lessons and influence us as grow up. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird clearly demonstrates Atticus’s moral lessons of prejudice; empathy and true courage have shaped Jem and Scout in their childhood. Atticus decided to accept the challenge defending for Tom Robinson‚ a black man who accused for raped a white woman. Tom Robinson’s guilt was based on the judgement of the town through his skin color. Even Scout
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“The defendant is not guilty‚ but somebody in this room is” (Lee 271). Atticus‚ in his closing argument‚ attempts to convey that Tom Robinson is innocent‚ and the Ewell’s have done a wrong deed. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee demonstrates the theme of treating and respecting everyone as an individual in Atticus’s closing argument by using rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ analogies‚ and allusions. Lee puts repetition into practice multiple times throughout Atticus’s closing argument to
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Have you ever been in a situation where your philosophies were contested against someone else’s? In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch often deals with situations like this. Atticus is a very diligent lawyer and an honorable citizen who sets a great example to both his children and the community as a whole. He has two loving children Jean Louise (Scout)‚ and Jeremey‚ whom he had with his late wife who unfortunately passed away back when they were young. They live in a small
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since the beginning‚ but we still have racism. The author of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ has a great way of pointing out our issues with racism in the past. She shows the injustice of how blacks were treated in society. Our country isn’t quite like that anymore‚ but blacks are still very unjustified in American society today. Racism still exists in our country and our racism is still like the racism in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. One example of how racism is like the racism in the book‚
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To Kill a Mockingbird: "The Timeless Classic of Growing Up‚ and the Human Dignity That Unites Us All." Harper Lee demonstrated both the harsh and the happy moments a brother and sister‚ Jem and Scout‚ encountered growing up. As the years went by‚ the two of them witnessed some events that taught them many significant life lessons. Two of those lessons were about kindness and responsibility. As Jem matures in the novel‚ the events that occur in the small Southern town of Maycomb affect him more than
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Scouting for the Truth in To Kill a Mockingbird Have you treated someone differently because of who they are or what they looked like? Well in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been presented these actions with a list of events of real-life situations. The central theme of her novel is that people should not be judged according to what they look like no matter the circumstance. While instead‚ people should be judged upon their actions and behaviors‚ without the exception of what they
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Jacobs‚ 2014). In the movie To Kill a Mockingbird it had more than one theme. The three main themes of this film are racism‚ bravery‚ and law. “This film was written because of the concern Harper Lee had for the real life problems going on during that time. To explain to the audience what life was like for poor‚ the children and women of the South. She wanted us to have a clearer picture of how people do not always treat others as they should. To Kill a Mockingbird therefore‚ is very much a novel
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The verdict of a court case lies squarely on Atticus’ closing statement that needs to be powerful in order to win. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ a court case takes Maycomb by surprise. A case between an African American man and a poor white woman makes for a difficult situation for its residents. The jury needs to be able to analyze the information and evidence given from the witnesses to give an honest conclusion. Depending on how the jury swings‚ it could put an innocent man’s life
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The values of a society are often highlighted through its actions toward specific characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Dolphus Raymond to showcase the rampant prejudice in Maycomb. Mr. Raymond is forced outside of his home town simply because he loves a black woman‚ rather than a white woman. The reader can quickly infer that the citizens of Maycomb value white supremacy‚ and racial segregation over love. Moreover‚ society’s views towards mixed children are also demonstrated. The
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exists social class. Many people deem this practice of separation as harmless. However‚ today‚ many clashes of these clans make the news. For example‚ the Ferguson‚ Missouri‚ riots caused mass physical and emotional damage. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ these same racial tensions also boil over. Some of the blame belongs to Maycomb’s social system‚ including the wealthy whites‚ the poor whites‚ and the blacks. A wealthy white family presents itself in the Finches. Their family is
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