No matter what race you are‚ you can still take away 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
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three‚ when Scout was beating up Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard‚ Jem was the first one to step in and calm her down. He helped her think about how she was the bigger person and how “rubbing his nose in the dirt” wouldn’t change anything. Jem did a good job of protecting Scout by inviting Walter over to their house for dinner so then he wouldn’t be mad at Scout anymore. It is also a very respectable thing to do because he also knows that the Cunninghams don’t have very much. Jem is also childish
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revealed near the beginning of the book when she picks a fight with Walter Cunningham. On her first day of school‚ Scout expresses no fear in fighting a boy “as old as [Jem] nearly” and “rubbing his nose in the dirt” (Lee 22). She is able to confront boys older than her and fight them without the thought of getting herself hurt. She faces the danger with no hesitation and no fear. She completely ignores the fact that Walter Cunningham is a boy and that he is a few years older than her. Scout’s boldness
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10 Tips for Highly Sensitive People By Margarita Tartakovsky‚ M.S. Associate Editor When I completed Elaine Aron’s Highly Sensitive Person Self-Test‚ I checked 24 statements. Out of 27. I checked everything from being bothered by bright lights and loud noises to getting startled easily to trying to avoid mistakes to not watching violent movies or TV shows. Maybe you can relate. While there are many differences among highly sensitive people (HSPs)‚ we have one thing in common: HSPs
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One of the principal aims of To Kill a Mockingbird is to subject the narrator to a series of learning experiences and then observe how much she profits from her experiences. There is rarely a chapter that does not teach Scout something new or does not build toward a new learning experience. So‚ one rewarding approach to the novel is throughout an examination of these experiences. In the largest view‚ Scout learns about (1) justice and injustice through the Tom Robinson trial; (2)
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References: Cunningham‚ H. 2006. The Invention of Childhood. London: BBC Books Clarke K Furedi F. 2002. Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the Experts Might Be Best for Your Child. Chicago: Chicago Review Press Hedrick H James A & Prout A. 2007 (eds). Constructing
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Cited: Staples‚ Brent. Black Men and Public Space. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2012. Print Cunningham‚ Amy. Why Women Smile. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2012. Print Theroux‚ Paul. Being a Man. The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction. New York: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2012. Print
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view. With that‚ you will gain sympathy and compassion. During the book “To kill a mockingbird” Scout’s level of perception is altered by her experiences‚ a dinner with Walter Cunningham‚ hearing Miss Maudie talk about Boo Radley and how she teaches her uncle about there being two sides to every story. Walter Cunningham accompanied Jem and Scout to their house for dinner. They were all eating their dinner when Walter asked for the molasses and poured it all over his dinner. Scout asked him what
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They think that social inequality is normal and natural to have. For example Scout’s first day at school when Walter Cunningham didn’t bring lunch because he don’t have any food or money. Then her teacher Miss Carilor offers and Scout had to explain to the teacher that the Cunningham’s are poor and at the bottom of the social hierarchy. Socially people in Maycomb view everyone
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Cited: Cunningham‚ Noble E. Jefferson Vs. Hamilton‚ Confrontations That Shaped A Nation. New York /Boston: Macmillan‚ 2001. 29-63. Print. 1580 words (this does not include the cover page or the works cited)
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