Scout asks Aunt Alexandra if she’s come for a visit‚ and aunty says that she and Atticus have decided that it’s best if she stays with them for a while‚ as Scout needs some "Feminine influence"(13.10). Scout has trouble making any kind of conversation with her aunt. That evening Atticus comes home and confirms Aunt Alexandra’s reason for her coming to stay‚ though Scout thinks it’s mostly her aunt’s doing‚ part of her long campaign to do "What Is Best For The Family"(13.22). Aunt Alexandra is popular
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Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is the story of a young girl‚ Scout‚ and her older brother‚ Jem‚ as they grow and change as a result of the prejudice around them. Although Jem and Scout both grow and change as characters throughout the story‚ Jem shows much more development than Scout. Scout’s character developed a lot throughout the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird. When Scout and Jem’s summer friend‚ Dil‚l did not come to Maycomb for the summer‚ Scout said‚ “With him‚ life was routine; without him‚ life
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perspective of Scout Finch‚ a 6 year old who learns what it means to grow up. As the story progresses‚ scout learns more about Maycomb‚ the fictional town she lives in‚ and the unique characters in it such as Boo Radley and Scout’s father‚ Atticus Finch. Atticus is a progressive man‚ teaching Scout and her brother Jem life lessons that could be considered controversial. Due to Scout’s young age‚ the way she interprets events is biased compared to a more experienced person‚
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characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small‚ close-knit town‚ and every family has its social station depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long their ancestors have lived in Maycomb. A widower‚ Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of kindly neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout and Jem almost instinctively understand
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1: • The reader is introduced to the narrator‚ Scout‚ who describes her family’s history and her town‚ Maycomb. She and her brother‚ Jem‚ are also introduced to Dill‚ and the children share stories and fantasies about the mystery man next door. Chapter 2-4: • The first day of school does not go well for Scout. • Scout learns a lesson in manners when Walter Cunningham comes to lunch and a lesson in compromise from Atticus. • Scout and Jem find some mysterious presents in the knothole
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ has a particularly innate personality. Scout always does what she is told‚ unless she is with her brother Jem. When they are together she does whatever comes naturally to her. Scout is especially good‚ unusually intelligent‚ and remarkably unselfish. Scout has good intentions when planning her actions‚ most of the time. The one exception was when she acted profanely towards poor little Walter Cunningham
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differences between Freud’s Psycho-sexual theory‚ and Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Freud was one of the very first influencial psychologists who changed the way we study humans. Erikson recognized Freud’s contributions‚ and although he felt Freud misjudged some important dimensions of human development‚ he was still influenced by Freud‚ which caused some similarities in their theories. . Even though Erikson had eight stages compared to Freud’s five‚ you can see that Erikson’s first five stages hold
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Dorian Gray Persuasive In my opinion a person’s outward appearance does not necessarily reflect who he/she is inside. How many times have you thought someone acted and lived a certain way just by looking at them‚ but then got proven wrong after getting to know them? How many times have you thought someone looked very unapproachable but turned out to actually be the opposite? What a person looks like on the outside could be completely different from their personality. There are people in the world
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Mockingbird. The narrator Scout lost her mother long before she was old enough to feel her absence. In spite of this tragedy Scout had not one‚ not two‚ but three wonderful women step up and influence her childhood in a feminine way. Despite the fact that her mother is dead Scout receives the love‚ support‚ and nurturing she needs to become an independent young woman. One of Scout’s three main influences is Mrs. Maudie. She may have only had a subtle affect on the young women Scout was soon to become
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1930’s. The story features 3 main characters‚ Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. Scout is comparable to an apprentice‚ and Jem is her older brother‚ Atticus is seen throughout the novel as a prudent‚ fair‚ and robust father who teaches his children valuable teachings‚ and takes the infamous attorney duty for Tom Robinson‚ a black male. Throughout the novel‚ however‚ Atticus clearly and continuously depicts poor fathering to his two children Jem and Scout. Addressing this claim‚ Atticus clearly is oblivious to his
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