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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small southern towns. Minute towns and crowded cities across the United States suffered immensely during the Great Depression. This period of time remains marred by the evident poverty of the country and racial inequality and segregation. This chapter in history began on October 28‚ 1929. The stock market plummeted‚ impoverishing thousands. However‚ a few days prior‚ the market dipped slightly; people panicked‚ racing to sell their stocks. This rush of people attempting to sell their stocks caused
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Chapter 9 Jane is slightly better‚ and Elizabeth sends word to Longbourn for her mother to visit. Having assured herself that Jane is not very ill‚ Mrs Bennet will not allow her to return home‚ “we must not think of moving her...trespass...your kindness.”Mr.Bingley thinks highly of his family and expects his sisters to have his ideals. “My sister...will not hear of her removal.”Bingley’s conversation to Mrs.Bennet regarding Jane’s health shows that he responds as a lover rather than a host. Mrs
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To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences Chapter 1 1. Where does the narrator live? Maycomb 2. How old are Scout and Jem when the story starts? 3. Who is their new friend? Dill 4. What is the name of the odd family in Maycomb? The Radley’s 5. Why does Jem touch the Radley house? To prove he’s brave Chapter 2 6. How does Scout feel about starting school? she doesn’t want to go 7. What things does Scout get in trouble for at school? Fighting 8. Why
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“As the Cunningham’s had no money to pay a lawyer‚ they simply paid us with what they had. ‘Did you know‚’ said Atticus‚ ‘that Dr. Reynolds works the same way? He charges bushels of potatoes for delivery of a baby…’ as said in Chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird. This connects to the historical reality at the time because‚ it is true many folks did have to pay for things with food or belongings because they had no money. Many people may argue however‚ saying that “oh city folks didn’t have to
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Chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab: 1. umbrage: (noun) pg. 136 offense or annoyance 2. propensities (noun) pg. 144 inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way Quotes: 1. “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what” (149). ** This quote is said by Atticus to Jem. It shows how wise
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In chapter 11‚ of Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem has to go to Mrs. Dubose’s house after school every day to read to her because he destroyed her flowers. The story would be described much differently‚however‚ if it was from the perspective of Mrs. Dubose. All throughout the first part of the book‚ Jem and Scout have to walk past Mrs. Dubose’s house to get home from school everyday. They are ridiculed constantly and‚ for the most part‚ handle it well. That is‚ before Mrs. Dubose crossed
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Book Report To Kill a Mockingbird The coexistence of good and evil is an eternal question that has been bothering people for centuries. Many writers tried to explore the moral nature of human beings- whether they are essentially good or essentially evil. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is a superb example of such exploration of good and evil in a human nature. Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28‚ 1926‚ in Monroeville‚ Alabama. It is a small quiet town very similar to Maycomb‚ where the
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To Kill a Mockingbird Persuasive Essay Everyone makes judgments about others‚ there is no way around it‚ what a person should work on though is not to “snap” judge other people. To Kill a Mockingbird by Haper Lee demonstrates how being quick to judge is wrong. To Kill a Mockingbird is globally known‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and selling over fifteen million copies. To Kill a Mockingbird shows how judging a person before you get to know them generates a hateful‚ prejudice environment based
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To kill a Mockingbird: chapter 6-11 discussion questions Chapter 6: 1. Jem and Dill could get caught and get seriously hurt by the Radley’s. Scout is starting to listen to Atticus and is learning empathy. She does not want Jem and Dill to disturb the Radley’s because they have not been in their skin. She also knows that Atticus and the rest of the neighborhood would not approve of this. 2. Mr. Nathan Radley thinks he fired a shot in the air to scare off an African-American in his collard
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