Harper Lee. This story takes its place in the 1930’s in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Jem and Scout Finch are very adventurous young children. Therefore‚ Atticus Finch their widowed father‚ has a difficult job. Nevertheless‚ Mr. Finch does achieve significant help with the children from the Negro maid‚ Calpurnia. During the 1930’s many people are prejudice towards the Negros. The Finch family is not. They love their African American friend‚ Calpurnia and in no way would they ever turn their
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One of Jem’s character traits is that he is persistent. He continues to play football even though his arm was slightly disfigured and is barely conscious of it when he is playing. Jem is also brave and courageous. This is shown when Dill dares him to touch Boo Radley’s house. According to Scout‚ "In all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare." This also shows that he has a lot of pride. Jem also chose to defy Atticus’ order to go home that night at the jail cell‚ standing his ground. This prevented
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things done. Atticus Finch isn’t that kind of person‚ he is the opposite in the fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. In the novel Atticus is the father of two main characters Scout and Jem. Scout and Jem are young and don’t know much‚ this is noticed when Scout fights anyone that insults or makes fun of her and Atticus teaches her about life. Atticus is also a lawyer and is a good one at that and he is determined to do his job effectively. Atticus Finch is a determined‚ wise‚ and
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Strength in Struggles Unfortunate circumstances form children into adults. Scout Finch‚ an adventurous tomboy from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ and Saul Indian Horse‚ a native boy from Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse‚ both prove that to overcome challenges you must have faith‚ resilience‚ and courage; Scout uses challenges to learn but Saul triumphs as he uses his past experiences to mature and develop a new sense of self. For instance‚ Saul’s superior growth can be proven
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English I Mr. Johnson Atticus Finch In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is a story about innocence‚ knowledge‚ prejudice and courage. The main characters‚ Scout and Jem‚ starts out to be very immature children not knowing the prejudice around them. As the story goes on they gain knowledge of these times by fellow friends around them. Atticus Finch is respectable‚ honorable‚ and wise man who plays a very important role in this novel. Atticus Finch is a very respectable gentleman
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Atticus Finch is a heroic character in to kill a mockingbird. A heroic character would be somebody who is admired for great and brave acts or fine qualities. This applies to Atticus because he defended a black man in court at a time of great racial segregation in the south. He did this because he cares for everybody equally and values everybody’s life. Different people looked at Atticus as a hero‚ such as much of the black community in Maycomb. They believe that Atticus is a hero because he defended
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Whilst researching Atticus Finch I presumed I would find various articles revering him as a great man of principle‚ but quite contradictory‚ I mostly found articles criticising Atticus. I found this stance curious and it proved rather propitious for me‚ inspiring the idea of this essay. I shall endeavour to explore the faults of the two characters Sherlock Holmes and Atticus Finch and explain how this makes them interesting and complex characters. I will only refer to the Sherlock Holmes from the
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Courage “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies‚ but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” (Dumbledore from Harry Potter). Courage was used in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. For example‚ Scout Finch and Jem Finch had to stand up to their friends and say what they thought was right even when people didn’t want to listen to what they had to say. Atticus had to stand up to the whole town and defend a black man even when he knew that there was no hope for
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Great Depression‚ when poverty‚ unemployment and racism were widespread in the United States. It’s about the growth and maturing process of the narrator of the book‚ Jean Louise Finch or “Scout” and her family. Scout is a bright and curious child whose name is quite appropriate for her observation skills. Her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a lawyer but does not make much money because his clients are poor. She lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ her father‚ and their cook Calpurnia‚ their mother passed away when
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In 2003 Atticus finch was nominated as one of the “greatest characters in the past 100 years.” This award did not go to an undeserving character. Quite the contrary happened when this award went to Atticus. This is proven through his humility‚ his unwavoring wisdom‚ and his ability to do the right thing in any situation. Atticus Finch problably won the award solely because of his humble quality’s. This is shown when the “mad dog” was on the loose and Atticus dropped it in one shot‚ but said nothing
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