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    A Maturing Relationship Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ about Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill growing up in Maycomb County and their fascination and thoughts about Arthur (Boo) Radley is very exciting and interesting. The children’s personalities change drastically throughout the story as well as their views of Boo. Growing up is the process of shifting from a child to a young adult. Watching their views grow and their minds expand made the book appealing and fascinating. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill

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    Paper: Life Isn’t Always Fair Life is not always fair. Today it’s not been fair to you. Tomorrow it will be unfair to another person. People take life not being fair in a good way and some take it in an awful way. Everyone is different and treated different. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are people that face life not being fair at times‚ like Scout‚ Tom Robinson and Calpurnia. Other people on the news and people in the book have also been stuck in situations where life isn’t

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    Inequality in the Court System To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Harper Lee‚ the author‚ wrote this book in 1960 based on “the Scottsboro Boys” Trial of 1931 to 1937. This trial accused twelve Negro men‚ which Tom Robinson represents in the book‚ of raping a woman that is considered white trash [Mayella Ewell]. At the beginning of the novel‚ Harper Lee introduces a white lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ who is all about equality and angel-like moral

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    In the book‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Atticus teaches his children the extremely important golden rule. He basically says‚ “Treat others the way you want to be treated‚” as Jesus told us many many years ago. The reason that prompts his words is when Scout comes home from her first day of school. She is complaining about her teacher‚ Miss Caroline‚ and Walter Cunningham until he stops her. He is trying to help Scout consider that there might be a reason that nobody can see for way people act the way

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    To kill a mockingbird was a classic. The life of Harper Lee and Scout was very similar. To Kill a Mockingbird was inspired by Lee’s hometown and the people in it. The role of Atticus was inspired by Lee’s father and Dill was inspired by Lee’s childhood friend‚ Capote. Capote is also a writer himself. I recommend everyone to read this article it truly is an inspiration. Literature vocab Form: refer’s to a poem’s structure‚or the way the words are arranged on the page Examples: free verse‚ concrete

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    the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout understand the true nature of courage by observing many characters in the novel who clearly demonstrate this theme. Courage is shown through the actions of Mrs. Dubose‚ Arthur (Boo) Radley and most importantly Atticus. Harper Lee shows the true nature of courage to Jem and Scout through the actions if the iconic character Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose is an ill and old lady who has had an addiction with morphine all her life. Atticus tells

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    Atticus Takes the Case Imagine being a person that is highly admired and respected. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a novel by Harper Lee‚ tells the tale of prejudice in a place named Maycomb County during the 1930’s. The story is told by the narrator‚ Scout Finch‚ who is the daughter of Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is a lawyer that represents Maycomb County. In Maycomb County‚ Atticus Finch is a respected citizen because he is a good father to his children‚ hard working‚ and not prejudiced. Atticus Finch

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    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 black man‚ no matter who he is‚ how rich

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    To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ reveals the development of Jem’s character throughout the novel. The reader watches Jem undergo a metamorphosis during the three years that the novel spans. Boo Radley‚ Jem’s family‚ and the Tom Robinson trial‚ shape Jem into what he becomes by the end of the book. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem was an immature little boy‚ and was curious about Boo Radley. Because he was a young child‚ Jem was fascinated with the unknown. Hence the many plots he came

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    “Everything in life can teach you a lesson‚ you just have to be willing to observe and learn” -Ritu Ghatourey. Everyone learns crucial life lessons in their lives through various aspects of life around them‚ whether they realize it or not. Learning these lessons is a crucial part of losing one’s simple‚ childlike way of life. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout lose their innocence through numerous life lessons they learn. One way in which they learn these lessons is through

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