For some people‚ maturing can be a hard concept. It takes a level of focus to become mature and to be capable of going through things that eare hard to overcome. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Scout shows that she is capable of becoming mature and overcoming everything that she faces. Over the book Scout faces being bullied because of her dad defending an African American person‚ going through the trial and losing‚ and almost getting killed by Bob. Also she faced something that
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What is courage? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee describes courage as continuing to do something even when one knows the outcome is not going to be the way one wants it to be. Courage is not always about winning and losing. It is about being able to finish what one starts and doing what one thinks is right when others might think it is wrong. As Atticus stated‚ ‘’Simply because we were licked a hundred years ago before we started is no reason for us not to try to win‚ Atticus said’’(pg
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written by Harper Lee‚ is a parallel story about two young children who grow up in a racist southern town and learn that life is not all fun and games. In the beginning of the book the main characters Scout and Jem spend their days playing together and exploring their hometown of Maycomb‚ Alabama. They are especially intrigued with their mysterious neighbors‚ the Radley’s. Later on in the novel‚ Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is appointed to defend a black man and the children realize how unfair and
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masculine. For instance‚ in the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Mrs. Dubose tells Scout‚ “--what are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole‚ young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn’t change your ways!” (Lee 135). Furthermore‚ there is a strong bias that women cannot do certain jobs‚ typically being more difficult or uncleanly tasks. In turn‚ being a stay-at-home father is given a negative connotation and seen as emasculating. Mental illness is also very
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by Harper Lee‚ we see the truth of this statement. One lesson learned‚ is that to understand a person’s reasoning‚ one must first see 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)
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Which Character does Harper Lee create the most sympathy for in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee creates many characters‚ which we‚ as the reader‚ can feel sorry for. Boo Radley‚ Atticus‚ even the Ewells at some points. However Tom Robinson has faced many hard challenges in his life but gets through them being kind and honest and yet in the end he still ends up shot out of cold blood. Harper Lee creates sympathy for Tom by allowing the reader to straight away know
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to put yourself in their shoes. Throughout Part 1 in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ this idea is shown in various scenarios‚ to prove that empathy is the solution to racism and prejudice. One of the ways the author‚ Harper Lee‚ had shown that empathy was the solution to racism and prejudice‚ was Jem and Scout was prejudice towards Ms. Dubose because of the way she acted towards them‚ but later on they showed empathy for her and she was no longer judged by them. “..We would be raked by her wrathful gaze‚
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Depression. racism and the need to remain innocent‚ played a big role in the day to day lives of children growing up. The overall topic of the book is where lies and deceit destroy innocence in those who represent Mockingbirds. In the novel by Harper Lee‚ scout (Jean Louise Finch) is a tomboy who narrates the story through trying to solve problems with her fists than with her head‚ which is portrayed in the book through coming of age and it relationships with Miss Maudie’s cakes‚ Atticus gun‚ and
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hand-in-hand. In fact‚ one is rarely affected without the other being affected as well. A great example is the struggle of African Americans throughout history and the effect it has had on literature of that time. In her novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee uses historical examples and situations to bring to light the horrors of prejudice in Southern society that have gone on for years‚ and makes obvious the need for change. The book itself is based in the 30s. During this time‚ racial tension concerning
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Mary Katherine Talley Ms. Alix Stelly English 1 7 March 2017 The Life of Harper Lee Harper Lee is still one of America’s most well known authors‚ not just because of her Pulitzer Prize winning novel‚ but because of the type of person she was. Lee was a civil rights enthusiast and was very interested in the 1960s movement (“Harper Lee: Childhood”). She became famous for her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which tells the story of a young girl in Maycomb‚ Alabama and the racism of the south. She lived
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