The novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a story about coming of age. It tells of the experiences of Scout and Jem Finch‚ and how these experiences shaped their understanding of the world. The Tom Robinson trial was the main event that taught the children about justice. It was during the trial itself that Scout and Jem were exposed to the cruel deformation of the justice system‚ a justice system corrupted by racism. Since Scout and Jem were young‚ they’ve always been exposed to a fair form of justice
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Racism is a dominate theme in the novel To Kill a Mocking Jay‚ in fact Racism is the sole most important theme throughout the whole novel‚ it gives insight into the horrible society of that time‚ where children and adults alike are captivated by a horrible form of discrimination. This theme gives insight onto the appalling segregation that took place in the 1930s. Racism can be portrayed in many different ways in the novel‚ during this time African Americans were still subjugated members of society
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Scout is a very unique character in more ways than one. She shows many traits throughout the whole book of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Some specific traits that she shows include being clever‚ acting loyal‚ and even being defiant at sometimes. Scout is a very loyal person. She shows that through many of her words and actions throughout the book. One example being when she had defended Atticus against many of the people who had disagreed with him taking up the case against Tom Robinson. She had
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Scout‚ the narrator from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ learns life changing lessons in a few years. Although she might be young‚ that doesn’t mean that she is completely clueless. With her father‚ Atticus being a lawyer in the South during the 1930s she is judged by her father’s cases‚ although sometimes not in the most pleasant ways. Also with Jem‚ her brother‚ influencing her throughout the book‚ she learns more than most in just a few years. As Scout begins to grow up‚ her level of maturity
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is shown many times throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ through the many experiences that the main characters go through. There are many things that Scout must learn to see through the hardship of the court case her dad called Atticus agrees to fight. A black man named Tom Robinson is accused of raping a 19 year old girl by her dad‚ called Bob Ewell. There are many other experiences that are eye opening to both Jem and Scout. In her novel‚ it shows the idea of growing into a
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Ifeoma Aneke English/1b January 7‚2012 To Kill A Mockingbird How Did Atticus Influence Scout In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ I believe that Atticus had a great influence on Scout. Atticus influences Scout by him treating all people with respect and equality and he looked at the positive side of people and events. Atticus also taught her about treating all people equal no matter who they are. Atticus influenced Scout by telling her to treat nature with respect. Atticus teaches them
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conscious of it when he is playing. Jem is also brave and courageous. This is shown when Dill dares him to touch Boo Radley’s house. According to Scout‚ "In all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare." This also shows that he has a lot of pride. Jem also chose to defy Atticus’ order to go home that night at the jail cell‚ standing his ground. This prevented any possible injuries to Atticus. Jem is really protective of Scout. When Jem makes his first visit with Scout to Mrs Dubose’s house‚ Mrs Dubose
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To Kill A Mockingbird is a story about growing up in a world where racism is prevalent in all aspects of life. Placed in world’s greatest low point‚ The Great Depression‚ when blacks and whites were still separate‚ To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around the life a 6 year old girl and her slightly old brother‚ as their father takes part in a trial‚ defending a black man. The Great Depression‚ while definitely impacting Maycomb County‚ does not come up in the book very often. Jem knew that Tom was
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one of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout the youngest daughter to Atticus Finch and sister to Jem finch is narrating. She tells the tale of how she starts school and how her and Jem become friends with a neighborhood boy named Dill who lives with his aunt next door every summer. Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is a well-off lawyer who is doing well compared to the rest of the maycomb society. The Fitch Family also has a maid/cook who helps take care of the house and raise the children. Once Scout‚ Dill‚ and
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To Kill a Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around it” says Atticus.(Lee‚ 30) In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ racism is shown as a big part through the eyes of a modest little girl named Scout. Scout learns numerous things by trying to learn something from another person’s perspective. She tries to think of things that could have happened if racism didn’t exists and how people would
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