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    To Kill a mockingbird draft. Important scene*mob scene*Jail*Scene*gains*uneasy*tension*showing*scripted*organised act*’four dusty cars’*short sentence*’nobody got out’*causes*suspense*air*mystery*curiousty*People *come out* dehumanised*’shadows‚becoming substances‚solid shapes‚ growling’*sense*bad*intentiojns*proved*men hid from view;*One demand*atticus*move*away*they*could*get*TR*Scout*runs*hiding*place*realize*group differs*Jem+dill*follow*Atticus*go home*refuse*15 seconds*Scout*looks*familiar

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Jacob Salazar 5/17/11 3rd Pd. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are a lot of interesting people with different characters. There are those who are brave and those who are cowards. For example Atticus is the bravest character and his son Jem is also brave. On the other hand there are the disgraceful people like Bob Ewell who is the coward. There are several events that take place in the book that show the characteristics of each of these three characters

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    Here‚ Calpurnia also sets an example for Scout by telling her what it means to be ladylike. Chapter 13 Quotation "I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere‚ I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had‚ but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion‚ obliquely expressed‚ that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the finer it was." Page 130 Analysis Here‚ Scout explains how differently she and Aunt

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    learning.”--Atticus (pg. 76) It was times like these when I thought my father‚ who hated guns and had never been to any wars‚ was the bravest man who ever lived. ~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 11 I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks. ~Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Chapter 23‚ spoken by the character Scout "As you grow older you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life‚ but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it— whenever a white man does that to a

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    In the novel‚ To Kill a MockingbirdScout learns valuable lessons on the evil of prejudice present in her Southern town of Maycomb‚ on the true nature of courage‚ and on the dangers of judging others before "...climbing into their skin and walking around in it." Set in the mid 1930s‚ Scout Finch is a young girl living with her older brother‚ Jem‚ and her lawyer father. Being a kid‚ Scout has the simple duties of a minor‚ to have fun and to stay out of trouble. But along the way‚ she also learns

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    Tolerance In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem and Scout mature from innocence to knowledge as they develop a bond between themselves and those who are different from them. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb‚ an old southern town in the 1930’s‚ when racial tensions run high and prejudice is at its peak. People in Maycomb consider anyone with a different ethnicity‚ economic status‚ or even a different mindset‚ an outsider and ostracizes them. In the story the Finch children‚ Jem and Scout‚ are disillusioned

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    To Kill a Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Lee takes you back to the 1930’s in the Deep South where color of skin mattered and when a white man’s word went against the word of a Negro‚ prejudice wins. Harper Lee articulately created a portrayal of a small town where nobody was exactly good or evil. Atticus shows us what real courage and goodness looks like. His character’s core values remain the same during the whole story and are unchanged throughout the entire book. When

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    much suffering and unhappiness. To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee. It was written in the early 1960’s about a young girl named Scout and her family about the racism that was provoked in the town. Harper Lee‚ in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ illustrates three main lessons with the Tom Robinson trial: Stand up for what you believe in‚ racism is painful and avoid mob mentalities. One of the most important lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird is to stand up for your beliefs

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    A characteristic that Scout has is that she is curious. This curiosity stems from her being young‚ talked down to and not knowing much about the people around her. Scout is interested in knowing more about her mother‚ so she can feel closer to her. She asks about how her mother looked‚ how she acted and if she loved her mother. Noticeably‚ she is curious about her mother and she is looking for a connection between her and herself. Along with being curious scout can also be described as a tough person

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    Lindsey Congdon Mrs. Peterson Period 7 December 1‚ 2009 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The Dictionary defines prejudice as‚ “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge‚ thought‚ or reason.” There has been prejudice known throughout history‚ mostly against the blacks during and before the time of Martin Luther King Jr. In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is clear evidence of prejudice against the blacks. In

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