The Evolution of Boo Radley’s Character in To Kill a Mockingbird Leah and I worked together to create two acrylic paintings that show Scout’s growth in her perspective of Boo Radley. Our reason for choosing acrylic paint is because it comes in a wide range of colors that we could use to express our message and theme. Another reason we chose to use acrylic is because it is very versatile and can be made to appear like watercolor or oil paint. The first scene that we chose to portray is when the children
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ follows a young girl named Scout Finch who lives in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. She goes around with her brother and her friend‚ Dill‚ and learns quickly that there is tension building up‚ as conflict breaks out when a woman accuses a black man of raping her. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ defends Tom Robinson‚ knowing he is innocent‚ and falsely accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend
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Atticus explains this lesson to Scout after she has a bad day at school. This relates to one of the major theme in the book‚ which is tolerance. He tells her that judging is wrong and should not expect things from people that you do not know or understand. Atticus wants Scout to learn that she will start to make more friends in Maycomb after she understands what the full story is before making an assumption. Atticus believes that most of the prejudice in the town occurs due to the judgement. Scout
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Frederick Douglass once said “The mind does not take its complexion from the skin” Many people in the town of Maycomb feel that colored people are less important because of their skin. Life is too short to only see the outside of people. In “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper lee‚ The story takes place down South in a town called Maycomb. In this small town there is racism‚ discrimination. kindness‚ and innocence‚ Symbolism is issued throughout the novel by Harper Lee to introduce the topic of racism
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For this project I choose the three genres of a map‚ a postcard and a collage looking at them through a socio-economic‚ a historical and psychological lenses. This project is peices of Scout’s scrapbook that she made. My first genre in my novel is a map of Maycomb through a socio-economic lense showing the different levels of the social classes based on economy as well as the character’s reputation and how they are perceived by society. “Behind the rough oak pulpit a faded pink silk banner proclaimed
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Throughout the book‚ many conflicts happen and the setting plays a major part in the conflicts. During this time period‚ racial discrimination is coming into full swing and the character Atticus unfortunately gets in the middle of all of it. With everything revolving around Atticus‚ his character develops the theme of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus reveals the theme of the book as “Always do the
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Have you ever wanted to see an almost perfect character in a book? In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ she created a character like this who lives in Maycomb County. This book was set during the Great Depression. Atticus in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ it’s the town lawyer of Maycomb. He is also the father of Scout and Jem Finch. The story is about a family who lives in Maycomb County that faces difficulties throughout the story. Atticus is a good teacher‚ stays solid‚ and is a respectful person when
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Firstly‚ In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus as empathetic and moral. To begin with‚ Atticus is empathetic for many reasons. For one‚ Atticus always walks in other people’s shoes before he judges anyone. Atticus always walks in another person’s shoes or skin‚ as he puts it because everyone has different things that you do not know and you should not judge them for as he puts it. Atticus always tells the kids that they should give everyone a chance as he does. Atticus also is empathetic
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I agree with Moser’s point that this show seems to depict discrepancies in the justice system based on class and also adds the different perspectives‚ all while highlighting the lovable oaf Avery. Moser makes many points about the intersections and interactions between different socioeconomic classes in Manitowoc county as well as the condescending attitudes of the those who are above others. The article further highlights the idea of demonizing the poor as exemplified by O’Kelly’s statement and
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Living in a world where white supremacy is the social norm‚ and blacks are constantly treated unjustly‚ two kids Scout and Jem Finch‚ along with the help of their father‚ learn to overcome social injustices. Maycomb is a small town within the state of Alabama‚ but in that town lies discrimination‚ segregation‚ prejudice‚ and much more. When Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is called to defend a black man in a rape case‚ chaos arises. In the thick of it all lies Jem and Scout‚ and they have to learn
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