Ewell * He speaks about the bruises on her right eye and on the rest of her body * Atticus asked why they didn’t first call a doctor to attend Maya but no response came and he kept making sure that it was her right eye that was damaged * Scout describes how The Ewells’s are one of the most wretched people in the county and how dirty and filthy they are and how that the only neat thing was some red geraniums that were tended by Maya. * It is now Mr.Ewell ‘s turn to testify and he responded
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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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through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She tells how one person can change society overtime by expressing their ideas‚ and influencing others by using the amount of power given to them by their social rights‚ which can be dependent on race‚ education‚ age‚ and many more factors within their community. In the novel‚ there is one character who changes Maycomb’s society in an interesting way. His name is Dolphus Raymond. Dolphus Raymond‚ a seemingly drunken man‚ had a relationship with a colored
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Scout and Jem do mature throughout the novel. It is clear that they do mature as the things that they go through allow them to. The evidence that is provided below clearly states how they mature and get a better understanding of the mayhem and racism in Maycomb. Jem and Scouts views on black people change‚ their feelings and how they act towards Boo change‚ their attitude towards their father change‚ Scouts opinion on her teacher change all because of them maturing throughout the novel. The way
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Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed‚ but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down‚ and peeped in windows. When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap‚ it was because he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work. Once the town was terrorized by a series of morbid nocturnal events: people’s chickens and household pets were found mutilated; although the culprit was Crazy Addie‚ who eventually
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up his children the way he sees right‚ and defends the innocent represented by Tom Robinson in the novel. Atticus is a man who knows no prejudice or racial hatred and this is what makes him unique in the novel. Contrary to the general feeling of the town‚ Atticus sees past a man’s colour and looks into the depth of his character. In the beginning of the novel‚ on page 34‚ he tells Scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until
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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 and matures
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To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a tremendous amount of developement occurs as both Jem and Scout mature from a somewhat childish innocence into respected members of the community. The children’s perceptions of Calpurnia‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are a direct affiliation to how the two Finch children view Maycomb and the prejudice behavior which it posses. Being children‚ Scout and Jem have the simple duties of a minor‚ which is to have fun and to stay out of trouble. But along
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To Kill a Mockingbird Final Thoughts Essay To Kill a Mockingbird had very complex characters. Both the novel and the movie version showed these characters differently and similarly. Tom’s character is portrayed in similar and different ways through both the novel and movie. Both portrayals were similar in showing Toms role in the storyline. Tom was a representation of the mockingbird and its innocence. Also‚ the plot Tom follows in the story doesn’t change between the novel and the movie.
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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 extremely virtuous citizen of a quiet
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