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society is unspeakable: She kissed a black man.” (272) this quote from chapter 20 just shows how racist and prejudiced the town Maycomb was. The society just cannot accept that a white woman likes a black man. The words illustrate a major theme in the novel that of the existence of social inequality. In my written evaluation I plan to discuss a main character and at least one of the novels central themes. The main events of “to kill a mockingbird” consist of a lawyer named Atticus Finch defending a black
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Quotations with Analysis Chapter 1 Quotation "Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summers day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon‚ after their
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ opens with a quaint look on of the hometown of the main protagonist‚ Scout‚ and his family and friends. Scout is a six year-old girl‚ she and her brother‚ Jem‚ live with her father‚ Atticus. Scout has two close friends‚ Calpurnia‚ being a cook‚ and a short naive boy named‚ Dill; of whom Jem and Scout met during one summer. Scout reveals through first person narrative of some social taboo’s in‚ Maycomb; Scout’s residing township: Doors or windows left closed or ajar
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Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird: Theme of a Book or Blind Spot of History? The book is set in the year 1933 in a small town called Maycomb‚ Alabama. In 1933 slavery is no longer legal but racism is common among people. At this time in the south the town is divided by race. This is portrayed in the town by different churches‚ schools‚ and communities. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is how racial prejudice hurts people‚ which are illustrated by Bob Ewell‚ the lynch mob‚ and Lula
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Thesis Statement: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as Jem expands his boundaries with regard to various people and events within Maycomb County‚ Lee shows how the process of growing up and maturing into an adult involves the act of questioning and reasoning‚ the guidance of enlightened adults‚ and the acceptance of certain harsh realities. Topic Sentence: In the beginning of the novel‚ through his interactions with Boo Radley‚ Jem learns not to judge a person based upon appearances.
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To kill a Mockingbird: chapter 6-11 discussion questions Chapter 6: 1. Jem and Dill could get caught and get seriously hurt by the Radley’s. Scout is starting to listen to Atticus and is learning empathy. She does not want Jem and Dill to disturb the Radley’s because they have not been in their skin. She also knows that Atticus and the rest of the neighborhood would not approve of this. 2. Mr. Nathan Radley thinks he fired a shot in the air to scare off an African-American in his collard
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In chapter six; Jem and Dill’s’ inquisitive’ natures lead them to become rebellious. Their plan was to trespass into Boo Radley’s property in order to understand more about the personality of this ‘mysterious’ character. Scout joins them on their night-time exploration because she is afraid of being left out. Due to the nature in which they entered the house‚ Nathan Radley-Boo Radley’s brother shoots at them as he thought his house was attacked by burglars. In chapter six of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
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didn’t have jobs‚ it was hard to survive and buy food to feed the family. Poverty was a big problem in the US especially during the Great Depression. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ it was a story that happened during the 1930s that tells us how peoples were very poor and how hard it was for them to survive. For example in Chapter 1 of the book‚ Scout being the narrator explains how her town Maycomb was a tired old town‚ where nothing happened much. She quoted: “People were moving slowly then
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Examine the theme of racism/hypocrisy/courage in the novel. How is this theme demonstrated in the novel? What is harper lee’s underlying message about racism/hypocrisy/courage? What techniques does she use to communicate this? To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in 1960. It has become a classic of modern American Literature. Since it publishing date in the 1960s it has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The book is set in the American South state of Alabama in the 1930s. The main
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