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    things right. My parents are not people who would be described as the “perfect” parents; they have their flaws of being parents of two children. Everything they say or do makes me think about how I want to be when I have my own family one day. As a little girl I dreamed of having the perfect parents. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee does a wonderful job of showing us the picture of a perfect parent. Atticus Finch would be described as a great person and great father for his children Scout and Jem

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    Book Review of: To Kill a Mockingbird Genre: Fiction/Realism First published in 1960 by William Heinemann Ltd. F Plot To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story of Scout Finch and her brother‚ Jem‚ in 1930’s Alabama. Through their neighbourhood walk-abouts and the example of their father‚ they grow to understand that the world isn’t always fair and that prejudice is a very real aspect of their world no matter how subtle it seems.

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    The novel “To kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is set at a time when prejudice was rampant in society. Prejudice can be defined as preconceived opinions that are not based on reason or actual experience. People had preconceived ideas about everything. Atticus Finch considered prejudice to be “Maycomb’s usual disease” as it had always been there‚ and had infected so many people. The book is set in the 1930s‚ a time when the legal system of segregation of black and white people was in effect and any

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    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Define innocence‚ the state‚ quality‚ or fact of being innocent of a crime or offense. :blamelessness. Some children have been able to grasp on to their innocence; they are able to see what’s wrong and right besides the color of an accused victims skin. Harper Lee made three child characters‚ whom all betray the trait of innocence: Scout‚ Dill‚ and Jem. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is growing up is hard when children lose their innocence. Harper Lee created Scout‚ a

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    rainbow‚ but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box. As you grow older‚ you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life‚ but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it‚ whenever a white man does that to a black man‚ no matter who he is‚ how rich he is‚ or how fine a family he comes from‚ that white man is trash- Atticus Chapter 23 Good _______ boys and Miss Arentz‚ Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird depicts various ideas of Justice and Injustice

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    Scout Finch. Harper Lee uses many great writing techniques to create vivid characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird". One of the most defined characters as well as interesting is Scout Finch‚ the young daughter of Atticus and loving sister to Jem. Scout is a girl full of many qualities. Three of Scout’s salient characteristics‚ which contribute to her charm but also keep her in trouble‚ are her feistiness‚ intelligence‚ and curiosity. Scout Finch is a girl who stands up for her family heritage‚ whether

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol to add significance and prominence to the story and characters. In this classic novel‚ there are characters that can be referred to as a mockingbird. By examining the actions of these characters‚ readers can recognize the importance of the mockingbird symbol and understand why Arthur “Boo” Radley and Tom Robinson are both great examples of mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s use of the mockingbird symbol is a

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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 in it (39 227).” This quote was spoken by Atticus Finch in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is filled with lessons that a reader can take and apply to their own everyday lives. It is a very well written book with the right amount of excitement‚ mystery‚ and learning experiences in the plot. Racism is a huge

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    To kill a Mockingbird By Milton Singeris Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” explains the ways in which individuals are limited and trapped by the assumptions of others. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” Tom Robison‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ Boo Raddley are all individuals that are limited or confined‚ due to the difference in their looks others assume they are different. Individuals are labelled by others in their society by how they are different from the “in” crowd. They are not considered equal to

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