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    How does Harper Lee present and develop the theme of racial prejudice in ‘To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee presents and develops racial prejudice in a very subtle way. The happenings in the novel are all seen from the point of view of an innocent‚ unbiased child‚ called Scout. As she is only young she sees the world in the simple‚ non-prejudiced way that adults would see. In my opinion this makes the novel more exciting‚ and makes the reader think and understand differently in the book. The word

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    Nelson Mandela once said‚ “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use the change the world.” The power of education can make a human being to become wiser as well as intelligent. It creates more opportunities for new perspectives and eliminated prejudices. As children‚ we look up to our parents for moral life lessons and influence us as grow up. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird clearly demonstrates Atticus’s moral lessons of prejudice; empathy and true courage have shaped Jem

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    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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    I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 207. These six chapters are about Jem‚ 13 and Scout‚ 9 dealing with the effects of Atticus’s case. Jem and Scout have always believed that Atticus is extremely boring‚ but he is actually quite the opposite. He could shoot really well and demonstrated his ability by shooting down old Tim Johnson. Furthermore‚ Atticus was gone and he didn’t want to leave the children home alone‚ so Calpurnia brought them to church. When they went to

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    well as in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee. Throughout the story‚ the main characters‚ Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ and Jeremy “Jem” Finch‚ test their bravery with events that challenge their weaknesses‚ which later become their favorite victory‚ by the help of important others. While they all have an individual type of courage‚ the three most important characters all share the common feeling of fear. Therefore‚ it is evident that each main character in the novel shows moral

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    past; in addition to‚ being a prevailing problem in today’s society. The education of our children in undoubtedly one of the most important things that we can do now‚ to ensure a better future for ourselves and everyone else. In Harper Lee’s most famous book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ it can clearly be seen that things are bound to go wrong when a child isn’t given a moral education. This book took place during the great depression so many of the poorer families could not afford to lose a child to school

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    relates to the main theme in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ since a major theme is not to deliberately harm people who are helpless and who don’t harm others in the society. In the book both Atticus and Miss Maudie agree that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because in society mockingbirds bring happiness and they don’t cause harm. In this book there are characters that could be symbolized as mockingbirds such as Tom Robinson‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Boo Radley. These characters have been

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    view.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about two boys named Jem and Dill. Jem lives with his father Atticus Finch‚ his little sister Scout Finch‚ and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb County. Dill lives with his mother in Meridian‚ Mississippi and he also visits his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb which is where his family is originally from. B. In to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ I believe that the book would change drastically if it was told from Jem’s and Dill’s point of view. 1. To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Atticus is a good father. Atticus is a good father because he finds our why people do the things they do before judging them. Atticus doesn’t hurt his kids when they do something wrong‚ he just lets them try to fix it. Atticus lets his kids do what they want to certain extent‚ this helps them build their own identities. With these characteristics‚ Atticus can live a good life and influence others to do good. Atticus finds our why people do the things they do before judging them

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    Courage‚ you have probably heard of this word before but what does it actually mean? Well‚ according to dictionary.com‚ an online dictionary‚ courage means the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ courage is evidently portrayed when Atticus does what no white man would ever dare to do in those days‚ lest they be scorned by the community. Atticus had the courage to stand up for a Negro‚ a black‚ Tom

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