To Kill a Mockingbird Journal Entries Project Steffanie Trout Hypocrisy An example of hypocrisy that really stood out in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was Mrs. Gates. In the beginning of the novel she told her class about the evil things Hitler is doing in to the Jews in Germany‚ then later Scout overhears her talking about Tom’s conviction and she says that the black folk in the community needed to be kept in their place. For this she is a hypocrite. She acts as though she believes in freedom
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Tkam Axes Paragraph In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Lee shows that if you are an individual‚ you have a responsibility to protect the innocent that are in need. Lee writes the book through the view of a character named Scout. Scout finds out that individuals have a responsibility to protect the innocent from other characters in the book. Scout learns from Mr. Arthur Radley “boo”‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Mr. Heck Tate. Arthur was a neighbor to the people of Maycomb who never really came
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novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout understand the true nature of courage by observing many characters in the novel who clearly demonstrate this theme. Courage is shown through the actions of Mrs. Dubose‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley and most importantly Atticus. Harper Lee shows the true nature of courage to Jem and Scout through the actions if the iconic character Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose is an ill and old lady who has had an addiction with morphine all her life. Atticus tells the
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus is very honorable‚ reliable‚ and conscientious‚ and he does many great things that most people back in the 1930’s wouldn’t normally do; still today‚ many people are not like him. Atticus acted honorably‚ showed wisdom‚ bravery‚ and always did the things that he felt was the right thing to do. He taught Jem and Scout to also stand up for the things that they felt were right. Because of those good things‚ he has many friends and is respected
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To Kill A Mockingbird Courage and the development of maturity are two main universal themes‚ which teach people about life. There is courage in almost every single character in this book. Jem‚ Scout and Dill learn real courage in their childhood and are forced to face the reality at young age and understand it. Difficult for children filled with innocence in their heart‚ to understand the reality of unfairness. However‚ they did see it through people living in Maycomb and watching the trial
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Topics 1. Racism- “I’m simply defending a Negro—his name’s Tom Robinson” (75). With these words Atticus informs Scout of his life-altering task of standing up to the prejudice and racism that pervades the sleepy southern town that was Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Discuss the effects of racism on Maycomb citizens such as Tom and Helen Robinson‚ Calpurnia‚ Scout‚ Jem‚ Dill‚ Mayella Ewell‚ or Dolphus Raymond. 2. Empathy- According to Atticus‚ “You never really understand
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story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are two “mockingbirds. One is Tom Robinson‚ the black man on trial‚ and the other is Arthur (Boo) Radley‚ a nice man who was torn by his father’s harsh love. It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don’t cause any harm‚ and they bring joy to others. They are both mockingbirds; however‚ their fates are different. First‚ Tom Robinson is a mocking bird who was killed. Tom goes to trial because he is falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a young
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Scout Finch: A Complex Character in To Kill a Mockingbird Lisa Tran ENG1D1d Mr. Huggett Monday. November. 30/2009 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee contains many interesting characters. One of these is Scout Finch. She is aggressive but also sympathetic and courageous. Scout is quite aggressive. During Christmas time‚ Uncle Jack Finch‚ Aunt Alexandra and Francis Hancock visited Scout and
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11-19-09 Language Arts 8A To Kill Injustice One of the many injustices in Maycomb County is racial injustice‚ more specifically the injustices towards African-Americans. For example‚ the townspeople of Maycomb they have such a hate towards African-American people‚ for example the use of the word nigger. It is a word that the “common people” meaning the people who had no deference for them. Which leads to segregation‚ of churches‚ schools‚ and the courtroom where Tom Robinson’s trial is held
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Lee‚ Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York City: Grand Central Publishing‚ 2003 To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel that takes place in a small town in Alabama during the Depression‚ and is narrated by a little girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. She is a rowdy little girl that has strong opinions‚ loves her family‚ and likes to play outside. Scout tries to get her father to excuse her from school because of the teacher that she doesn’t like‚ Miss Caroline‚ who doesn’t know the usual Maycomb
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