In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird is used to symbolize and show innocence. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the two main characters who symbolize a mockingbird the closest. The symbolism of the mockingbird show how innocent they are and they are unjustly harmed. Tom Robinson shows that he is a better example of a mockingbird due to he was trying to be helpful and was punished for it and he was based only on the color of his skin. Although some may believe Boo is a
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great things and we wouldn’t be this evolved in life. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ bravery is a key player in the story‚ if nobody was brave there wouldn’t really be a story to make this book. Just remember bravery is a part of everyone. One example of bravery is how people fight for what they believe in. Bravery is a main role in standing up for what you believe in‚ comparing this lesson to the story To Kill A Mockingbird is how Atticus represents Tom in the trial even though he knows he will
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listing in this extract to build an understanding of scouts perspective. Haper lee uses the literary technique of listing to evoke the feeling of scout being immature and stubborn. This is described when Haper lee say “did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone. (Line 2)” by saying this‚ harper lee is implying that scout does not believe her dad is like other dads‚ that he
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To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay Wednesday December 19th‚ 2012 The valuable lessons that Atticus teaches and demonstrates to his children (Jem and Scout) in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird are very crucial. Atticus teaches Jem and Scout to put themselves into other people’s skin before they pre-judge a person. Atticus also teaches the two children compassion and forgiveness. The children learn an important lesson not to kill a mocking bird during the novel from Atticus. Throughout the novel several
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Augurusa 1 Christina Augurusa Ms. Lovell ENG 2D 13 December 2013 To Kill a Mockingbird “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” – Winston Churchill. Courage is the ability to do something that others do not agree with‚ but you do it anyways because you know it is the right thing to do. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee has many characters that show courage. However‚ one of the main characters‚ Atticus Finch‚ shows a great deal of courage
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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 can be described as an opinion or judgment of a person based usually on race or religion before all the facts are known. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows the terrible effects that prejudice has on people‚ including the main characters: Arthur Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. To begin‚ the awful consequences of prejudice are shown through Arthur Radley ( Boo Radley). Throughout Maycomb‚ Boo Radley is known as a “monster” for casually stabbing his father
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In the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ author Harper Lee develops the idea of prejudice. Lee breaks down the many forms of prejudice and shows them using character and symbolism. The idea of prejudice is explained in such a realistic way that the reader learns from the text and is able to apply this understanding in the society of today. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County‚ a small township; separate from the outside world‚ Lee can explain the consequences of
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Atticus is the father figure for his kids‚ Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Finch family lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the Great Depression. The kids spend much of their time playing with their gregarious neighbor‚ Dill‚ and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. When their father‚ Atticus‚ who is a widowed man and a respected lawyer‚ defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges against a white girl‚ he is in/at a detriment. The trial
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more about the person they lust for than they wanted to is a common and undesirable one‚ hence the phrase “ignorance is bliss”. The classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ takes place in the town of Maycomb‚ a fictional small town in the American south‚ during the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement. Reading came easy for Scout Finch‚ especially with her father’s help (he is an educated lawyer)‚ but her 1st grade teacher‚ Miss Caroline Fisher‚ does not
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