Simpson/ Eng. 1 2-22-14 To Kill a Mockingbird/ Marigolds Compare/ Contrast Paper Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ also known as Jem‚ is a boy of 13 in the classic novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a curious and mature young man‚ who has to learn a few lessons along the way. Lizabeth is a young girl who lives in a poverty struck family‚ in the short story‚ Marigolds. Lizabeth is allowed to run free and not have to go to school. These two‚ what seems like polar opposite‚ characters share many similarities
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Analyse the character of Jem from the whole of ’To Kill a Mockingbird’ In the book ’To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee the author creates many different fascinating characters. One of the main characters in the book is Jem (Jeremy) Finch. Throughout the book‚ it shows us three years in Jem’s life as Jem ages from 10 to 13 over the course of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a period of great change in any child’s life as he is progressing into adolescence and at that age children are finding themselves
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To Kill a Mockingbird Have you ever wondered how your personality developed? To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the 1930s. The book is told through the eyes of a girl named Scout Finch. The Finch children and their friends are on an adventure to find out more about Boo Radley. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout Finch is coming of age. Scout learns a lot from the people that star in her life. She learns
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Phase. Based on the feedback from your tutors from this phase and supporting materials‚ demonstrations‚ instructions on computerised accounting system‚ you will then process the information that you created in the Introduction phase‚ through a computerised accounting system. Capability in this application is achieved through the development of generic capabilities. Therefore‚ the best preparation for this folio is to study the lecture materials and the readings from the text as well as consider
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sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something‚ and I asked Miss Maudie about it. “Your father’s right‚” She said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Why not kill a mockingbird? Why kill it? These small descriptions are what make the small picture that gets you hooked and helps describe the setting. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird
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After reading Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ I was particularly drawn toward one protagonist in particular that to me portrays a model for all mankind; that character is Atticus. His morals are his defining feature and to his children‚ he is a valuable teacher. Despite the novel’s lack of Atticus’ physical description‚ his attitude displays that he is a person he would always do his best to look clean and respectable. From his attitude you the reader discover that he is a person who
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Mockingbirds To kill a mockingbird is a sin because they are innocent and have done no wrong to people. Mockingbirds are innocent birds that make beautiful songs for people. The mockingbirds in the story are Tom Robinson‚ “Boo” Radley‚ and Jem Finch. Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. All he did was help Mayella do her chores because no one else wanted to help her. Even her family wouldn’t help do anything around the house‚ so he felt sorry for her. Tom was accused of raping a white woman because
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I believe in judging someone by their actions and character rather than by the color of their skin and sexuality. This I believe because there is good and bad in all of us. The color of our skin does not depict the flaws we have. In the second amendment it states that all men are created equal‚ but we still do not treat each other equally. Defending Tom Robinson was not easy because I knew that from the minute Mayella opened her mouth Tom was a dead man. But everyone including a black man deserves
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if you look and think about these small details‚ they are actually very important. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the significance of minor characters can be seen through the development of the plot. In her novel‚ a family lives in Alabama during the Great Depression. During this time apart from poverty there were many forms of discrimination. Although they are minor characters‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ Mrs.Dubose‚ and Boo Radley shows the extent of discrimination. Through the actions of Dolphus
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In my opinion‚ Aunt Alexandra is a misunderstood character in To Kill a Mockingbird. Although some of the things she says or does is very annoying‚ I think that she is just trying to do what she thinks is best for everyone. Alexandra is just another woman who grew up in the old South. She is bold‚ bossy‚ proper‚ and everything you imagine when you think of the picture perfect Southern lady. She thinks what she’s doing will help the kids for their future. First‚ Alexandra takes pride in their family
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