A bang outside my window startles me awake. I open my eyes and look at the clock. It reads 12:47am which confuses me ‘cause it’s brighter than usual in my room. I get out of bed and shuffle to the window to see flames lickin’ Miss Maudie’s. I notice that it’s quiet in my house so I sneak to the door. Quietly scufflin’ through the halls‚ I check the rest of the rooms to see if Dad is still here. All of ‘em are quiet and empty so I don’t try to be quiet as I walk back to my window where I have the
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Summer days seem everlasting when I am outside. A little ways from my small town there stood infinite rolling hills that I love to roll down. There are magnificent forest paths that I run through‚ and a very pleasant meadow for reading. Today I predetermined that I was going to have an adventure with Scout‚ my German Shepard. We could run until we were exhausted. Most importantly‚ there were no people‚ and the weather was simply bliss. The sun was shining‚ and a nice breeze blew through the paths
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about a man named Atticus‚ his two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ their best friend‚ Dill‚ and what their life is like growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama. According to Harper Lee‚ "The novel is a love story pure and simple." To Kill a Mockingbird is a love story because Atticus cares for and loves his children. The other way this novel could be considered a love story is the way Calpurnia watches over the children as a mother figure. Atticus shows that he loves Scout dearly
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Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird has been an enormous success since its publication in 1960. Besides becoming a Literary Guild Selection Choice and a Book Society Choice it also won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 (Johnson 8). By 1982 over 15‚000‚000 copies of the book were sold. In a survey of lifetime reading habits taken in 1991 To Kill a Mockingbird was cited as making the biggest difference in a person’s life‚ second only to the bible. Since its publication the book has made a major impact
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which has accomplished an incredible success and has won the Pulitzer Prize‚ has attracted constant‚ expanding attention worldwide. This novel displays a history making role in literature‚ and although it has been published for over fifty years‚ it still has a great influence on present day readers. Unfortunately‚ readers have been conflicting with the epic novel’s main idea. Some people disagree with Harper Lee telling her fans that the book is "a simple love story." After
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Essay Test: To Kill a Mockingbird You will write TWO short essays answers to your choice of TWO of the following questions. Each answer should be 1-2 paragraphs long only- these are not full essays. Before you begin‚ locate the two questions for which you have prepared. Delete all other options. You now have your own personalized version of this test. Criteria: * Be sure to reference the book (with a quotation or giving a detailed description of a specific scene) 1-2 times for
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Walking in Their Shoes Many authors utilize symbolism in their stories or novels for several reasons. Ideas‚ objects‚ and characters can be related to these symbols to add a deeper meaning to the story. Writers can use these symbols to communicate a more profound impression than what they actually engrave on the pages. These unique symbols also help readers relate scenes from the book to other main ideas or stories. Some authors even link these symbols into the title of the book even if some
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To Kill a Mockingbird The life of an author can greatly influence and inspire their work. In the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout ’s life‚ the protagonist‚ parallels Lee ’s life in many ways‚ such as from the similar mischievous personality‚ rape case‚ and the familiar setting of where the character was born‚ which gives background information. It is clear from these many similarities how Lee ’s own life is influential and reflected in her work. As seen in the story‚ Scout
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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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Jacquelyn Thompson English 3 Honors Lynn Blair 1/30/2013 To Kill a Mockingbird The depth behind this novel is too see how Scout has progressed throughout the course of two years. Slowly but surely‚ she realizes the life lessons that have been waiting for her all along. She does this with the help of her family and her community. One man importantly sticks out the most‚ and his name is Arthur Radley‚ but Scout and the children like to call him ’Boo ’. Lee incorporated Mr. Radley to really
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