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    The three most important conflicts in the chapters leading up to 15 were Aunt Alexandra moving in‚ the children’s infatuation with Boo Radley with Atticus condemning it‚ and the town’s opinion of Atticus defending Tom Robinson. All of these have a major impact on the characters and the progression of the story Aunt Alexandra is an important conflict in the book because‚ Alexandra’s relationship with Scout is domineering‚ this is due to Alexandra wanting Scout to be a proper lady‚ even though their

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    Scouting for the Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird Have you treated someone differently because of who they are or what they looked like? Well in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been presented these actions with a list of events of real-life situations. The central theme of her novel is that people should not be judged according to what they look like no matter the circumstance. While instead‚ people should be judged upon their actions and behaviors‚ without the exception of what they

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    main theme in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ since a major theme is not to deliberately harm people who are helpless and who don’t harm others in the society. In the book both Atticus and Miss Maudie agree that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because in society mockingbirds bring happiness and they don’t cause harm. In this book there are characters that could be symbolized as mockingbirds such as Tom Robinson‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Boo Radley. These characters have been accused wrongly

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    Prejudice is a common problem during the early quarter of the twentieth century. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird this problem is evident in Maycomb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice‚ and all three characters are plagued by this. It affects them all differently; crippling them and disabling them from acting as they wish. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different

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    How does Harper Lee create interest in Chapter one of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? During the first chapter of ‘To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee uses many style techniques and character and plot devices to create interest and leave the reader wanting more. The most obvious style technique is introduced on the very first page of the book‚ where it is revealed to us that that the narrative of the story is told from two different viewpoints – one detailing the story from a child’s point of view in 1936

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    Innocence and Courage are diverse with the raucous realities of life in To Kill A Mockingbird. To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in a town called Maycomb‚ Alabama during the the Great Depression. racism and the need to remain innocent‚ played a big role in the day to day lives of children growing up. The overall topic of the book is where lies and deceit destroy innocence in those who represent Mockingbirds. In the novel by Harper Lee‚ scout (Jean Louise Finch) is a tomboy who narrates the story through

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    influence others to do good. Atticus finds our why people do the things they do before judging them. Bob Ewell was mad at Atticus so he went and spit at him. Atticus‚ being a good person and father doesn’t lash out on him‚ but walks away. Another thing is when the town talked bad about him for defending Tom. He was doing what was right and the town disgraced him and talked about him but he still didn’t get mad at anyone. By doing all these things‚ he is setting a good example

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    In the Book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ you follow a little girl called Jean Louise Finch aka Scout in a town called Maycomb in Alabama. In which she does various activities with her brother and we see her grow.I believe the main idea in To Kill A MockingBird which means to kill innocence. Mainly in how a person grows‚ and in how their view of the world changes as they learn more about it. So far we have seen Scout go through the first grade and then go into the second grade. In this time

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    behavior and the goodness or badness of human character¨ - Google. Moral education is parents teaching children the moral concepts‚ what is right and wrong. Many parents have different views on moral education of children. Some parents may teach their kids to act differently depending on where they live and their background. There are certain things that schools can not teach children. Parents have to take moral education into their hands. In ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨‚ Atticus has many of his own teachings

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    In chapter 11‚ of Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem has to go to Mrs. Dubose’s house after school every day to read to her because he destroyed her flowers. The story would be described much differently‚however‚ if it was from the perspective of Mrs. Dubose. All throughout the first part of the book‚ Jem and Scout have to walk past Mrs. Dubose’s house to get home from school everyday. They are ridiculed constantly and‚ for the most part‚ handle it well. That is‚ before Mrs. Dubose crossed

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