Expectations. In "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ the author‚ Harper Lee‚ makes it clear that the expectations that Aunt Alexandra had for people were immoral. Aunt Alexandra expected Scout to dress and act like a lady. She wanted her to do things‚ such as wearing dresses‚ talking like a lady‚ and not doing things that boys do. However‚ Scout was not ready to make that change‚ because she was used to doing the exact opposite of what Aunt Alexandra asked her. She was doing things that boys would do‚ like
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Racism and Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ an African American‚ named Tom Robinson‚ is accused of raping a white girl. Throughout the story we learn that Maycomb County‚ Alabama is full of people who are considered to be racist. From the beginning‚ even before Robinson’s trial began‚ everyone believed that he would be found guilty. At the end of Robinson’s trial he is found guilty. Another issue throughout the novel is many of the citizens of Maycomb are
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How is fear created in the first chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird? When describing Maycomb in the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee paraphrases Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Lee uses this quote to show that the people in Maycomb should be afraid of the fact they are afraid of something for no reason. This fear of change stems from prejudice: there are four kinds of folks in this world‚ there’s the ordinary kind like us‚ there’s the kind like
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Judging the Wrong People Have you ever known what it is like to constantly do good things but never rewarded? Never acknowledged? Always assumed to be bad? To be a mockingbird means to not cause any harm to the society and do good deeds. Most mockingbirds don’t even want to be recognized. Boo Radley is a perfect example of a metaphorical mockingbird. Not everyone knows what being misunderstood is like; especially when you’re misunderstood for the wrong reasons. Just because a man keeps to himself
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the small-mindedness of the Maycomb community hiders Maycomb people to truly understand each other. Arthur Radley‚ also known as Boo‚ is assigned with negative characteristics without validation by the Maycomb community. As the story unfolds‚ Scout‚ the narrator‚ starts to know more about Boo Radley‚ Boo transforms from a mysterious and fearful person to the most heroic and sympathetic character in the novel. Scout experiences that hatred and biased will
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Everyone grows up‚ but at different rates and different ways. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ who grows up in Maycomb County a time when racism was very common in Alabama. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a defense attorney who helps defend Tom Robinson‚ an African American‚ from being accused of rape. The book takes place in the 1930s after the Great Depression while also struggling for Civil Rights. From beginning to end‚ Scout innocently
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As a young child‚ it is important to enjoy our childhood and the memorable factors that come along with it. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a child is stripped away for her innocence‚ and experiences many hardships. Growing up in the real world and experiencing different situations is when the loss of innocence occurs. Scout experiences many different stuff‚ one of them being Tom Robinson’s trial. Tom was wrongly accused of assaulting and raping Mayella Ewell and was sent to jail. Scout experienced
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Slow as molasses dusty and dirty. That describes a little town Maycomb‚ Alabama which is where the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee took place. This book theme is not only about prejudice but also about racism. The two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ grow up the way they do because of the racism case‚ the town they live in‚ Boo Radley‚ and the people in their town.. They live in the town Maycomb‚ Alabama surrounded with people who constantly make assumptions based on another person’s other skin
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The stylistic elements that an author chooses are instrumental in ensuring that the theme or tone that he or she wishes to convey is in fact conveyed to the reader. Harper Lee obviously realizes this‚ for in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ [New York: Warner‚ 1982] 278) she wisely selects a distinctive style to relate the moving story of a young child discovering harsh truths regarding human nature <br> <br>The predominant stylistic element Miss Lee uses is her
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ing Bi Andrew Spearman Mrs. Pendlebury Honors English 9 December 6th‚ 2010 The Power to Change One person can change the society you live in by expressing their own opinions‚ ideas‚ and beliefs. During the Great Depression‚ there was widespread hardship and largely segregated communities. However‚ some people had the power to change society which is explained by Harper Lee‚ through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She tells how one person can change society overtime by expressing their ideas
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