playing. Jem is also brave and courageous. This is shown when Dill dares him to touch Boo Radley’s house. According to Scout‚ "In all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare." This also shows that he has a lot of pride. Jem also chose to defy Atticus’ order to go home that night at the jail cell‚ standing his ground. This prevented any possible injuries to Atticus. Jem is really protective of Scout. When Jem makes his first visit with Scout to Mrs Dubose’s house‚ Mrs Dubose greets him with "so you brought
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The novel ‘To kill a mockingbird’ is a story about the older Scout looking back at her childhood in Maycomb‚ Alabama retrospectively as an adult‚ how she had grown up from a world of complete innocence which she should have at her age into a much more complexed adult world contains lots of negative elements that she had never thought about trough numbers of vital lessons taught by different people. Boo Radley‚ a mysterious figure whom lives only a few yards but children can only know from the
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person who stands by their beliefs‚ such as Galileo‚ even characters found in book characters‚ such as Atticus in the book To Kill A Mockingbird‚ who stood for what his belief and not others‚ but in every one who will fight for what is right. The first kind of people who can be
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What do Jem and Scout learn during the course of the novel? Jem and Scout are two caring siblings who look out for each other. At the start the children are not aware of a few things such as what real courage was. Boo Radley‚ to them a very strange man‚ lived at the corner of the street in a shabby house with his father and mother. The children’s assumptions about Boo were very strange‚ they thought that “he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch” and that “his eyes popped and he drooled
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Jem Finch A character from To Kill A Mockingbird When children are growing up‚ they tend to go through particular events that helps them learn to cope with certain things and take responsibility in life. Jem Finch goes through a lot of events in his childhood. The protagonist Jem Finch changes throughout the book by the way he begins to see people and their true nature‚ how he matures‚ and how his view of bravery and courage varies through the book. Jem Finch overall‚ is character who
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Mockingbird’‚ Atticus Finch is portrayed as a truly unique individual. Atticus is a morally bound intelligent lawyer who believes in true justice for all. As a father‚ he puts a lot of emphasis on being an excellent role model for his children. The acts of heroism displayed by Atticus are firmly entwined with his beliefs about right and wrong. Even if it means discomfort for him‚ he prefers to follow his conscience and do the right thing. The most obvious heroic feature about Atticus is his sense
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the rumors spread about him; Boo Radley was locked in his house for 15 years and has never been seen by outsiders. Rumors say that he wanders the streets of Maycomb in the middle of the night and eats squirrels and possums. One time Boo Radley was cutting newspapers and when his father walk by he stabbed him in the legs‚ and resumed in cutting his newspaper like nothing happened. Because Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill’s little to no insight about Boo they started playing games about him. In chapter 4
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January 7‚2012 To Kill A Mockingbird How Did Atticus Influence Scout In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ I believe that Atticus had a great influence on Scout. Atticus influences Scout by him treating all people with respect and equality and he looked at the positive side of people and events. Atticus also taught her about treating all people equal no matter who they are. Atticus influenced Scout by telling her to treat nature with respect. Atticus teaches them great life lessons that will help
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Before the trial begins‚ Scout comes into contact with different characters that influence her and teach her life lessons. Through her interactions with Atticus‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Mrs. Dubose she learns empathy‚ optimism‚ and courage. Atticus is the biggest influence in Scout and Jem’s life because he is the only parent they have. Scout is a very one minded person‚ and she doesn’t really understand why other people do the things they do. On her first day of school Scouts teacher tried to buy the
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Atticus Finch Lawyer Father of Jem and Scout Single parent (Widower) Good influence to his children Defends Tom Robinson in his trial. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” He believes Maycomb county’s courts‚ along with others‚ are the only place where all men are equal. Scout Narrator Gets into trouble by Ms. Caroline for knowing how to read. Tomboy Solves many of her problems by fighting 4 years younger than Jem Jem’s sister Daughter
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