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    same level‚ with the Negros slightly lower. This relates to Saskatoon with how the East side is the higher class side‚ the North end being middle class and the West side being the lowest class because of its age and those who live there. To Kill a Mockingbird shows how history repeats itself time and time again. With the Finches on top of the social pyramid in Maycomb‚ they represent the East side of Saskatoon. This means that they represent those who can bring in a steady‚ fulfilling paycheck for

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    To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that expresses the world seen through the eyes of a young child. Scout‚ the main protagonist‚ faces many complex issues and has a hard time understanding them. Published in 1960 by Harper Lee‚ The book takes place in the south in 1936. This novel has become an American classic. To Kill A Mockingbird also won a Pulitzer prize. Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced segregation in the south. Jim crow laws mandated the segregation of many places. Public

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    Throughout the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ the characteristic of empathy is ever present. This unique quality is developed through Jem and Scout in their dealings with the characters of Walter Cunningham and Mrs. Dubose. One characteristic shown of Jem and Scout is their ability to empathize or “….climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops a high level of emotional intelligence that allows him to understand the situation of others‚ as

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    discriminative towards one another solely based on race. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the 1960’s‚ though the setting is based in the 1930’s.The novel challenges the false idea of the stereotypical African-American human being‚ as was typical in the 1930’s. It has been said that this novel portrays African-Americans as submissive‚ simple‚ and ignorant folk who need whites to protect them. To Kill a Mockingbird contains several black characters who are the complete opposite

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is the only novel Harper Lee wrote. This novel still is alive in the lives of the people who read it. People are affected by this great novel. This book also tends to affect those in schools that at first are not interested in reading this book. Harper Lee‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ shows many different symbols throughout the entire book. Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Scout Finch are symbols throughout the story. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper

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    others didn’t agree with him‚ he supported Martin Luther King Jr. in the Civil Rights Movement. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and the setting of this book was during the Great Depression. Atticus Finch is one of the main characters in this book and he is put to test when he is given one of the hardest cases of his career as a lawyer. Perseverance is shown in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. This book was written by Harper Lee and its setting is in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the late 1920’s

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    Qing-Si Yu Ms. Ridge ELA:10 January 4‚ 2013 1. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing bus sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Atticus explains why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird in this quote. He wants to teach Jem‚ Scout‚ and Walter that killing an innocent mockingbird is a sin. Atticus gives a hint that hurting an innocent person

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    Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the 1930’s was a place replete with prejudice and social hierarchy. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in this small‚ southern town and reveals the conflicts associated with the injustice of prejudice and social class. The main characters in Lee’s novel must face the pressures of this oppressive environment. Specifically‚ Tom Robinson’s trial robs the children of their innocence as well as sheds light on the effects of prejudice‚ and social class. Tom Robinson is

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    The title of this novel is "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. The novel takes place between 1933-1935 during the great depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. "To Kill A Mockingbird" is about a family growing up together and discovering new talents and different views in each other as they go through emotional and stressful events that occur in their early lives. Jem is the older brother of Scout (Jean-Louise)‚ being the older brother; he has a certain responsibility that teaches him about caring and

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    First of all‚ power can be abused or used for good‚ power is to do something or act in a “peciluar way due to your rank. In the book “To KIll A Mockingbird” we see Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus Finch in a world of racism because Atticus is a lawyer who defends a black man named Tom Robinson se her but she from raping Mayella‚ a white lady who the daughter of the neighborhood drunk‚ throughout the book we see how society and racism shape various individuals. Despite of Atticus’ struggle to protect Tom‚

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