consider things from his point of view. Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Ch # 3: Atticus‚ pg. 39). Scout learns many lessons‚ but she really considered this one much; she tries it many times on many people. One theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is to walk in other people’s shoes and to try to understand their perspective. When Atticus just explains it‚ Scout/Jean Louise tests her abilities to understand people by walking in their shoes. In the beginning of the book‚ Jem is growing
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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making friends. She was brave because although everyone else made the decision to ignore me‚ she took a stand and started talking to me. This was courageous because she did what others did not want to do and went against the flow. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there were many scenes of courage from all different characters‚ but one character that stood out for his act of courage was Atticus. Atticus was a character in the book and he played a father to the narrator‚ Scout‚ but more
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In the novel ‘To Kill A mockingbird’ by Harper Lee there were many themes‚ the theme I thought was worth learning about was courage. The ideas to learn about courage were that there are two types of courage‚ physical and moral‚ and that Lee and I both clearly agree that moral courage is more important than physical courage. Through the actions of Atticus and Mrs Dubose‚ Lee shows us that this idea is worth learning about. We see Atticus’ physical courage in the mad dog incident. Tim Johnson‚ a
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Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout’s views and understanding of femininity changes. Although Scout is not the stereotypical female of her age‚ she receives different views of that matter through three different influential ladies in her life. Through them she realizes that being more feminine is not a negative changer in her life. Scout at first is tomboyish and does not do or like things a girl of her age is expected to. After Francis annoys Scout by called Atticus a “nigger-lover”‚ she
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In part 1 of the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" there is a girl named Jean Finch‚ nicknamed Scout‚ and her brother Jem Finch live in Maycomb with their father Atticus Finch. Atticus is a lawyer who is loved by the whole city. Scout and Jem have a cook named Calpurnia who is like a mother figure in the house since the kid’s mom died when Scout was a young girl. Scout doesn’t remember her mother but Jem does. Jem gets sad when he thinks of their mother. A boy named Charles Harris‚ nicknamed Dill‚moves
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Responses PART ONE: Divide your section in half (or by the number of members in your group). For your partial section complete the following: 1. Write a detailed summary of your section. Highlight the significant events‚ characters and settings of your section. (Full-text will be submitted - point form notes will be created for the class handout) 2. Document 5 significant quotations on the quotation template provided. (Quotes
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After reading To Kill a Mockingbird most people might represent Dill as a dejected character‚ but I deem Dill Harris presents himself confidently. To begin with‚ he has an eccentric imagination; therefore‚ he just makes up stories as he goes along. For instance‚ when Jem and Scout asked him about his father‚ Dill told them he had a beard. When Dill forgot his lie‚ and said his father did not have a beard‚ he was confronted by Scout and Jem. He fabricated an explanation instantly- his memory wasn’t
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To Kill A Mockingbird Thesis Assignment Prompt #: 1 Thesis: Not only does Atticus plays a role of a father to Scout‚ he is also like a mentor for his own children and the city of Maycomb‚ Alabama by trying to change most of their perspectives because he determines that in the future‚ the goodness in everyone would conquer the horrible quality of racism. Quote 1: “’I don’t think anybody in Maycomb’ll begrudge me a client‚ with times this hard.’” Lee (147). Quote 2: “’She was white‚ and she
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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