secret hidden from most. Only a few people knew the truth‚ and soon Jem Finch would stumble across it as well. School went by slowly as usual. Jem hated spending his precious time at such a dull place. He wanted to race the streets of the town‚ embark on an adventure or discover something new. Jem‚ trying to distract himself from falling asleep‚ stared out the window. He thought of the one thing that interested him: Boo Radley. Jem had always had an inexplicable fascination with Boo. He seemed so
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All throughout time‚ novels have needed powerful characters‚ whether they be good or evil. There were many significant characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ but none as important as Atticus Finch. Throughout‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch was an ideal man who was selfless‚ honorable‚ and courageous‚ creating an interpretation that he alone was the hero of Maycomb County. Atticus’ selfless attitude throughout To Kill A Mockingbird was one of many traits that were important. Firstly
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The Growing Mockingbird When children grow up‚ they can face difficult problems‚ and then learn to cope and take major responsibilities. To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is about two kids (Jem and Scout) that span over a couple years. A special boy named Jem ages from ten to thirteen over the course of the novel‚ and goes through countless significant changes. Over the years‚ he is exposed to issues most adults face‚ and later on‚ shows the understanding of racism and innocence. Jem becomes mature
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understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it‚’” (39) said by Atticus Finch. Atticus‚ who appears in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is widely considered one of the most outstanding characters in American literature. This is because he is fearless‚ self-sufficient‚ and a wise character. You can see all of these characteristics show through in his job‚ his fatherly figure‚ and his individual self. Harper Lee portrays Atticus
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novel‚ Jem and Scout Finch learned just about every lesson essential in life. Although they are only nine and twelve when the story ends‚ they don’t have much left to learn in life. After living through a biased trial‚ a near-death experience‚ and prejudice these children understand a lot. If it wasn’t for people in their life like Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Calpurnia‚ they wouldn’t be as compassionate and intelligent as they grow to be. The trial of Tom Robinson is very influential on Jem and Scout
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“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 117). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence and the destruction of it. Throughout the book‚ many characters are representations of the bird as they are innocents who have fallen in the hands of injustice. Boo Radley is a harmless
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Jem’s Age Compared to maturity Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people are supposed to become more mature as they age and some want to start to do things that their parents do and stop doing childish things. Scout demonstrates this by not wanting to stop fighting and Atticus telling her its childish. It is also demonstrated by the children wanting to go into town more often and not worry about what is going on at home. The characteristics of Jem and demonstrates that coming of age means to
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Atticus Finch By: Bryant Wilson Atticus Finch had great determination to help Tom Robinson. He did his job as well as he knew how‚ and didn’t care about the color of his skin. Unfortunately that wasn’t enough because of the times and racism in Maycomb. Atticus tried to give Tom his freedom back because he knew who was guilty
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In the famous book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ one of the characters is Atticus Finch. The book takes place during the Great Depression which was hard for African Americans. Atticus Finch is very responsible‚ a courageous man‚ and a stern person. A word to describe Atticus Finch would be responsible. His wife died when Jem was six years old and Scout was two years old. Even though he is a single father‚ he tries to balance being there for his kids and being a lawyer. He tries teaching Jemd
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“[I]t’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119) = It is immoral/ wrong/ criminal (a sin) to kill a good‚ innocent person (mockingbird). o “‘To my way of thinkin’‚ Mr. Finch‚ taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an‘ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight—to me‚ that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head’ . . . ‘Well‚ it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird‚ wouldn’t it?’” (369-370) Boo Radley is associated with a mockingbird‚ showing how he
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