see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do” (Lee 149). In this passage Atticus Finch is explaining that courage isn’t just about being tough‚ it’s about persevering‚ giving up your fears‚ and never losing hope. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus expresses that courage is to never give up or finish what you started‚ which I can relate to from personal experience. Atticus says that courage is when you know you’re licked but you do it anyway and see it through. For starters‚
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ takes place in the 1930s in the Southern United States and consists of different exceptional circumstances that the characters undergo. In the small town of Maycomb‚ the white and black are segregated. After Tom Robinson’s unjust trial‚ Jeremy Finch‚ also known as Jem‚ had a very distinctive transformation on his outlook towards the world he lived in. Maycomb only has a few individuals realized how cruel and discriminatory the world can be. In the novel
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel set in the Southern United States during the 1930’s. Although also present in the Northern United States at that time ‚ racial discrimination and prejudice against black people was much more prevalent in the South ‚ and was not against the law. Black people were originally taken by force from Africa to America to work as slaves. As slaves they were not entitled to the same education and laws as their white masters and often endured extreme brutality and hardships
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To Kill a mockingbird draft. Important scene*mob scene*Jail*Scene*gains*uneasy*tension*showing*scripted*organised act*’four dusty cars’*short sentence*’nobody got out’*causes*suspense*air*mystery*curiousty*People *come out* dehumanised*’shadows‚becoming substances‚solid shapes‚ growling’*sense*bad*intentiojns*proved*men hid from view;*One demand*atticus*move*away*they*could*get*TR*Scout*runs*hiding*place*realize*group differs*Jem+dill*follow*Atticus*go home*refuse*15 seconds*Scout*looks*familiar
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judged by the color of their skin ‚ but by the content of their character‚” said Martin Luther King Jr. MLK was a Civil rights activist. This quote to me means that no matter what color or race you are‚ we are all equal. Now in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird inequalities are seen in the community‚ school‚ and churches. Now the first and best example of inequality in this book would be the Tom Robinson Case. In this case Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white girl from a poor family. The problem
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Mockingbird is a realistic fiction book by Kathryn Erskine. It is told by and revolves around a ten year old girl with Asperger’s Syndrome‚ Caitlin. She sees life in a different‚ confusing way‚ but her brother Devon guides her through it. When Devon dies into a devastating school shooting‚ Caitlin doesn’t know how to deal with this tragedy. In this book‚ she searches for ‘closure’ ( The act of bringing to an end; a conclusion). While searching‚ her character develops empathy and she learns how to
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To Kill a Mockingbird Themes “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience”(Harper Lee). In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows many great examples of themes. A lot of life lessons can be taken from the novel. In the 1960s in the south much discrimination against race was happening. Throughout time things have gotten progressively better. In To Kill a Mockingbird relationships for family‚ the perspective‚ and racism are all immense themes being
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To kill a Mockingbird: chapter 6-11 discussion questions Chapter 6: 1. Jem and Dill could get caught and get seriously hurt by the Radley’s. Scout is starting to listen to Atticus and is learning empathy. She does not want Jem and Dill to disturb the Radley’s because they have not been in their skin. She also knows that Atticus and the rest of the neighborhood would not approve of this. 2. Mr. Nathan Radley thinks he fired a shot in the air to scare off an African-American in his collard
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To Kill a Mockingbird Even though it appeared as though Mayella was guilty‚ the sympathy felt for her‚ caused some to believe she was innocent. During the Tom Robinson case‚ it was very evident that Mayella was lying‚ which made the audience believe she was guilty. Atticus questioned her‚ “’ Did you scream first at your father instead of at Tom Robinson? Was that it?’ No answer. ‘Who beat you up?‚ Tom Robinson or your father?’ No answer” (251). During this time of the trial Mayella realized that
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Misunderstanding in To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird shows a lot of misunderstanding in the society the novel takes place in. The novel takes place in a little town called Maycomb. Jem‚ Scout and Atticus know everyone in Maycomb. There’s a lot of things to misunderstand if you know everyone in your society. They show it in a kid’s point of view because Scout and Jem are still young and are very curios about other people‚ and don’t know things that adults do. Adults can
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