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    In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ an innocent seven-year-old‚ and her experiences as a child emphasize the juxtaposition between racism and morality during a time of hate. Lee describes the situation through a child’s perspective where naivety magnifies the complexities of the novel. Racism‚ from a child’s perspective is different than racism from an adult’s perspective‚ and in Macomb‚ the morality of the adults creates an environment of hate‚ anger and ignorance. The Declaration

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    which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela. “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King‚ Jr. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” George Washington Carver. What do all these quotes have in common? They all state that knowledge is power‚ and knowledge is the key to the world. Their is a great example of knowledge is power in To Kill a Mockingbird

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    What is the message of To Kill a Mockingbird? The message of To Kill a Mockingbird is that people often have prejudiced‚ incorrect opinions of people‚ which should be avoided by employing a method involving empathy and understanding. These discriminatory views are shown through several situations in the novel. One of these is the racism shown from the Anglo-Saxon people towards the African-Americans. This racism makes it difficult for the African-Americans to live in peace‚ as the Anglo-Saxons treat

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many characters in the book demonstrate bravery. Three good examples are Atticus Finch‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Dolphus Raymond. Atticus Finch was brave for defending a Negro in court because he knew it was the right thing to do. The Negro’s name was Tom Robinson. Tom gets accused of raping a young woman and shows bravery by telling the truth in front of a court house of whites. Dolphus Raymond likes to be known as the town drunk‚ but many

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    To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the American classic which throughout the whole text exposed the several stereotypes that existed in our nation decades ago. To Kill a Mockingbird showed in depth stereotypes in the 1930s not only in fictional Maycomb‚ Alabama but throughout our whole nation at the time. The book emphasized on racial‚ class‚ gender‚ and even social stereotypes and how in many cases they were unfair and ridiculous in modern day opinion which is why it is a stunning piece of literature and was

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    The book To Kill a Mockingbird was full of symbolism and themes. The title itself was symbolic to the story. A mockingbird represented innocence‚ and to kill it would mean to kill the innocence of the people who possessed it. The three main themes of To Kill a Mockingbird were social inequality‚ innocence of people‚ and the challenges of growing up. The first theme of the book was social inequality. The social inequality was not only between blacks and whites‚ but also between the different economic

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    of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is racial prejudice. It is a story told by Scout later on in her life when she is an adult telling the story of her childhood in Maycombe and the conviction of a Negro (Tom Robinson) accused of raping a white girl. He was defended by her father who is a Lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and he is one of the central characters in the novel. Atticus is a decent character‚ not only is he a knowledgeable lawyer‚ he is a good citizen‚ trusting‚ non-racist‚ courageous‚ stands up for what he believes

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    eventually add up to huge results.” Life lessons are important in the way life is understood. Without life lessons to teach the importance of life there would be much suffering and unhappiness. To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee. It was written in the early 1960’s about a young girl named Scout and her family about the racism that was provoked in the town. Harper Lee‚ in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ illustrates three main lessons with the Tom Robinson trial: Stand up for what

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    The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published in 1960‚ about 60 years ago‚ (to this date). Most high schools acres the United States are still reading it to this day‚ but that was not always so. It was occasionally flagged and banned for containing; “profanity‚ sex/rape‚ and racial discrimination.” Although it has not always been regarded as one of the best classic books of all time‚ but most people think it is so. Harper Lee was the author that made this amazing book‚ and it is quite amazing indeed

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