survival To Kill a Mockingbird is the perfect book to ensure that young adults enter the real world prepared for the challenges they will face. Harper Lee shines a light on many important morals that are continuously overlooked in society today. This novel benefits high school students because it teaches them valuable life lessons such as being open-minded‚ unprejudiced‚ and understanding. It is crucial to continue teaching this novel as a part of the high school education system. To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Power of Injustice In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a young girl named Scout Finch recounts her adventures in Maycomb‚ Alabama. At home‚ Scout and her older brother‚ Jem‚ explore the town with their friend‚ Dill‚ who visits every summer. Together‚ the curious children deepen their understanding of the town by interacting with their neighbors and involving themselves in their father’s court case. Their father‚ a well-respected lawyer named Atticus‚ defends the case of Tom Robinson
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tells his children that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. The metaphor is only stated a couple of times‚ but the meaning is relevant throughout the book. As the story progresses‚ it’s easier to understand what that meaning is. So‚ what is it and why is it used? “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their hearts out for us.” Miss Maudie explained this to Scout when she asked what her father meant by the metaphor. Mockingbirds are innocent and beautiful things; they
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Chapter 1 Pride in ancestry and “tradition” “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestry on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (Lee‚ 2) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (Lee‚ 4) Awareness of difference in social classes “..no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to
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The act of courage has been used for millions of years‚ from David fighting the giant Goliath to characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showing acts of courage. The text took place in the 1930s‚ during a time when whites and blacks were divided and the years of the great depression. Maycomb county was the small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows that standing for what’s right leads to the act of courage and how it can influence to change a
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Name: Teacher: Class: Date: Racial and Social Prejudice in To kill a Mockingbird Discrimination is a topic many authors have focused on for a long time. It has been the basis of many arguments‚ and has been around for thousands of years. Prejudice still currently affects our society today. In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ prejudice is evident in the form of social‚ and racial discrimination through the characters of Scout‚ Atticus‚ and Tom and some other characters in the novel.
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ uses a young narrator‚ Scout‚ to explore the understanding of different topics through the plot of the novel. Scout is a keen listener‚ and learns about standardised racial inequality during the 1930s through the dialogue of her brother‚ Jem. Aunt Alexandra’s characterisation portrays to Scout how she is socially considered better than others because of her race‚ upbringing and her family. The author conveys gender oppression through Scout’s perspective
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that takes place during the 1930’s in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The book tells the story of a little girl named Scout Finch‚ who is growing up in a world with a harsh reality‚ more specifically‚ prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race‚ this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However‚ although prejudice occurs all throughout the book
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Atticus is no better than the niggers he works for. I went extremely mad and knocked down all her camellia bushes. Atticus saw me and is making me go to her house every day for the month and read for her! This is extremely unfair. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Harper Lee English Project 2011 Part Two Chapter 12 By this time‚ Jem has reached the age of twelve‚ and he begins to demand that Scout “stop pestering him” and
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eat at the Finch home‚ Scout always held a bit of contempt against him for his coarse manners‚ his poverty and his ignorance he had. Since he was demonstrating all these behaviors when he was invited to lunch‚ Scout made fun of him. Immediately Calpurnia got onto her and demanded that she treated Little Cunningham with the respect that is owed to a guest‚ and that Scout better not downgrade a person for their current position in life. Cal teaches Scout that the town of Maycomb is a very separated
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