The novel that has inspired me the most is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I first read the book when I was thirteen years old. Since then‚ I have reread the novel at least twice a year. There are many features of the novel that has touched me in a profound way. However‚ there is one aspect that distinguishes this book as my absolute favorite and as the novel that enthuses me: its description of courage. The honorable feature that the novel contains that most inspires me is its truly unique
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The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of a small town named Macomb‚ and the people in this town are going through very controversial times. The main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are Atticus and his two children‚ Jem and Scout‚ and their maid calpurnia. Then later in the book‚ Tom Robinson and Bob and Mayella Ewell become a very big part during the trial. The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is in the early 1930’s where the Great Depression and unemployment were very
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Mad Dog in Maycomb County Ms. Jean Louis‚ her brother and Dill were walking home. When asked what they were doing‚ they stated “we were looking for things to shoot with our air rifles. As we were walking down the street we saw Tim Johnson looking crazy mad.” According to witnesses he did not look well. The children ran home to tell Calpurnia. When they told her what was going on‚ she got on the phone and told the operator‚ “Tell everyone to stay inside and lock the doors.” Heck Tate and Atticus
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A variety of lessons are taught to Scout and the reader in this award winning novel. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or more commonly known as Scout‚ growing up in 1930s Alabama USA with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. As she faces challenges‚ she is given guidance by many people around her. Her and the reader are taught how to communicate properly with people‚ how respect is given and gotten‚ and finally‚ equality among everything. The majority
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To Kill A Mockingbird Empathy You can’t just open a book and judge the story on the random chapter you happened to end up on‚ you start from the beginning and read the full story. Empathy is just like that. Empathy is like reading someone else’s story: being one with the characters and events and feeling the emotions of the main character‚ observing‚ listening‚ and understanding. When you read someone’s story is when the solution of racism and prejudices within communities is really possible
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name‚ it was found that Ewell was left handed. Mayella Ewell Mayella was on the porch when Tom Robinson came by‚ she asked him to chop up an old piece of furniture for kindling‚ and when she went inside to get a nickel to pay him he attacked her from behind‚ and she screamed and fought back. She couldn’t really remember what happened next‚ but her father and Mr. Tate were there. Atticus asked Mayella whether her father had beaten her and she hesitated that he’s never touched her. Atticus asked
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Contrary to the general feeling of the town‚ Atticus sees past a man’s colour and looks into the depth of his character. In the beginning of the novel‚ on page 34‚ he tells Scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” He manages to do this even though it means going against most of his neighbours and his family. Which shows that Atticus is a man of strong morals and principles
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decision to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird”. After all‚ what can you expect from such short-minded people? Such people that regrettably are put in the position to judge what books are moral and fit to be read by young adults. Is it the book’s display of what really happens in the world‚ or the book’s lessons of protecting innocence and standing up for what you see as right‚ that makes this book so disgraceful‚ that we must shelter young minds from? By what standards is “To Kill a Mocking Bird” immoral? I never
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does prejudice affect how people treat others? In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a southern town called Maycomb is filled with prejudice. The story is set in the 1930s‚ a heavily racist time. Scout and Jem‚ the main characters‚ can see how prejudice affects how people treat each other. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people judge each other without knowing what they’ve experienced through characters‚ events‚ and setting. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters judged each other without
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people’s perspective will change after they experience different events. In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ we watch as Scout changes her perspective. The book describes a series of events that changes their innocence‚ shaping their character and teaching them about human nature. Throughout the story‚ three main events and show this transformation‚ the trial‚ when she stands on Boo’s porch and Atticus. Harper Lee develops the idea that one’s loss of innocence often changes one’s perspective
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