In the fictional life of Scout Finch‚ a six-year-old girl living in 1930’s Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ life is changing and her perceptions of her beloved town and family is evolving. In the book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” we are invited to enter Scout’s mind‚ years later‚ and recount a time in her life where she was forced to grow and change as challenges came her way. Scout recalls a time where Atticus Finch‚ Scout’s father‚ is appointed to represent an African American man who has been accused of raping
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Scout is one of many brave children in the novel. For example‚ Scout isn’t afraid to stand up to people who might hurt her or her family‚ and she doesn’t let anyone or anything change the way she does things‚ as well as‚ not letting the kids at school get to her and being able to control her emotions and actions. The role of Scout being brave is talked about in the novel. This happens in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The book focuses on how the separation of blacks and whites used
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Is Atticus a hero? Why or why not? At least for me this a tough question. Atticus had done many things that could make him hero. However‚ at the same time he has done some things that don’t make him a hero. He could be heroic if you think killing a mad dog and trying to save Tom Robinson’s life. He could also be the complete opposite if you think that he knew Tom Robinson was going to lose and didn’t seem to care. Tom Robinson was killed because he lost the trail from Atticus. It definitely wasn’t
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characters like Atticus and Scout. In TKAM‚ Atticus stands up for Tom Robinson despite the threats and misfortunes he gets from doing it‚ Mrs. Dubose defeats her addiction to morphine and Atticus defends Calpurnia against his own sister‚ all these events enforce Harper Lee’s theme that courage is when you stand up for what you believe in and can achieve what you desire‚ despite social pressure. To begin with‚ Harper Lee reveals who really is the hero of the novel when she shows the readers‚ Atticus Finch
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the world from his or her point of view. We see Scout do this with Jem‚ after he visits the Radley lot: As Atticus once advised me to do‚ I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it: if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning‚ my funeral would have been held the next afternoon. So I left Jem alone and tried not to bother him. (Lee 77) Here is one of the many examples of where Scout applies what she has learned from Atticus. To “walk around in Jem’s skin‚” means to sympathize
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it mean to be polite? The human being is social since from the beginning of its existence on Earth‚ billions years ago. From that time on‚ we have been living in a society with laws‚ rules and concepts about how to be polite‚ have good manners and good behavior. Although these concepts can change from culture to culture‚ I believe that say “please” or “thank you” to people next us‚ who also make part of our society‚ means to be polite all over the world. Being polite means knowing
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and their environment. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch’s moral journey from an immature‚ innocent child to a wise‚ sympathetic teenager begins‚ climaxes‚ and ends with three major events: the Boo Radley incidents‚ the death of Ms. Dubose‚ and Tom Robinson’s guilty verdict. Jem first begins to put himself in others’ shoes and learn sympathy from his fascination with Boo Radley.
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There are many ways to become a good parent‚ and many ways to become a not so good one. In the book‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird”‚ there are many opinions on what the children of the time should do such as help out on family farms or learn to read. Atticus is a good parental figure because he teaches Scout and Jem good life lessons‚ shows his kids to treat everyone equally‚ and treats them with unconditional love. Atticus Finch is someone to teach his children very good‚ helpful life lessons. In the
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A final aspect in which Jem matures and changes is in his views on racism. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem never realizes the issue of the black and white that is prevalent in the south during the time in which the novel is taking place. After all‚ Calpurnia‚ a black lady for whom he shows respect the same as he does to white ladies‚ is raising him and Scout. One of the first instances in which Jem comes face-to-face with racism is when Calpurnia takes him and Scout to the black church with her
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Journal 5 First‚ I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ and I finished the book. Chapters 24-30 are about Aunt Alexandra’s attempt to make scout more feminine‚ Helen Robinson’s reaction to Tom’s death‚ Cecil’s current event about Hitler‚ Scout and Jem’s pageant‚ and Mr. Ewell attacking Jem and Scout on their way home. Dill leaves to go back to the Meridian and school starts. Jem gets frustrated easily now because he is going through tough times. In this journal‚ I will be evaluating “walking
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