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    To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee in 1960‚ is a classic American novel that explores the trials‚ tribulations and prejudice suffered by the marginalised. Set in the 1930s during The Great Depression in Maycomb‚ a country town in the southern part of The United States‚ the text explores the issue of racism through the eyes of a six year old‚ white girl‚ Scout Finch‚ struggling to understand the racist behaviours of the society in which she lives. The author cleverly positions the audience

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    Mockingbird Mockingbirds are placid‚ blissful‚ and vulnerable animals. They do not harm anything or anyone. Killing a mockingbird resembles sin to many people throughout the entire novel. In To Kill a Mockingbird many characters can be characterized as being a mockingbird‚ including: Tom Robinson‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley‚ and Charles Baker Harris (Dill). Mockingbirds do not deserve any form of harm or pain in any way‚ shape‚ or form. Innocent humans do not deserve to be abused or threatened by anyone

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    Jessica Yoon 2B English‚ Mullen To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Alabama was a heavily segregated state during The Great Depression which was a time of struggle for people all over the United States. During times of hardship‚ separation creates unity between social groups. In To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ three social groups are segregated; women‚ blacks‚ and the poor. The segregation of women is shown through Scout’s experiences. Being the only girl in the group of kids that play in the neighborhood

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    Prejudice in to kill a mockingbird Two major people in To Kill A Mockingbird are prejudged; Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. One man is the victim of prejudice; Atticus Finch. These men are mockingbirds. For a mockingbird has never hurt anyone‚ and neither has Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ nor Tom Robinson. . Boo Radley is prejudged because he chooses to stay in his home. Tom Robinson however‚ is prejudged because of his skin colour. Atticus Finch becomes a victim of prejudice due to his bravery

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the term ‘mockingbird’ to describe suitable‚ gracious people. Atticus‚ Jem and Scout’s father‚ says that it is alright to shoot and kill a crow‚ but even aiming at a mockingbird would be a sin. Crows represent greed‚ jealousy and evil‚ while mockingbirds represent faultless and pure beings. They first appear when Jem and Scout are learning how to use their shiny new air rifles. Atticus will not teach them how to shoot‚ but

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    Scouting for Lessons The lessons we learn accumulate over time to create who we are. The earlier we learn these lessons‚ the more effective they are. Having the help of someone who already knows these lessons is helpful. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ a young‚ curious girl named Scout learns lessons and experiences that grow her into a better person. The first lesson Scout learns is empathy. Empathy is the act of putting yourself in other people’s shoes and seeing things

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    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one

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    Mrs. Muller English 1 12‚ December 2013 To Kill A Mockingbird I. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee published on July 11th‚ 1960. This novel takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama. The main characters in this novel are Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Scout Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ Mr. Robert Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Calpurnia. Each of these characters plays a significant role in this novel. II. A character who is abused and mistreated in this novel

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    Matthew Cox Mr. de Vries EN140-31 14 February 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird In the final courtroom scene in the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Atticus Finch is given the case of a lifetime when he gets the chance to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man who is being falsely accused of raping a white woman in the 1930’s when inequality and racism was very prevalent during that time in the deep South. The odds he faces are terrible because he is defending an African American which during that time would

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    unspeakable: She kissed a black man.” (272) this quote from chapter 20 just shows how racist and prejudiced the town Maycomb was. The society just cannot accept that a white woman likes a black man. The words illustrate a major theme in the novel that of the existence of social inequality. In my written evaluation I plan to discuss a main character and at least one of the novels central themes. The main events of “to kill a mockingbird” consist of a lawyer named Atticus Finch defending a black

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