viewed as a guide to the rightness and wrongness in one character and behavior‚ and in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the brother of the narrator‚ Jem‚ changes throughout the story and realizes that the conscience of plenty of the residents in Maycomb is disturbing and wrong. When Atticus said “…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience” (105). Jem represented the theme by having his conscience is
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Gender Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird Every society throughout history has their own differences in gender prejudice. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the town of Maycomb has a strong influence of gender prejudice. Scout‚ a six year old girl‚ doesn’t feel the need at act like a “normal” girl. The people in Maycomb often judge her for her tomboy lifestyle‚ of wearing overalls‚ playing with the boys‚ and her “boyish haircut”. Scout is defiant and is set against maturing into the standards
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To Kill a Mockingbird’s themes of justice‚ morality‚ and ethics are represented through the actions and beliefs of the characters Atticus‚ Bob Ewell‚ and the town of Maycomb‚ represented through the Missionary Society‚ which is controlled by the sociable white women. Justice‚ as in justice by law‚ is inherent in the novel as is justice through karma. Morality is also central to the novel; a strong sense of morality‚ or rather a lack of‚ guides the characters as the story progresses. Ethics and unethical
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Epilogue for “To Kill a Mockingbird” It was cool and breezy November morning in Maycomb. The last of the leafs had just fallen off of the trees. The year was 1951. There was a large crowd around the old oak tree in the cemetery‚ looking down at the casket. The casket belonged to Atticus Finch. Atticus was the greatest father anyone could ask for. Jem was standing at the head of the casket with his expecting wife Lisa. He put his warm and soft hand on the casket and looked at the sky. He suddenly
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The Inequality in Maycomb‚ Alabama In the novel‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ the character Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ is from a mature perspective looking back at her childhood. This novel is considered touching by many‚ and the novel takes place in the summer of nineteen thirty-three. Readers meet the characters Scout Finch and her brother Jem who lived in a fictional town in Alabama called Maycomb. During this time in the south‚ there was a lot of segregation between whites
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Some women revolt against the standards inadvertently‚ they are just being themselves. This contrast represents changing attitudes toward traditional roles. Scout Finch and Miss Maudie are two women who are supporting the feminist perspective of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Scout takes umbrage at being called a girl‚ and loves to play with her brother‚ Jem‚ and friend‚ Dill. Scout refused to be considered a girl. When Jem and Dill were going somewhere‚ and Scout didn’t want to because she was scared‚ Jem called
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She grew up in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ and goes on to describe her life in Maycomb‚ as well as Maycomb history in general‚ and what is one thing that is shown? The respect for others in Scout’s community. The Maycomb County community is extremely strong‚ and almost everybody knows each other. In chapter eight of the novel‚ Scout’s neighbor and friend‚ Miss Maudie Atkinson’s home goes on fire because of the unusual weather events in Maycomb that winter. One detail that is very crucial
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better than anyone else in anywhere for that matter‚ but specially in Alabama. A third difference is their views on people in Maycomb‚ the differences between the two about Maycomb is quite similar to how they feel about their family‚ which is Atticus feels that everyone in Maycomb is equal‚ smart‚ and good people‚ but Alexandra thinks higher of herself than anyone in Maycomb. Plus‚ she also thinks everyone is hillbillies or stupid‚ an example is what she said about Walter Cunningham Jr. about playing
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TKAM: 1 Introduction a Background information on the book a.i Maycomb County a.i.1 Racist a.ii Main Plot a.ii.1 Tom Robinson’s Trial a.ii.1.a Background b Thesis b.i Tom Robinson is seen as a threat to the society of Maycomb County however they do not realize that getting rid of them is wrong and are defended by Atticus. 2 Paragraph 1 (Tim Johnson Incident) a Topic a.i Tim Johnson is a dog which represents prejudice within Maycomb Country. b Evidence b.i Author shows how both have not done
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Landing in Maycomb‚ Alabama; but went off to Montgomery to study law. Once he was admitted to the bar he returned to Maycomb and began his practice. He was married to his wife and in their first year of marriage had a son‚ Jem. Four years later Scout was born. Two years after that their mother‚ Atticus’ wife‚ died of a sudden heart attack. From that point (I suspect) Calpurnia took over many of the household chores and helped the children while Atticus was working. "He liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County
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