making friends. She was brave because although everyone else made the decision to ignore me‚ she took a stand and started talking to me. This was courageous because she did what others did not want to do and went against the flow. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there were many scenes of courage from all different characters‚ but one character that stood out for his act of courage was Atticus. Atticus was a character in the book and he played a father to the narrator‚ Scout‚ but more
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flirtatious‚ innocent‚ and submissive housewives.The men in charge set these societal expectations for women both in reality and Harper Lee’s classic novel about the period‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ in her novel‚ Lee does not make the female characters abide by these unspoken rules. Harper Lee portrays the women of To Kill a Mockingbird as human beings to show that perfect Southern belles did not exist. This is especially true in regards to her characters Maudie Atkinson‚ Stephanie Crawford‚ and Calpurnia
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ narrates an unbiased‚ non-filtered‚ and innocent viewpoint from that of Scout Finch. If the novel were to be rewritten from another’s perspective (such as Jem’s or Atticus’)‚ the main concept of the book would be altered. The narrative of Atticus Finch would influence less of an impact; his knowledge and experience with the town of Maycomb would weaken the depth of Tom Robinson’s case. Just like Scout’s—Jem’s outlook would also call attention to the
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once said‚ "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Gandhi is trying to express that the true brawn a person has is not the physical ability‚ but the mental stability and strength is contains. In "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee‚ the main characters‚ Scout and Jem‚ demonstrate their own version of strength through being able to overcome the bad influence of their hometown‚ Maycomb. Harper Lee shows this through characterization of Jem and imagery pertaining
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Title: To kill A Mockingbird Publication: The Florida Times Union Date: July 17‚ 2010 This article talks about the impact the book had on us then and now. Also it talks about how we have overcome so much yet still have some of the same racial problems as far as the legal system is accounted for. The article shows views on the book from different views of different readers. The author tells us his/her views and gives us an insight of the things some people think of the book
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Homaira Faquiryan 3/22/09 Period 3 Jeremy Atticus Finch’s Evolution A child learns so much from interacting with its surroundings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jeremy Finch does a whole lot of learning. Jem and Scout witness some of the evils of man and learn important lessons from them. However‚ Jem understands most of the events going on around him than his younger sibling Scout. From roughly the age of 10 through 13 we see how much Jeremy (Jem) Finch has evolved from
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Hypocrisy in To Kill a Mockingbird Hypocrisy is when somebody claims to live by certain morals and standards‚ or they teach these beliefs‚ but their own behavior does not uphold what they preach. Often a hypocrite will look down on other people or accuse them of things that they themselves are doing. We all can be hypocritical at times‚ but certain people and characters in To Kill a Mockingbird exemplify this negative trait. Sometimes these people do this unintentionally‚ other times they are fully
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In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee there are many different themes such as: stereotyping‚ justice‚ racial relationships‚ family and parent- child relationships. In my opinion the most important of these is stereotyping. When thinking about this story stereotyping against African-Americans is the first that comes to mind but in fact there are many others like gender and social class roles and the “southern belle” stereotype. The gender stereotype that comes into play is with
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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird a major theme is the loss of innocence. Whether from emotional abuse‚ racial prejudice or learning‚ Boo‚ Tom‚ and Scout all lose their innocence in one sense or another. The prejudice that each character endures leads to their loss. Through the responses of Boo‚ Tom‚ and Scout‚ Harper Lee shows how each character responded differently to their loss of innocence. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the character of Boo Radley is the
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The Character of Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird The narrator‚ Scout from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ is a grown woman telling the story through her eyes as a young girl. Most of the book’s charm is gathered from the ironicness of her perspective of growing up in the depression era in the South. As the novel progresses Scout becomes more courageous‚ intelligent‚ and mature which helps her develop into a better person. Scout is a very courageous young girl. In chapter two
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