Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ he teaches them a lot of important life lessons that they will be carrying on in the future. Atticus is one of the most influential characters in the novel. He influences his children through his statements‚ his actions and the good examples he set for them. Throughout the novel Atticus was always correcting Scout and Jem’s behavior‚ whenever he notices his children doing something that isn’t right‚ he always encourages them to do the right things and tells
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one of the most moral people in all of literature‚ I liken him to Scout’s jiminy cricket. He tries to Scout a code of living‚ not all that different than what would be socially acceptable today. "You never really understand a person until you things from his point of view"‚ this‚ spoken so truthfully by Atticus‚ is what the reader‚ the townsfolk‚ the judge‚ the jury‚ Jem‚ Atticus and especially Scout have to keep in mind throughout this entire book. The whole major plot point in this book‚ the trial
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The night after their run-in at the town jail‚ Scout ends up sleeping in Jem’s room after she starts crying in her own. At breakfast the next morning‚ no one except Jem has much appetite. Atticus says he’s glad the kids came along‚ though Aunt Alexandra sniffs that Mr. Underwood would have made sure nothing too bad happened. Atticus comments that Mr. Underwood is a strange man—he "despises Negroes" (16.5)‚ yet he acted to protect Atticus and Tom Robinson. Scout wants coffee‚ but Calpurnia will
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courageous soul‚ from the way she spoke her mind proudly‚ being a role model for future generations to her bravery in quitting her addiction. In a world where opinions are hidden‚ Mrs. Dubose was unlike any other. She shared her opinion‚ no matter who it harmed or helped‚ because she wanted to be heard. As Jem and Scout were passing Mrs. Dubose shared her opinion about their lives‚ exclaiming: “‘what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole‚ young lady!’” (Lee 135). Mrs. Dubose
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a novel written by Harper Lee‚ showcases the events of a cross-raced rape court case set in a small town in Alabama‚ America through the Great Depression in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s. The protagonist‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ but better known as Scout and her brother Jem become surrounded by the discrimination their father receives because of him defending a black man in the case. Its through the thick and thin of these situations that the children learn more about the person
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The songs that represent The songs you listen to or hear on the radio connect to your favorite character from a book or to the book in general. To kill a mockingbird main characters Scout‚ Jem‚ Atticus‚ Calpurnia‚ Tom Robinson‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Mayella have many songs that connect to their traits and the situation there in. The song “Not Afraid” by Eminem represents the traits Jem portrays in the book. A line that represents Jem is “I’m not afraid to take a stand”. This line portrays Jem because
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Nelle Harper Lee grew up during the Great Depression‚ and in a time where there was a lot of racism. A reviewer for ‘The New Yorker’ wrote‚” Lee is a skilled‚ unpretentious‚ and totally ingenuous writer who slides unconcernedly and irresistibly back and forth between being sentimental‚ tough‚ melodramatic‚ acute‚ and funny” (Champion 124). Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926 (Shields 3). She was the youngest of four children (Madden 29)‚ and grew up in Monroeville‚ Alabama. She was
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Nelle Harper Lee was born on the 28th day of April in 1926‚ in southwest Alabama in a small town called Monroeville. Monroeville has a population of 7‚000 people.<br><br>Harper Lee is the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Lee. Harper Lee went to Huntingdon College from 1944-45‚ from 1945-49 she studied law at the University of Alabama‚ and attended one year at Oxford University. In the 1950’s she worked as a reservation clerk with BOAC in New York City and with Eastern Air
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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ characters resist the status quo many of their family and friends believe in to take a stand against racial injustice. For example‚ Atticus takes the case to defend Tom against his family’s wishes‚ because if he didn’t‚ “.... [he] couldn’t hold [his] head up in town‚ [he] couldn’t represent this county in the legislature..” (100). Scout was asking Atticus why he would defend Negroes if he wasn’t supposed to‚ and Atticus told Scout he wouldn’t be able to live
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The capacity for humans to do good and evil portrayed in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Lord of the Flies by William Golding (title subject to change) It is generally known that human beings have the power and the means to help and love one another as well as the complete opposite in hatred and destruction. These two novels deal with the theme of good vs. evil in their own respective ways. One concentrates on the affect of discrimination and negligence and naivety that allows
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