Mark Lockard Zayn Adv. Lit/Comp 3rd 22 April 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird Novel Chart About the Author-Harper Lee- * She grew up in Alabama during the Great Depression * To Kill a Mockingbird was Lee’s first novel * She based the novel upon actual childhood events in her life * Lee’s mother died from severe illness when Lee was young and a mother is never mentioned in the novel Setting- * Maycomb‚ Alabama * The Great Depression Similes- * Page 10- “It drew him as
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Flowers have all sorts of meanings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ there are several different flowers that different people grow. These flowers have meanings that describe their character. Miss Maudie Atkinson has her azaleas. Mayella Ewell grows geraniums‚ and camellias represent Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. “Did you know some of em’ came out of the woods one saturday and passed by this place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?” Pg. 59. A meaning of the azalea
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is loved by many. The story is narrated by young girl named Scout. During part of the book Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout try to unveil the truth about the elusive Arthur (Boo)Radley. Scout also talks about the events in her life that lead up to to Atticus’s trial where defends a black man named Tom Robinson.The best characteristics for Tom Robinson are selfless‚ hardworking‚ and honest. The first characteristic for Tom Robinson is selfless. One
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The Power of Injustice In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a young girl named Scout Finch recounts her adventures in Maycomb‚ Alabama. At home‚ Scout and her older brother‚ Jem‚ explore the town with their friend‚ Dill‚ who visits every summer. Together‚ the curious children deepen their understanding of the town by interacting with their neighbors and involving themselves in their father’s court case. Their father‚ a well-respected lawyer named Atticus‚ defends the case of Tom Robinson
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Uluru. It was a sacred area. On that evening‚ they performed a “corroboree” to awaken the spirits of the Dreamtime. At the end‚ Richard decided to help his people by studying in Department of Aboriginal in University of Sydney. there are several moral value that can gain from this novel; we must be a good son and helping‚ do not take things for granted and we need to be caring among the familiy members. Firstly‚ we must be a good son and helping. As a son‚ we must obey to our parents. They have raised
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To kill a mockingbird – By Harper Lee To kill a mockingbird is an American novel‚ written by Harper Lee. It is set in the early 20th century‚ and follows the story of prejudice and racism through the objective lens of an innocent 7 year old child‚ Jeanne ‘Scout’ Finch. The story is set in the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the first part of the story‚ Scout‚ her brother Jem‚ and their friend Dill spend their summer‚ about their strange neighbor‚ Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley. There are many
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shunned because people don’t know their real story and judge them off of what they know. Most of the time when people judge others off of only what they know they are wrong. This is the case for the so called crazy man of Maycomb‚ Boo Radley. To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee is told by Scout Finch a seven year old trying to figure out the grown up word. This whole story is about the event that lead up to Jem (Scout’s older brother) breaking his arm. As children in the beginning of the book they have
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be courageous. This statement is represented throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Mrs. Dubose‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Boo Radley. Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict that is trying to die morphine free. Atticus Finch is taken upon a case that requires him to defend a colored man. Boo Radley is a very shy man that comes out of his house to save Mr. Finch’s children. The characters‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ Atticus Finch and Boo Radley‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates courageous people do what is right‚ even though
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ill TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY Discrimination is defined as acts or attitudes based on prejudice‚ unfairness or injustice towards a particular group of people. In our current times there is still discrimination‚ some of which stems from long ago. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in the early 1930s when discrimination was not only tolerated‚ it was encouraged by many. The types of discrimination in this novel are much more extreme than they are today. Times have changed and there is still prejudice
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Injustice Injustice is a problem in which everyone faces‚ unfortunately this cruelty cannot be ignored. In this novel‚ titled " To Kill A Mockingbird "‚ there are three characters who suffer the most injustice. They are Atticus‚ Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Atticus‚ is a man of great wisdom‚ he suffers from the fact that he had committed to taking on a difficult Negro case. He was constantly persecuted for this decision‚ which made him work even harder at winning the case. Even though his
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