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    Outside the courtroom Scout and Dill meet Mr Dolphus Raymond who is different to most of the residents in Maycomb as he tries to avoid conflict in many ways. Dolphus Raymond owns alot of land and comes from a repected Maycomb family‚ despite this he doesn’t behave like white people‚ there’s alot of gossip about him because he’s different. Everyone thinks that Dolphus Raymond is a drunk‚ but Dill discovers ‘it’s nothing but Coca-Cola’ that he drinks. He pretends it’s whisky so people can blame his

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    Reverend Sykes welcomes them‚ saying that everyone knows their father. The church has no money for hymnals‚ and few of the parishioners can read‚ so they sing by echoing the words that Zeebo‚ Calpurnia’s eldest son and the town garbage collector‚ reads from their only hymnal. During the service‚ Reverend Sykes takes up a collection for Tom Robinson’s wife‚ Helen‚ who cannot find work now that her husband has been accused of rape. After the service‚ Scout learns that Tom Robinson has been accused by Bob

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    How does Harper Lee create tension in chapter 11? All the way through the book‚ Scout talks about an elderly‚ horrible neighbor‚ Mrs. Dubose who is  Restricted to a wheelchair.’’ If she was on the porch when we passed her wrathful gaze would rake us ...’’ this merely expresses the hatred she has towards these two children. It was impossible to go to town without passing her house unless we wished to walk a mile out of the way. ‘’ This demonstrates to the reader that anywhere they want to go they

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    To Kill a Mocking Bird as a Bildungsroman Fiction is non-fiction for the reader. Although fiction means the story never actually happened‚ in a way‚ it did for the reader. Reading a fiction novel is an experience one can gain knowledge from‚ regardless of if it is a true story. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a bildungsroman not only for the characters in the book‚ but also for the reader. The book encompasses Scout and Jem Finch’s lives as they mature‚ learn from their father‚ Atticus‚ and understand

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    In this paper I am going to write a passage analysis of a key coming of age scene from to kill a mocking bird the elements I am going to be talking about is conflict‚ imagery and point of view‚ have you ever read to kill a mocking bird if so you know what I am going to be talking about‚ if you haven’t read this book the your in for a surprise this book is full of many‚ many conflicts‚ plot twist..etc. Again if you haven’t read this book and want to know more then continue reading my paper. One

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a time of the depression and where racism is dominant‚ in Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Jem is the older brother of Scout and sometimes he does not take responsibility of his actions but now knows that he needs to be responsible and courageous. Jem is brave. He shows bravery while looking out for Scout‚ taking chances and standing up for what he believes in. While watching out for Scout‚ Jem is brave. For example‚ Jem decides that he wants Boo Radley

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    prejudice they receive when placed in a white society. One of the texts I studied was Harper Lees ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ this novel shows the different forms of prejudice in all their greatness. To kill a mockingbird has really helped me understand prejudice a lot more. You see how no one in to kill a Mockingbird is completely good or evil. Every character is human‚ with human flaws and weaknesses. Harper lee even changes Atticus‚ the shining example of morality‚ symbolically weak by making him

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    Mockingbirds in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be

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    that is best in each case.

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    To Kill a Mocking Bird Speech We as white people in 2010 treat black people as equal as we treat another white person. Back in the 1930s this wasn’t the case. Prejudice towards black people was happening almost everywhere‚ especially in the state of Alabama. This was where Harper Lee had decided to base her novel To Kill a Mocking Bird. She wrote this book to show the people the racism‚ discrimination and prejudice towards black people. My setting is based during the aftermath. I refer to

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