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    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay "… every lawyer gets at least one case in their lifetime that affects him personally. This one’s mine‚ I guess."(76) People are confronted with new challenges every day‚ some harder than others. The way each individual approaches these challenges‚ differs from one person to the next. The piece of literature To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee shows us that there are many thing to consider when making a proper decision. The way one handles a problem can have a large

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    Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ the evil in this story is Andy Evans‚ Melinda Sordino’s antagonizer. Because of this‚ Melinda

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    "Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by

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    What makes “To Kill a Mockingbird” such an appropriate title? The mockingbird is seen as the most significant symbol in the book as it is continually repeated through literal and metaphorical means. This poignant motif runs through the entire book as it foreshadows the events which occurs in the latter part of the book. It seems very fitting because of the unnecessary destruction of innocence by the antagonists of the book. The first reference to mockingbirds aside from the title of the novel

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    The Admirable Qualities of Atticus Finch This story has all the qualities of a great fiction novel. That is why the novel is so famous fifty four years later. When I read this story‚ I got lost in the intricate plot‚ and remained entertained through Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout’s adventures‚ all the way to the heart wrenching ending. Like many books‚ this novel contains a unique cast of admirable characters who demonstrate a variety of likable qualities. Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters

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    good. However‚ no one is actually all good or all bad‚ though you may be more of one than the other. Most people are neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters surprised readers by starting off bad and ending good and overall‚ in a shade of gray. One character that falls into the shade of gray is Aunt Alexandra. The first time she appears in the book‚ it is discovered that even she‚ Atticus’ sister‚ doesn’t want him defending Tom Robinson

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    the pages of this composition absolutely astonished me and putting the dog-eared pages to rest for the night was often like fighting a losing battle. The events of this book followed the lives of two young children and although said events were sometimes magnificently overwhelming they generally corroborated that of happy and exciting lives of curious children‚ better known as Jem and Scout Finch. (This is a very long sentence. A single sentence should contain just one idea. Break this one down.)Of

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    Growing Up “Lawyers‚ I suppose‚ were children once.” – Charles Lamb This quote is in the beginning of the book‚ after the dedication. Charles Lamb was a children’s author and essayist. The quote shows one of the focuses in the book is‚ lawyers‚ and the other being children. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ as the characters of the novel progress from childhood to adulthood‚ they are exposed to more things that they may not have been able to understand before‚ gain maturity

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    Chapter 1 Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. pride in ancestry and “tradition” “Tired old town” (pg. 5) pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to

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    In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee allows us to face America’s regrettable legacy of racism‚ as well as the courage to overcome it and uses several strategies to do so. One example is Kids say racist‚ nasty things to Scout about Atticus defending a black man. Another example is Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill help Atticus face down a mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson. Atticus defines courage as “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what

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