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    To Kill a Mockingbird Quote Work Quotation Number One "When I pointed to him his palms slipped slightly‚ leaving greasy sweat steaks on the wall‚ and he hooked his thumbs in his belt. A strange small spasm shook him‚ as if he heard fingernails scrape slate‚ but as I gazed at him in wonder the tension slowly drained from his face. His lips parted into a timid smile‚ and our neighbour’s image blurred with my sudden tears. ’Hey‚ Boo‚’ I said." Page 270 Analysis Here‚ for the very first time‚

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    Kaci Cato Mr.Peach English I 2A 22 February 2013 “Until You’ve Climb into His Skin and Walked around in It” During the depression in Alabama‚ many people‚ no matter what race‚ were encountering hard times. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Haper Lee‚ Scout learns life lessons through experiences throughout her childhood. In her community and her household‚ Scout watches and interacts with all kinds of people. In the book‚ Scout learns something new about the people of Maycomb in each chapter

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    From the beginning of the book you can see that Scout is an extremely dynamic character. At some points she seems like her normal 6 to 9 year old self‚ but throughout the book Scout shows herself as a very mature‚ wise adult. A prime example of these two personalities clashing is in the diction that Lee uses toward the end of the book when Boo Radley is saying goodnight to Jem after the Ewell attack and Scout narrates‚ “I was beginning to learn his body English” (Lee 372). This small dialogue shows

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    Showing courage isn’t always the easiest thing to do‚ it requires sacrifices to do the right thing. Throughout the book‚ Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry Mildred D Taylor uses Stacey as an example of a boy who shows courage‚ despite everything that is going on during this period of time. For example‚ Stacey took the cheat notes from his best friend‚ T.J. and got blamed for it. Stacey had also showed courage when he helped T.J. get back home after the Simms brothers had beat him up. One last example

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    Nelson Mandela once said‚ “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear‚ but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear” (Mandela). Nelson Mandela‚ one of the most admired world leaders of all time‚ went through the same journey to discover true courage that Jem and Scout do throughout the novel. They do this by first having a complete misconception of courage and gradually progressing to being courageous themselves‚ without really realizing

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    John Liveringhouse Due Date Tuesday Journal 2 I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I am on page 42. This book is about the main character Scout and her farther and brother Jem as they try to solve the mystery of Boo Radley. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. G Predict kids will not meet Boo Y Locked up R Gang R Stab R Family secluded Y Scared R house R Boos scary activities R real life G Wont meet because _________ and _____. I

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    Would you sentence a man‚ the rest of his life in prison because of the way he looks? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson was accused of many things and got sent to prison due to the color of his skin. However‚ in this time period‚ if a white did all the wrong that Tom did they would not be sent to prison. This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book‚ Harper Lee clearly demonstrates

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    When living in Maycomb‚ you better have a thick skin and the patience of a saint. Maycomb is a small town during the 1930s depression‚ but events thrown at characters tend to spiral them into a struggle in which they must overcome. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee conveys the theme that someone must have the willingness proceed spite of fear‚shows courage through her inspiring use of setting‚ conflicts and events as literary elements. Harper Lee conveys courage and the willingness to proceed

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    Throughout the book” To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Jem has changed from ten to thirteen which‚ is a great change in a child’s life . From being scared of Boo Radley to putting himself in his shoes. As Jem grows so does his bravery .Jem has matured as a young man from teasing his sister to protecting her. Hes has also tried to understand what racism is. Jem has began to mature from ten to thirteen‚ he has learned responsibility and to have care. As an older brother he begins to protect scout. For

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    Mockingbirds’ Moral Courage Harper Lee once wrote that “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what”. Moral courage means doing the right thing. Anyone can have moral courage‚ no matter who you are. Many authors often use different literary elements to develop themes in their writings. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the literary terms mood and imagery to teach her audience about doing the right thing or

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