Christina Puerto Ms. Weninger Period: 1 To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapter 5 -Where do Scout and Jem start finding gifts? Jem and Scout find gifts in the knothole of the tree. -What do they find? List all the items. They find sticks of gum‚ 2 Indian head pennies‚ a pocket watch‚ 2 soap carved dolls‚ twine‚ and a spelling bee medal. -Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they did what? Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they changed the name of the characters
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Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird show courage by acting as the protectors of the mockingbirds‚ or the innocent people. Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ Atticus‚ and Boo Radley all portray courage in some way in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout shows courage when she continues to write and read with Atticus even though her teacher told her not to. When Scout was in school and Miss Caroline discovers
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specifically‚ the characters Scout and Jem Finch‚ children of Atticus‚ have different perspectives on these societal norms as they mature. It is obvious throughout the novel how Jem has changed when he understands situations Scout cannot‚ develops a sense of the how the world truly works and sees things in a more adult way; Scout changes in a sense that
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protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is confused and in quite the dreadful state. She had an exhausting 1st day at school and she is contemplating why she is even going to school anymore. From her point of view‚ her father doesn’t have a degree level education. Young Scout is confused on why others seemingly do as they please; she doesn’t enjoy going to school where her very teacher is not tolerant of Scout. Atticus‚ her father‚ has some ideas to share with Scout about seeing from another person’s
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children. Atticus wants Jem and Scout to understand what he believes is right. Example two‚ is that Jem and Scout and their brother and sister relationship. Their relationship is very special and how they guide each other into the right path. Jem teaches Scout right from wrong‚ which is how they are clearly showing love to each other. Atticus adores his children‚ showing us that he cares about them‚ and would do anything for them. For example‚ Atticus lets Scout be who she truly is. In fact in
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To Kill a Mockingbird Jem acts maturely The novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ growing up in the small‚ southern town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout and Jem live with their older father‚ Atticus‚ and spend their summers playing with their friend‚ Dill. They have many neighbors‚ and one is an older woman named Mrs. Dubose. As the siblings grow older‚ they begin to drift apart and new disagreements begin. Yet‚ as Jem begins change‚ he starts
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potential to sway Jem and Scout‚ the children boldly choose to look beyond the erratic rumors Miss Stephanie feeds them and instead believe in Atticus’ core philosophy of climbing in another person’s skin and walking around in it. Since doing so enables the children to better understand Boo’s situation and establish an unconventional friendship with him‚ this one simple decision ultimately results in Boo saving their lives‚ which most likely would not have happened if Jem and Scout had believed Miss Stephanie’s
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meetings are a time for gossip and to give their opinion of what the towns people are doing wrong and how they should change. This circle of ladies is a stereotype that is pressed upon Scout because of her Aunt’s presence in the Finch home. Aunt Alexandra role in this novel is to provide a background for Jem and Scout. Aunt Alexandra believes that because the Finch family has land and comes from a line of landowners that have been around for generation that they deserve respect and are on the higher
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mature context. Having Scout‚ a child‚ retell serious events through her naïve mind‚ gives a very censored outlook. Scouts perspective on significant events gives readers a very truthful honest opinion on ways Scout grasps and understands the‚ very grown up‚ situations in which she witnesses. Also another advantage of having the novel from a child’s point of view is that as scout learns Maycombs ways so do we‚ preparing both the reader and Scout for the books serious events. Scout is a very up front
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two characters Jem and Scout are introduced and learn many valuable lessons that do not necessarily come from school education. Throughout the book‚ the idea of valuable lessons are more found in real life rather than school education is brought up numerous times. The school life of Jem and Scout is not mentioned in the book that much but from the scenes they are mentioned it seems to the reader that the school is protecting them and holds them back. In real life‚ Scout and Jem are revealed to court
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