Mrs. Dubose crossed
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Bravery Bravery is a good trait to have you wouldn’t be able to handle a lot of occurrences without bravery. For example‚ you couldn’t get through any type of school without bravery. If no one had bravery the world would not achieve great things and we wouldn’t be this evolved in life. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ bravery is a key player in the story‚ if nobody was brave there wouldn’t really be a story to make this book. Just remember bravery is a part of everyone. One example of bravery
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In a work of literature authors often use foil characters to show the strengths and weaknesses of main characters. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ the author uses foil characters Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell to reveal the theme of racial inequality. Atticus‚ a man who takes care of his family and teaches them manners‚ is a lawyer assigned a court case dealing with a black man accused of raping a white woman. Bob Ewell‚ a prejudiced man who does not take care of his children
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Mockingbirds are a universal topic in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To kill a mockingbird is a sin because they don’t harm and they bring joy from their singing. There are many characters that symbolize being a mockingbird in the novel. These characters portray different roles and perspectives of mockingbirds that all blend together by the end. Subsequently‚ Tom Robinson is an apparent choice for this role because he is constantly subjected to oppression by white characters in the book. He
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Have you ever read a book to your little brother‚ sister cousin‚ exedra… well how about The Lorax? Well if you have‚ did you think about how bad the world was when all the swomee-swans‚ bar-ba-loots and humming-fish left? That is going to be our world if we don’t stop hurting it with pesticides and poisons. I will go more into detail in text from Moths of the Limberlost‚ The Lorax‚ and “The Dark Side of the American Lawn.” Moths of the Limberlost is one story that shows the effects of us destroying
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