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    be courageous. This statement is represented throughout To Kill a Mockingbird by Mrs. Dubose‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Boo Radley. Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict that is trying to die morphine free. Atticus Finch is taken upon a case that requires him to defend a colored man. Boo Radley is a very shy man that comes out of his house to save Mr. Finch’s children. The characters‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ Atticus Finch and Boo Radley‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates courageous people do what is right‚ even though

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    with courage or can they find it in themselves? Is courage displayed by actions or words? In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many characters that show courage‚ but three in specific are Atticus Finch‚ Judge Taylor‚ and Scout Finch. Atticus Finch displayed his courage mainly through his actions. “‘I’m simply defending a Negro – his name is Tom Robinson…there has been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man‚’” (Lee‚ 75)

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    Name | Sanjana.R.Das | Class | IX.A | Item | Book Review | Book Name | To Kill a Mockingbird | Author | Harper Lee | To Kill a Mockingbird “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel of great sweetness‚ humour‚ compassion‚ and of a mystery carefully sustained. It is memorable‚ vivid‚ has a gentle persuasive humor‚ and a glowing goodness. Harper Lee has carefully crafted a timeless classic of growing up and the human dignity that unites us all. The story has been told from

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 6 Vocabulary Ensuing: Happening next. Prowess: Ability or a skill. Ramshackle: Badly built or rundown. Inviting: Attractive. Cot: Collapsible lightweight bed. Sentences 1. Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured ‚ Dill said he must drink a gallon a day‚ and the following contest to determine relative distances and respective ability only made me feel left out again‚ as I was untalented in this area. 2. The back of the Radley house was less attractive than the front:

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    change of a dynamic character over the course of a narrative. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is the story of a young girl‚ Scout‚ and her older brother‚ Jem‚ as they grow and change as a result of the prejudice around them. Although Jem and Scout both grow and change as characters throughout the story‚ Jem shows much more development than Scout. Scout’s character developed a lot throughout the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird. When Scout and Jem’s summer friend‚ Dil‚l did not come to Maycomb

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    The Strength of Theme Today‚ most everyone in the United States is free of racial discrimination‚ however this was not always the case. Ellen Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ reminds the reader of a time in the 1930’s when prejudice existed. This classic tells a story from the perspective of a six year-old girl‚ Jean “Scout” Louis Finch‚ who lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama. She is a rugged and headstrong girl‚ who is the daughter of a prominent lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and her deceased mother. This

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    Sam Cung ENG1D.-03 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ follows two young protagonists‚ Jem and Scout‚ as they mature and learn about the world. Growing up‚ Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) and Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ are influenced by many different individuals

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    Scottsboro trial and the trial of Tom Robinson in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. “No crime in American history—let alone a crime that never occurred—produced as many trials‚ convictions‚ reversals‚ and retrials as did an alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on a Southern railroad freight run on March 25‚ 1931” (Linder 1). The author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ was a young girl during the Scottsboro trial and based the trial of Tom Robinson in her novel off of the Scottsboro

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    equilibrium. During the novel‚ he was faced with the toughest challenge; defending Tom Robinson‚ who was an innocent Negro‚ charged with the raping of a white girl. "Every lawyer gets one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This is mine." Atticus put his heart and soul into this case‚ desperately trying to make people give him a fair trial‚ "in our courts all men are created equal." Even though Tom was charged with rape‚ Atticus has presented the strongest possible case possible

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    Empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird Empathy is the theme which connects the reader with the characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird; the experiences of the characters in this novel show us the significance of empathy as a theme. Harper Lee writes about the experiences which Scout and Jem undergo in learning to be empathetic‚ while Atticus and Tom Robinson are two of the key characters who‚ at the time of the novel already possessed the ability to be empathetic. Atticus is the character who displays

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