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    Why Would Greaser Be Hero

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    Why Would Greaser Be Hero Greaser are not considered hero at all they considered us a hood or no good lieing dirty rat. Greaser like dally wouldn’t be considered friendly because he been to jail he could walk out with half of the store he and a buddy of his would fight each other almost every time they meet dally would trick the cop and convince them to help help him at time when he in trouble. What dally did that day made people change what they thought about him when he went in to help get the

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    Atticus is the father figure for his kids‚ Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Finch family lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the Great Depression. The kids spend much of their time playing with their gregarious neighbor‚ Dill‚ and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor Boo Radley. When their father‚ Atticus‚ who is a widowed man and a respected lawyer‚ defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges against a white girl‚ he is in/at a detriment. The trial

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    Jem Finch Monologue

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    the Finches house was a short walk but it felt long with the slientness of the night. As I walked into the finches house‚ Atticus was relieved but also extremely concerned (think of another way to say concerned) he motioned me to Jem’s room. I sat him down and my awkward self stood in the corner waiting for the other child to come. A few minutes passed by then she came Scout Finch‚ but there was someone on behind her Mr. Tate he was asking scout questions about the event that just happened. (i think

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    Atticus Role Model

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    Louise “Scout” Finch‚ learns that the majority of people in Maycomb County‚ Alabama have the same beliefs. They believe that black people are inferior‚ dishonest‚ and unimportant in society. Luckily‚ Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ have their father‚ Atticus‚ to look up to as a role model. Atticus does not follow the common stereotypes of Maycomb. He believes all men are created equal. The one moment in the novel that really distinguishes the Finch family’s beliefs from others is when Atticus agrees to represent

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    Jem Finch Trial

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    Over the course of the novel‚ Jem and Scout Finch learned just about every lesson essential in life. Although they are only nine and twelve when the story ends‚ they don’t have much left to learn in life. After living through a biased trial‚ a near-death experience‚ and prejudice these children understand a lot. If it wasn’t for people in their life like Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Calpurnia‚ they wouldn’t be as compassionate and intelligent as they grow to be. The trial of Tom Robinson is very influential

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    Scout Finch Reflection

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    things from someone else’s point of view.I also learned from this story that you should follow what you believe in and not care what others think. Just like when Atticus talks to Scout about how he has to defend Tom Robinson and how its the right thing to do‚ and that some people will not believe what he believes . In the story Scout Finch the main character‚ was an adventurer‚ she went out with her brother Jem and her friend Dill on adventures. Either playing through the neighborhood‚or going near

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    easy to see why Beowulf was an epic hero. He posed an extreme boastful personality‚ to the people at the time this was a very good trait to have. He was always seeking fame. The one particular event happened when he bragged about killing nine sea monsters out in the sea. He was always boastful to Hygelac about his victories of killing Grendel and his Mother which took place while he was in the land of Dane’s. With so many victories to speak of one could easily label him as an epic hero. When he

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    Beowulf is considered an epic hero for all his battles in his book “Beowulf”. Beowulf was known for many battles‚ but I the book he was in three epic battles. Some of his battles include killing five sea monsters‚ Grendel‚ and his own son. He also was known to have fought and killed Grendel’s mother‚ even though he didn’t. He also became the king of Herot. Him being an epic hero is why he was laid in the tower‚ that the Geats had built him‚ with all the treasures from Grendel’s mothers lair. The

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    Why Is Troy A Tragic Hero

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    There are many things that define a character as a tragic hero or not. A tragic hero is someone who has the quality for being some type of hero‚ but that character makes an error of judgement or has a certain flaw that brings tragedy to their life. In the play Fences the character Troy Maxson is believed to be a tragic hero. There are two key reasons as to why Troy is one. A major reason that Troy is a tragic hero is that he is a caring person but shows it differently from the others. The other reason

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    Atticus Maturation

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    her father‚ Atticus‚ being a major influence in her development. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the hypocrisy of the town is responsible for the maturation of Scout. The white people of Maycomb base their

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