The Man That Followed No One It only takes one person to brighten someone’s life even during the worst of times. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a Pulitzer-Prize winning book demonstrates a man with great morals attempting to save a person’s life by law. The character Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer‚ puts his beliefs before anyone else’s opinion. It was Atticus that stood up for the abused African-American and treated everyone the same disregarding appearance. He was the hope for that person in the
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Courage “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies‚ but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.” (Dumbledore from Harry Potter). Courage was used in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. For example‚ Scout Finch and Jem Finch had to stand up to their friends and say what they thought was right even when people didn’t want to listen to what they had to say. Atticus had to stand up to the whole town and defend a black man even when he knew that there was no hope for
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and kill each other‚ and listen to rap music all day long”‚ “not one of them are smart‚ they’re all dumb and shouldn’t even have an education” All of this has to do with the theme of moral courage because in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the author Harper Lee sets the story in the time period of the Great Depression. The genre of this novel is a Bildungsroman‚ a novel dealing with one person’s younger years or spiritual education‚ the main characters are Jem Finch‚ Jean “Scout” Louise Finch‚ Atticus
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Atticus Finch Throughout chapters 1-17 in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is shown as a very courageous and non-judgemental person. At times in the book he is also a very caring father but he can be strict at times. His name‚ Atticus is also a very polite man and always shows courtesy to the people he meets. Many people that live in Maycomb know Atticus is a gentleman and is very polite. He also has a conscience when he says that if he didn’t defend a Negro then he would be ashamed and wouldn’t
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To Kill A Mockingbird Character of Atticus Finch Atticus Finch is the father of Scout and Jem Finch. As a father to Jem and Scout‚ he is comforting‚ trustworthy‚ caring‚ and a role model. Atticus is comforting especially to Scout. He lets her curl in his lap each night while he reads with her. Scout can go to Atticus freely whenever she there is a problem. She knows that Atticus will gently and lovingly help her. This is because Atticus talks to her like she was older. He doesn’t hide
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unjustly‚ two kids Scout and Jem Finch‚ along with the help of their father‚ learn to overcome social injustices. Maycomb is a small town within the state of Alabama‚ but in that town lies discrimination‚ segregation‚ prejudice‚ and much more. When Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is called to defend a black man in a rape case‚ chaos arises. In the thick of it all lies Jem and Scout‚ and they have to learn how to get through the storm. In the novel‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Harper Lee uses conflict and
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story is based around the Finch family it consists of Atticus‚ Jem‚ Scout‚ Aunt Rachel and Calpernia. Atticus the father is put into a hard pressed situation when the judge appoints Atticus to defend Tom Robinson‚ the black man accused of raping a white girl. The whole town is against Atticus defending Tom and their whole family Is taking a verbal beating from members of the town that don’t like blacks people. The following paragraphs are going to be aimed at Jem Finch the oldest son who is starting
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shoes and walk around in them” (Lee 237). Atticus always tells Jem and Scout to never judge people until you take a walk in their shoes. For a while‚ Scout couldn’t fathom the idea of seeing things from another person’s perspective. Not because of her selfishness‚ but because her innocence‚ and immaturity. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a small‚ ordinary town in Maycomb‚ Alabama; although‚ for the main characters Jem and Scout Finch‚ life is everything but ordinary. The book takes place during
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Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ or Jem as he is called by Scout‚ is the narrator’s brother in To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is an athletic ten year old boy. Everyday during the summer he will play outside with his sister‚ Scout‚ and their friend Dill. As well as being athletic he is adventurous and highly spirited. He will run through the streets and climb trees‚ until Calpurnia‚ the cook‚ tells him to come inside. Jem is courageous and daring‚“in all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare” (Lee 12). He can
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To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ Atticus Finch does not fit into the majority. Throughout the novel he is mocked and constantly challenged due to his strong morals. In fact‚ Atticus Finch’s morals are the complete opposite of the majority of Maycomb because Harper uses his character to raise the awareness of those around him. Atticus Finch represents many of the qualities of a good person in today’s society. Unfortunately‚ he is unique in this way because the morals of many of the other characters do not
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