for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.” -Ruben Santiago-Hudson‚ actor. This quote explains what is happening today even after the Civil Rights Movement‚ and explains why I believe To Kill A Mockingbird would still be influential today.I believe the novel To Kill A Mockingbird would be influential to our society if published today for the first time‚ because the overall theme of the book applies to many of the problems we as a people face today. The overall theme of the book was
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Maturity is not measured by age. It’s an attitude built by experience. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird characters such as Jem and Scout is seen maturing throughout the book because the way they think and feel about someone/something changes as they experience more of the real world. At the beginning of the book‚ Scout‚ the narrator‚ has trouble getting along with people and acted upon the prejudice that existed among her. This was until her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ teaches Scout to climb into
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to influence the way other people behave or act. To determine whether or not a person is powerful several factors have to be considered. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the character of Mayella can be an example of a person who can or cannot have power depending on what kind of power is being taken into account. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee displays Mayella Ewell as a lonely white woman who lives in a miserable place and is abused by her father. In the novel Mayella has power according
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my reading novel “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ “Night” by Elie Wiesel‚ the article “obedience of Rwanda” and the “Gang rape raises questions about bystanders”‚ all of the text examples above identify the answers the readers need. Would the action of the observer change anything? Should people have responsible to the situation? People offer to help the victim because they know how horrible the event and the consequence will be. In the novel “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ Boo
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Many people have said‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird" is an uncomfortable book‚ but not reading the book makes racism comfortable. The book is a perfect example of the things that went on in the past. Kids need to realize what has happened and why it is bad. This book helps shape the minds of kids. Reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" could be essential for kids to read in school because‚ it shows how society treated black people‚ how the blacks had to work for close to nothing‚ and it shares the story of an
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ explores how courage can be shown in multiple important characters during the novel. These characters include Mrs Dubose‚ Atticus‚ Jem and Maycomb County itself. Harper Lee cleverly depicted several forms of courage during the novel such as childish courage‚ moral courage. The first highly important character in the novel known for her split personality and great moral courage is Mrs Dubose. She was a morphine addict and was addicted to morphine
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel of “ To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ by Harper Lee‚ mockingbirds are used to represent the destruction of innocence. Throughout the book‚ a number of characters such as Jem‚ Tom Robinson‚ Dill‚ Boo Radley‚ and Mr. Raymond can be identified as mockingbirds. Innocents who have been injured or destroyed through contact with evil. Tom Robinson is being accused of raping Mayella. Which is Bob Ewells daughter. Tom was proven not guilty to the court but since he is a man of color
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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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characters to life in a reader’s mind. These characters are then used by authors to show a theme in a story. In the case of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author‚ Harper Lee‚ is using the character of Atticus to reveal a theme. The theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the world’s destruction of innocence. This is seen portrayed through Atticus through the story. In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus can be seen as a type of moral voice. A moral compass if you will. He always keeps his morals straight‚ and he passes
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spotlight in order to make a correct choice. Heroes will often feel the choice they made is correct. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harber Lee‚ many different characters show lots of heroism. The characters I feel that show the most heroism in the novel are Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Atticus Finch. Tom Robinson is portrayed as heroic in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird because he stands up for himself‚ especially in court. Tom Robinson shows he is a hero during the trial because he shows
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