In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the story of Scout and Jem‚ two young children who learn about racism and injustice in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930s. The children’s father‚ Atticus‚ is a lawyer who is appointed to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man unjustly accused of rape. It is through this trial‚ as well as through other characters‚ that the children learn about the injustices of the world and the need for compassion‚ a trait that demands that we rise above
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Based on what you read in the poem‚ describe the relationship between the speaker and the “you” in the poem. How important was the relationship to the speaker? Support your response by referencing directly to the poem. In her poem “Since You” the poet Dionne Brand‚ has expressed a very profound romantic relationship between her speaker and the “you” in the poem. She has also revealed that the relationship was the most important thing in her speaker’s life. Dionne Brand makes these views to be
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Honors English 10 18 November 2012 Response to Literature “The free bird thinks of another breeze….a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams…” The two literary works “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou and Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” can be seen as mockingbirds that have flown over fields of prejudice and repeat what they have seen for all to hear. Jem Finch‚ a young boy and lawyer’s son from “To Kill a Mockingbird” clearly symbolizes a mockingbird because of his youth and
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troop guide asks an annoying scout to calm down for the twentieth time. From the senior patrol leader position to helping at day camp‚ Boy Scouts learn how to lead in all situations. As an Eagle Scout and previous senior patrol leader of two troops‚ I have developed leadership abilities that I will use as an adult. I discovered that leadership requires extra work and sacrifice as I led by example and gave up my free time to help other boys finish a task. Truly‚ Boy Scouts has given me and countless
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English 1 2-25-13 All about Scout Finch As people grow in life‚ they mature and change in many different ways. Harper Lee is the author of To Kill a Mocking Bird. This book is about Scout Finch and her life in the 1930’s in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Harpe‚ shows how Scout matures and progresses in this book along with many other things. For example Scout‚ the main character‚ realizes her town is racist after the Tom Robinson trial. Harper also informs the reader about things Scout does not understand throughout
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare both contain characters who have shown the loss of innocence. The reader is able to see the world of Maycomb through the eyes of an innocent child. Scout sees the world from her childhood perspective because she hasn’t seen evil‚ so she believes that people are essentially good. In “Macbeth‚” Macbeth starts out as a soldier‚ in which people called him “Noble Macbeth.” He gives in to Lady Macbeth’s peer pressure‚ which helps
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Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ is the novel’s narrator and principal character. She is a unique and remarkable character who does not quite fit in‚ or do what is expected of young girls in 1930s Alabama. Readers will note that Scout at the end of the novel is very different from Scout at the beginning and this is because she has developed so much as a character. At the start of the novel‚ she is a determined‚ spirited tomboy; she loves wearing trousers. She spends most of her time with Jem‚ her brother and
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Getting Started You should always write truthfully Writing about your childhood in a lot of detail is a good way to start Holidays are usually good to write about because there is a lot of detail. Writing at the same time helps creativity in stories. ‚Writing is more important than being published ‚Books make you notice the small details in life Books can enhance your imagination. Many lose their confidence when they begin writing since it is difficult for them to get down their thoughts
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To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay Wednesday December 19th‚ 2012 The valuable lessons that Atticus teaches and demonstrates to his children (Jem and Scout) in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird are very crucial. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to put themselves into other people’s skin before they pre-judge a person. Atticus also teaches the two children compassion and forgiveness. The children learn an important lesson not to kill a mocking bird during the novel from Atticus. Throughout the novel several
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home‚ I thought Jem and I would get grown but there wasn’t much else left for us to learn‚ except possibly algebra.” (pg374) This quote from the end of To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper is when Scout realizes she has learned a lot about life in the past two years. She grows up and matures greatly throughout the novel. A dynamic character from To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch‚ who changes from a naïve and aggressive tomboy to a calmer‚ more wise and lady-like young girl. Scout is very important
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