and apply effort in the things I seek success in. Some characters of To Kill A Mockingbird weren’t enabled to make their own decisions due to their environment. Wether it be a family member‚ friend‚ authority figure‚ decision‚ or something you are given‚ it can impact your life and has the ability to change everything you do. The way parents act and teach affects their children more than anything. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus displayed the lesson of fighting for what’s right by defending
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According to The Huffington Post “ In 2016 more than 250 black people were killed by the police.” Also according to The Daily Wire “Black people are more than twice as likely as white Americans to be killed by police officers.” Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ readers learn that racism and sexism is a big topic in the book and in the real world. It has a negative impact on the world. It divides the world because some people have a different point of view on black and white people. For instance
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Family in To Kill a Mockingbird There are three kinds of family in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Each family has their own rules and standards‚ they all are different than each others. These three are‚ the Ewells‚ the Cunninghams‚ and the Finches. Each one is different in its own way. The Ewells are the usual stereotype of a redneck family. When Atticus describes the family he says‚ “The Ewells have been the disgrace of Maycomb for 3 generations.” They live in what is considered a dump. Each
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based on a personal opinions. In Webster’s New World Dictionary‚ the word “stereotype” is defined as “a way of thinking about a person‚ group‚ etc. that follows a fixed‚ common pattern‚ paying no attention to individual differences”. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” there are many examples of stereotyping between Whites and Negroes. In the book‚ Lulu‚ a fellow negro‚ says‚ “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here- they got their church‚ we got our’n. It is our church ain’t it‚ Miss Cal?”
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To kill a mockingbird has many wonderful characters in it. One compelling character is Jem finch. He is in many ways one of the main characters in the book. In the beginning of this book he is very much a kid but as the story moves along you can see how he has changed into a young adult. I am drawn to three characteristics Jem portrays throughout the book in particular his bravery‚ idealism‚ and compassionate. Jem is very brave in this book and it shows it in many ways. In the beginning he expresses
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Many changes take place in To Kill a Mockingbird. Changes in times‚ thinking‚ people‚ and changes in the world. In the novel‚ Harper Lee uses Jem and Scout Finch to show many changes. Jem and Scout are pretty young in the novel. When the novel begins‚ Jem is about ten years old and Scout is about 8. The novel is being told by Scout when she is much older. Jem is described throughout the novel as being brave‚ protective‚ smart and a gentleman. Scout is described as very curious‚ a tomboy
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The act of courage has been used for millions of years‚ from David fighting the giant Goliath to characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showing acts of courage. The text took place in the 1930s‚ during a time when whites and blacks were divided and the years of the great depression. Maycomb county was the small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows that standing for what’s right leads to the act of courage and how it can influence to change a
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Prejudice Can Kill “ A black man’s life is worth more than a white man’s.” This saying is referring to a certain type of prejudice known as racism. Racism is also a main theme that Harper lee brings across in the novel because it is set in the south part of The United States in a time where white people were considered superior to black people. Prejudice can be defined as a preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience; therefore it is not limited to only racism. In the novel
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To Kill a Mockingbird “If we’re going to find our way back to each other‚ we have to understand and know empathy”(Brown). As humans we have the ability to get to know someone well but we can also completely ignore the fact they even exist or we can label them based off physical appearance and past actions. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates how two children learn from people and their actions to respect everyone no matter what they have been docked or labeled as. Our
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel by Harper Lee that takes place in the southern portion of the USA during the 1930’s. The story follows a young girl called Scout and her brother Jem while their lawyer father‚ Atticus‚ defends a black man charged of sexually assaulting a white woman. Lee uses child characters to convey certain facets society in a new light by utilizing their unbiased nature and often good morals. Children are not inherently biased. Young people who have not seen much of
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