Throughout the story; To Kill A Mockingbird there are numerous moments that within the story change characters‚ nearly all of these events are centered around sensitive subjects such as rape‚ abuse‚ murder‚ death and racism. Although our main protagonist‚ Scout Finch; has more of these life changing events that any other character throughout the story‚ although because she is a child and a teenager throughout the story‚ these life changing moments become ‘coming of age events’. In chapters two and three
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Scout demonstrates a lack of empathy by never comprehending the struggles others face. This is shown through the teacher’s misunderstandings of Walter’s situation‚ where as a result Scout beats him up. By never taking at hand Walters condition Scout is absent of empathy. Similarly Jem doesn’t always take into account others emotional trauma. Falsely advertising Boo Radley’s life story‚ Jem blatantly thinks he is a “monster” not trying to fathom the effects this might cause on Boo’s self-esteem. The
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to the intolerant Mrs Dubose; to the empty-headed Miss Stephanie Crawford particulary in the matter of the children in the court; to the strict Baptists (she is condemned to hell) for loving her garden – “time spent indoors was time wasted”; • Scout appreciates Miss Maudie’s goodness which the latter maintains in spite of opposition from others; • Miss Maudie sees the danger of interpreting the Bible too literally and has the courage to speak out that such people as Mr Radley hurt others –
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Chapter 4 1. Briefly describe the symbolism of Scout’s nickname and how it is appropriate. Scout is a curious person‚ always asking too much questions. Scout is stubborn‚ always thinks she is right. Scout also likes to examine things and try everything. 2. What does Jem’s response to Scout’s chewing the gum tell the reader about his feelings for her? Jem’s response towards Scout shows the reader that he looks after her and really cares for his younger sister. He does not want her to
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Finch (known as Scout). Scout lives with her father and her brother Jeremy Finch (known as Jem). Scout is having to grow up with the same racism that effects her father’s‚ Atticus Finch‚ lawsuit. The reason for the despicable attitude towards the Finchs’ is that Atticus defended Tom Robinson‚ a black person. Tom was charged with raping a poor white girl whose family Atticus thinks is less than trustworthy. The town’s racism portrayed in the trial changes the Finch family. Scout was raised by her
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Maya Angelou: “Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister‚ we will not have parity”. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author‚ Harper Lee portrays the certain ever-changing relationship of Atticus Finch’s children‚ Jem and Scout‚ that is viewed as fascinating‚ as the reader sees each character grow up in their own way. This specific bond is seen as fascinating to the reader‚ since both individual characters mature greatly throughout the course of the novel whether that be
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Part Three - THE HUNT Scout could feel Tazzy in his Dragon form lying next to her. He had stayed that way to help her get use to his Dragon form. It had worked she actually found that she liked his Dragon form the green was unusual and she just loved to rub his wings they felt like velvet. She started to curl up under his wing when she realized what today was‚ and she instantly got nervous. Tazzy asked‚ “Scout what’s wrong your heart just accelerated you ok?” Scout sat up and looked over at
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novel about growing in the 1930s in the Southern United States. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus (a lawyer) in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small town‚ and every family has its social standing depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long they have lived in Maycomb. Atticus raises his children by himself‚ with the help of neighbors and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout is a tomboy who prefers to solve her differences with her fists
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Harper Lee’s protagonist‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ “holding two opposite ideas” can means discovering goodness in an evil person: it can also means
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mockingbird”. Was the scene when scout leads boo Radley to his house and she realizes and learns that she is becoming a young adult? I will be explaining the different literary elements in this scene‚ plot‚ p.o.v‚ and the setting will affect the scene. I chose these three elements because I felt that they fit the scene and I feel that it brings out the true colors of the characters. The first literary element I will describe is p.o.v and how it changes the perspectives between scout and boo Radley. in pages
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