Atticus Finch is a widower or 50 and the father or two children. His character can best be summed up as a man whose character is nearly the complete opposite of the general population of the town and indeed‚ many white people who lived in the southern states of America. He is a man without prejudice and racial hatred and is a good-hearted man of strong morals. He brings up his children the way he sees right‚ and defends the innocent represented by Tom Robinson in the novel. Atticus is a man
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Mr Tate Mr. Tate said that on the night of November 21st Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house‚ where he found Mr. Ewell’s daughter‚ who had been badly beaten. When Mr. Tate asked her who did it‚ she said Tom Robinson‚ and when he asked her if Robinson had raped her‚ she said yes. However he did not call the doctor to check the injuries. When Atticus asked which Mayella’s eye was the black eye‚ he confirmed the girl’s own right eye was injured. Mr. Bob Ewell Mr. Bob Ewell said he came home
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"To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ is a great book by Harper Lee. It is one of the best books I read. Because it has a moral that benefits people and teaches them how to deal with life. There are many themes in this book‚ but the main one and the most important one is‚ "Prejudice". This book deals with many lessons in human nature; it also expresses many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. The main character in this book is "Scout". She is the most one affected by these lessons. Scout
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To Kill A Mocking Bird - Atticus Finch As one of the most prominent citizens in Maycomb during the Great Depression‚ Atticus is relatively well off in a time of widespread poverty. Because of his penetrating intelligence‚ calm wisdom‚ and exemplary behavior‚ Atticus is respected by everyone‚ including the very poor. He functions as the moral backbone of Maycomb‚ a person to whom others turn in times of doubt and trouble. But the conscience that makes him so admirable ultimately causes his falling
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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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Comparative Essay “The Help” and “To kill a Mockingbird” are two astonishing reads. These novels are a must read because they hold Multitude amounts of knowledge.The Two books have numerous amounts of similarities. These novels possess heaps of morals in which plenty could acquire knowledge from. “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help” are two marvelous literatures in which character similarities are delineated through the novels‚ how poverty is portrayed through characters‚ and also ultimately how
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Scout’s Lessons in “To Kill a Mocking Bird” It can be said that no matter where or how‚ we as humans tend to learn a new lesson every single day. Some we may remember for a lifetime‚ while some we forget the next morning‚ but no matter what‚ lessons are something all individuals go through within their lives. Similarly‚ in the novel‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Scout is a character who learns many major lessons throughout her adventures and encounters. Over the course of the story‚ Scout grows
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Throughout the term we have been studying the novel “To Kill A Mocking Bird” for this opinion piece i will be comparing the novel to Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”. There are lots of morals and ideas that are represented and can be tied between the two pieces of writing. Some of these ideas and themes include symbolism of equality‚ overcoming obstacles‚ taking risks‚ and courage. I will be discussing how these themes are shown throughout both the novel and poem. The main idea of “If” is to be able
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December 17th 2011 Personal Values Final Project: Literary excursion To kill a Mockingbird is a novel that explores human morality and the boundaries that it transcends. What makes this novel unique is how the author uses the perspective of Scout‚ a feisty‚ naïve tomboy to interpret intricate issues that the novel addresses. Scout carries us on an odyssey through the fires of prejudice and injustice. The moral voice of this book is embodied by Atticus Finch‚ father of Jem and Scout and an
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Power and Authority Speech To Kill a Mocking Bird Good Morning/Afternoon everyone today I am here to tell you about the first area of study for preliminary English‚ this is Power and Authority. The novel we are studying is To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee as well as this I have studied an article ‘The Outsider’ by Nikki Barrowclough and the song Black and Blue by The Herd. I have learnt that while parents have authority over their children some of them use this power over their children
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