To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" courage can be shown in several diverse aspects‚ such as Mrs. Dubose‚ Jem‚ Atticus and Maycomb County itself. The first courageous character in the novel known for her great moral courage is Mrs. Dubose. She was addicted to morphine as a painkiller prescribed by her doctor for many years. Despite her illness Mrs. Dubose no longer wanted to continue to use her medication to make things easier. She persevered‚ choosing to‚ "die
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prejudice and a strong hatred for negroes. He influences the views of the people of Maycomb‚ and his children’s development in the story. Atticus made an impression on me‚ as throughout the story he stands firm in his beliefs‚ and ultimately wins back the respect of society and his children. Before the trial of Tom Robinson‚ a black man convicted of raping a white girl‚ Atticus was one of the most prominent citizens in Maycomb. The story is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. In a time of widespread
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As a bright autumn filled to the brim with discovery and growth began to fade‚ the winter winds whipped into Maycomb‚ Alabama. In a southern town touched throughout the year by sun and mugginess‚ the unusually harsh cold bit into the residents‚ promising a longer winter than perhaps it had yet experienced. The cold weather front sweeping into the sleepy Alabama town not only laid the groundwork for important plot points‚ but also carried with it deeper significance. The onset of a cold winter in
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was like during these times. Maycomb‚ Alabama is a little town where each person knows who you are‚ your class‚ and race. In Maycomb‚ race was a huge issue. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ was accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell‚ a poor white girl. However‚ Atticus Finch‚ a white man‚ who was representing Tom proved to the court and town Tom did not rape or beat Mayella‚ but Tom did not win the case due to his race. Mayella was one of the poorest people in Maycomb and part of the lower class.
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How does prejudice affect how people treat others? In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a southern town called Maycomb is filled with prejudice. The story is set in the 1930s‚ a heavily racist time. Scout and Jem‚ the main characters‚ can see how prejudice affects how people treat each other. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people judge each other without knowing what they’ve experienced through characters‚ events‚ and setting. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters judged each other
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Chapter 1 1. A.) “During his first five years in Maycomb‚ Atticus practiced economy more than anything‚ for several years thereafter he invested his earnings in his brother’s education. John Hale Finch was ten years younger than my father‚ and chose to study medicine…He liked Maycomb‚ he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.” Page 5. B.) “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing
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instead. Atticus teaches Scout and Jem many life lessons. One of the most important is equality. Back in the 1930s there was a lot of racism. Atticus is one of the few people in Maycomb that isn’t racist. Racism was a big problem in Maycomb. Atticus doesn’t want his children to grow up to be like the rest of Maycomb. He explains to them about the racism problems and that they are bad. As
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The Absence of Equality The snowman Jem creates in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is a mixed-race snowman that helps to express the message that racism overpowers equality in the community of Maycomb. One example relating to the snowman that displays fairness is the instance when Scout is showing her confusion to Jem about the snowman having a black surface rather than a white surface. Scout says knowingly to Jem‚ “‘Jem‚ I ain’t ever heard of a nigger snowman‚’ I said. ‘He won’t be black long
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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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Is Maycomb totally racist? To what extent? The human race may come and go‚ but racism will always remain. Racism in Maycomb is part of society‚ within their daily lives. In the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” people in the town of Maycomb call Atticus Finch and his two children Jem and Scout ‘negro lovers’. The town’s people call them this because Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man. This shows pure racism in the town. People look down on black people so much that they frown upon a white
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