Question #1 The events after the rare snowfall symbolize many life lessons that Scout learns from various people. First‚ the snowfall itself symbolized how Scout has had trouble controlling her temper. Mr. Avery accuses Jem and Scout of the change in season‚ claiming that it is bad children who cause seasonal changes. Next‚ Jem constructs a figure that is made of mud but is covered in snow in response to Mr. Avery’s accusation. This symbolizes Mr. Avery and how he may seem white on the outside
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The True Definition of Southern Lady To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ published in 1960‚ takes readers through the challenging life of the main character Scout. Throughout the story‚ Scout grows in age as well as maturity. She learns more about the society of her town Maycomb‚ Alabama and discovers that life is more complex than one might think. As she ages‚ she is slowly being pressed upon to conform to the southern culture of becoming a young lady. Hence‚ Scout’s growth enables her to recognise
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A variety of lessons are taught to Scout and the reader in this award winning novel. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or more commonly known as Scout‚ growing up in 1930s Alabama USA with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. As she faces challenges‚ she is given guidance by many people around her. Her and the reader are taught how to communicate properly with people‚ how respect is given and gotten‚ and finally‚ equality among everything. The majority
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I sit in my home. Watching.Continually watching. Never doing. Never denying the stories they had been told. Ah. Them. Jem and Scout. I realize I shouldn’t‚ however‚ I generally consider them my kids. I watch them so much that I presumably know them superior to anything the greater part of their companions‚ including that kid Dill. The stories that they have found out about me make me impact their life nearly to such an extent‚ if not more than‚ their dad. They are the one thing in my life that has
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Right from the beginning of the story‚ the children innocently try to find out the truth about Boo Radley‚ unaware that they’re bothering him. They soon learn Boo’s true nature‚ through his kind acts of giving them treats and toys‚ to providing them with a blanket during a house fire. Someone who gives to others and doesn’t expect anything back‚ like Boo Radley‚ shouldn’t be made fun of and treated rudely. They realise this and end their childish activities with Boo. Since he treats them with kindness
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Is Atticus Finch static or dynamic? When reading To kill a mockingbird I realized that Atticus is a static character because he already knows what to do or what is going to happen next during difficult situations. In addition to that‚ he acts the same even when it is in different kinds of situations. Miss Maudie clarifies by saying‚ “ Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets. “ chapter 5 p. 52 This quote is explaining how Atticus does not change through his perspectives
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Class‚ Gender‚ and Race in To Kill A Mockingbird: Is Mayella Powerful? Power can be defined by many things‚ but usually power means the amount of control a person has over his or her life as well as the life of others. Mayella in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” is considered to be powerful and powerless at the same time. She is considered to be powerful because of her race‚ and powerless because of her gender and class. The place that Mayella comes from is considered a “dump”. They say she lives
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The mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. Like i said‚ the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. A mockingbird symbolizes innocence because they do no harm‚ just like people who have done no wrong. This is why it’s a sin to kill one because it’s a sin to hurt an innocent person. People like Boo Radley do things for people and
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“Common sense is not that common.” Voltaire‚ father of the enlightenment‚ said this about human nature. This is also a major theme of To Kill a Mockingbird. Over and over the society of Maycomb looks past the obvious. This is shown through the symbol of the mockingbird‚ Boo’s imprisonment and the juxtaposition of the kids and the society’s views. One way that lack of common sense is put on display is through the symbolism of the Mockingbird. Atticus tells the kids that the mockingbird is a symbol
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Scout has altered into a new person throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird for numerous reasons. As time went on she became more ladylike after she discovered the importance of manners especially with remaining calm. She then came to a realization that the majority of the time rumors were false‚ overall she learnt not to judge a book by its cover. Not only did she change in those ways but she became more observant of the world‚ and realized that the harshness of mankind is just reality. All these
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