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    Learning lessons is a very important part of growing up. Children learn new things every day of their life. Even adults learn something every once in a while. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the character Scout is very adventurous and loves to learn; she has many experiences that lead to her being taught many different things about life. On page 12 of Cliff Notes for this novel‚ John Sova writes “each experience is designed to give Scout a further understanding about certain things

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    Chapter 1 The chapter opens with the introduction of the narrator‚ Scout (Jean Louise) Finch‚ her older brother Jem (Jeremy)‚ and their friend and neighbor‚ Dill (Charles Baker Harris). Next‚ Lee provides an overview of Finch family history. Their ancestor‚ a Methodist named Simon Finch‚ fled British persecution and eventually settled in Alabama‚ where he trapped animals for fur and practiced medicine. Having bought several slaves‚ he established a largely self-sufficient homestead and farm‚ Finch’s

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    quiet disposition as boring‚ hermits‚ misanthropes‚ inferior‚ self-conscious‚ serious‚ sensitive‚ shy‚ lack sociability‚ lack assertiveness and introversion is considered ‘second-class’ personality trait. Characters such as Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ published by Harper Lee in 1960 and an influential individual named J.K. Rowling prove these accusations to be wrong. Without these quiet contributors‚ our society would not have been blessed with inventions such as the Law of Gravity‚ Harry

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    Differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.” -Tom Robbins Growing up kids learn about similarities and differences‚ comparing and contrasting‚ finding things that are the same through movies and books. In the book to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and in the movie A Time To Kill based on John Grisham’s book‚ they both have characters that relate throughout the stories. Characters in both stories have many of the same qualities‚ people may think they aren’t similar‚ but they both show empathy‚

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    Comments Share FileEditViewInsertFormatToolsTableAdd-onsHelp A Caleb Swift 12-16-14 Essay #2 Mockingbirds‚ Symbolism‚ and ​To Kill A Mockingbird ​In the novel ​To Kill a Mockingbird​ ‚ killing a mockingbird is a sin. There are many “mockingbirds” in the story. The most important mockingbird in the story is Tom Robinson‚ an African American man who was falsely accused of rapeing a white woman. Boo Radley is a man who looked upon by the community

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    “...I’d hope to get through life without a case of this kind.” This was said by Atticus‚ one of the many protagonist’s in the story. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is about Scout Finch‚ another one of the many protagonist’s in the story whose childhood innocence is slowly fading away as she gains more experience with the reality of the world. Scout lives with her brother Jem and her father in Maycomb‚ Alabama. During Scout’s childhood‚ she was curious of a mysterious neighbor named Arthur “Boo”

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    The ways that To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in the society is that the children describe what they see but think the wrong thing sometimes. Is shown in a child’s point of view because is mostly that the childrens are misunderstanding on most of the things that they don’t understand from adults. To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that two kids name Jem and Scout are trying to figure out who broke Jem’s elbow. One way that To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in society is when

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    The mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. Like i said‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. People like Boo Radley do things for people and

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    To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel which intelligently explores the theme of innocence using several key techniques. The novel is set in a fictional town in Alabama in the ’30s and follows the growth of Scout‚ a young child and the book’s narrator‚ as she experiences first-hand the prejudice of the time by watching her father defend a black man for doing a crime of which he is innocent. Innumerable techniques such as usage of similes‚ narrative voice‚ key events and symbolism are fundamental

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    there is a good chance the culprit is a mockingbird. Mockingbirds are known to sing continuously throughout the year‚ and most people find their company pleasant. Even though mockingbirds are a territorial animal‚ they don’t want to harm anyone. To most people‚ mockingbirds are viewed as a symbol of innocence. This is because all they do is make music for others to enjoy. The symbol of the mockingbird is used throughout the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this novel‚ the characters’

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