To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapters 1-3 1. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout‚ Jem and Dill? 2. What‚ briefly‚ has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley. 3. Describe Miss Caroline’s interactions with Burris Ewell. What does this suggest about Miss Caroline? What does this suggest about the Ewells? 4. Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household? 5. Atticus says that you never really understand a person "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."(pp 33) What
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been told that it had nothing to fear but itself.” Prejudice is defined as injury or damage resulting from some judgement or action of another in disregard of one’s rights. There are many forms in which prejudice takes place‚ but in the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ prejudice takes place in the form of sexism‚ class systems and racism. Harper Lee clearly shows sexism in many ways throughout the book. In Maycomb‚ gender roles were defined with great clarity‚ and Scout was shocked at the
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world with innocence‚ but one can easily lose it. How? Racism‚ prejudice‚ and hatred is taught—however‚ some may not be affected by these cruel influences. These types of people can be referred to as mockingbirds‚ who "don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy." Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the literary elements that were used to identify childlike innocence were the use of metaphors‚ characters‚ and morals‚ that relates to the theme of racism and pure innocence. The use of metaphors
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TKM Aphorism Project “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” (Lee 149). True bravery is when you’re aware that the odds are against you‚ however‚ you have the ability to persevere through it. Even though you don’t want to complete the task ahead of you‚ an inner force brings
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3 major themes from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. They are social inequality‚ perspective‚ and racism. Social inequality is something that was very pronounced in the 1930’s. Everyone has their own view‚ or perspective‚ on each story‚ but sometimes their view can be biased and altered. Racism is something that our country has struggled with in the past and continues to struggle with today. I don’t think that the NAACP should ban the book To Kill a Mockingbird because it’s important for us to know
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The story is narrated by a young girl named Jean LouiseFinch‚ who is almost always called by hernickname‚ Scout. Scoutstartsto explain the circumstancesthat led to thebroken arm thather older brother‚ Jem‚ sustained many years earlier; shebegins by recounting herfamily history.Thefirst of her ancestors tocometo America was a fur-trader and apothecary namedSimonFinch‚who fledEngland to escape religious persecution and establisheda successful farm on thebanks of the AlabamaRiver. The farm‚ calledFinch’sLanding
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To Kill A Mockingbird In “To Kill a Mockingbird” by harper lee clearly says that killing a mockingbird is a sin because it does not commit crimes‚besides making its beautiful music. therefore there are a few characters in the story that could be considered to be mockingbirds. Tom robinson could be considered to be the most obvious mockingbird in the book. furthermore in chapter 17-19 in the court session while tate the sheriff‚ and mr ewell‚ and Tom Robinson made their testimonies it
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Chapters 1-5 _____l. Jem a. respected lawyer in town _____2. Simon Finch b. is the main “character” actor in the plays performed by the children _____3. Boo Radley c. never brings a lunch to school because his family is too poor _____4. Atticus d. A big sin because they are innocent; known for their sweet song _____5. Jack e. only comes the first day of every school year; whole family lazy _____6. Calpurnia f. Atticus’s brother;
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To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that depicts many issues in society which include racism and discrimination. The novel provides an insight on how the issues in society affect people‚ but also the way others think and behave. Most of the conflicts in this novel deal with how the Finches‚ most especially Scout is struggling with the issues of racism in their town. One of the key points is how Scout struggles to understand the circumstances around her and why they are occurring
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Hastings Secondary School TKAM Mockingbird Symbol Essay Submitted by: Denver Jones Submitted to: Mr. Rogers Course Code: ENG 2D1 Date: April 30th‚ 2012 A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant by doing nothing but sing to us and doing no harm to anyone. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird symbolizes Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Scout and Jem‚ and Mayella Ewell‚ who were all peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin
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