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    One type of courage that is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird is physical courage; the act of putting one’s self in harm’s way to protect others. This best portrayed by the character Arthur Radley‚ more commonly known as Boo. Boo is a mysterious man who lives in the Radley place and he is almost never seen outside. One other type of courage that To Kill a Mockingbird portrays is mental courage. This is when an individual has the courage to stay strong and carry on during a crisis. Scout Finch‚ the

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    The book ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ has three narrative voices embedded within the text to tell the story. As a reader it is extremely vital to be aware of these narrative voices when reading the text because each narrator presents different emotions‚ ideas and knowledge. The three narrative voices are Scout‚ Jean Louise who is Scout as an adult and Harper Lee. Scout is telling the story from the point of view of a six year old child therefore she has a unique way of persuading her audience. A six

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    One may find the denotation of dignity throughout the entirety of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee seeping from the characters written on the pages within. Someone who reacts without becoming less of their true selves and continues to believe in themselves when faced with hardships and the cruel realities of the world portrays significant dignity. Atticus Finch represents dignity throughout the novel and amplifies this characteristic during the case of Tom Robinson. Although the majority of the

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    Jodi Picoult said‚ “Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult‚ I’ve decided‚ is only a slow sewing shut.” In the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the middle of the Great Depression‚ six-year-old Scout Finch lives with her older brother Jem‚ and her father Atticus who is a lawyer. One year a boy named Dill spends the summer with his aunt. The three children become friends and soon become obsessed with a nearby house. The next year‚ Atticus is appointed by the court to defend a

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    Atticus is the father figure for his kids‚ Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Finch family lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the Great Depression. The kids spend much of their time playing with their gregarious neighbor‚ Dill‚ and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. When their father‚ Atticus‚ who is a widowed man and a respected lawyer‚ defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges against a white girl‚ he is in/at a detriment. The trial

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    TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Harper Lee’s 1960 novel ‘To kill a mockingbird’ deeply penetrates the concept of walking in somebody else’s shoes. This southern societal drama explores the main message Lee is portraying throughout the novel; that of which being to empathise with somebody in a differing circumstance as yourself. This text revolves around a 1930’s southern American society which openly embraces prejudice towards the minority of powerless in the community‚ in this case being racism. Lee shares

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    Janice Weber------ Per.2 There are often differences in two different versions of something. This could be frequently realized when a book is made into a movie. The novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird “written By Harper Lee was made into a film widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made‚ directed by Robert Mulligan. Some scenes that were not in the book were added to the film and some scenes from the book remained omitted from the movie. I noticed three major Differences from the book to the

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    Boo Radley and Tom Robinson come from very different backgrounds. Both face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgments. These men faced some of the same hardships throughout their lives. Boo and Tom are both good men who were put down because they are considered “different” than others in the town. Scout learns important lessons from the way the people in town treat Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two

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    Essay Outline for TKAM: 1 Introduction a Background information on the book a.i Maycomb County a.i.1 Racist a.ii Main Plot a.ii.1 Tom Robinson’s Trial a.ii.1.a Background b Thesis b.i Tom Robinson is seen as a threat to the society of Maycomb County however they do not realize that getting rid of them is wrong and are defended by Atticus. 2 Paragraph 1 (Tim Johnson Incident) a Topic a.i Tim Johnson is a dog which represents prejudice within Maycomb Country. b Evidence b.i Author shows

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    “You’ll learn‚ as you get older‚ that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms‚ and never‚ ever apologize for it. Go against the grain‚ refuse to conform‚ take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity‚ and leap before you look. Dance as though everybody is watching March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”-Mandy Hale In the south of the United States during the 30’s in the town of Maycomb

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