In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the author Harper Lee showed the hardships of growing up in the 30’s. The characters Jem and Scout are thrown in the middle of difficult times when their father‚ Atticus‚ chooses to represent a black man. From this choice of their father‚ Jem and Scout come to understand that the world isn’t fair and they learn how to deal with it. Through the interactions of the childhood world and the adult world‚ Jem and Scout’s personalities and learning change. Jem starts
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Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee places Atticus Finch very highly in terms of character. The rest of Maycomb‚ a 1930’s Alabama town‚ places him in a different light. They see him much lower on the same scale of character. Both of these opinions have a plethora of potential reasoning. Harper Lee’s maintaining positivity while Maycomb sees what they believe to be the negative side. Harper Lee may envision Atticus well due to his honesty to both his children and adults
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Atticus is one of the few people in Maycomb who is not prejudice. He does his job well as he is not afraid to stand up against what the society like. "I am simply defending a Negro-his name is Tom Robinson." Atticus is saying this quite proudly‚ showing respect towards the Negros. This states to us‚ the role model that he is. Atticus is always teaching his kids good morals‚ moreover how to think. "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you
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theme of courage. Atticus Finch shows the gift of determination through the book. Secondly‚ Mrs. Dubose who has a morphine addiction fights with endurance and firmness. In contrast‚ Boo Radley who has the fortitude to fight a man with a knife is a heroic and a fearful moment in the novel. Given theses points Atticus‚ Mrs Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are all a symbol of courage. Atticus Finch showed determination by fighting for Tom Robinson’s freedom. Atticus is a hardworking man who does not let go of this
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The relationship between a father and a daughter is something that has been cherished throughout the ages. Each plays a large role in the development and growth of in each others lives and personalities. The same is true for the relationship between Atticus and Scout in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird. The stereotypical father to a daughter is usually large‚ protective‚ and very kind. Atticus‚ however‚ does not fit the stereotype. He is kind‚ but unlike most fathers‚ he is tall and skinny‚ and
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Courage is a force that presents itself in many forms. After the death of Mrs. Dubose‚ the “cantankerous” neighbor the children initially despised‚ Atticus Finch informs the children on why Dubose was a brave lady by illustrating what courage is and is not. He explained‚ “I wanted you to see what courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand" (149). Courage is not being rebellious in the face of fear. It is not being vulnerable‚ frightful‚ and weak. Courage
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11/13/11 ALC W6 Atticus Finch: Father‚ Leader‚ Man A deeply prejudiced society needs a person willing to fight against the norm to begin to exact fairness. In the transition to a more equal society following the Civil War‚ white people in the South resisted the end of the hierarchy that had existed between the whites and the blacks. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama where racism features prominently in daily lifestyle. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer
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written by Harper Lee. Its setting was in Maycomb County‚ Alabama during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. The story was narrated through the eyes of a child‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ who was nicknamed Scout throughout the book. The dominant themes in this story were justice‚ courage and racism. To Kill a Mockingbird was basically about the story about the lives of two children‚ Scout and Scout’s older brother Jeremy‚ nicknamed Jem in the story‚ who were both the children of Atticus Finch‚ and their
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When Scout questions Atticus about the neighborhood tension over the Tom Robinson case‚ he replies‚ “‘It’s different this time‚’ he said. ‘This time we aren’t fighting the Yankees‚ we’re fighting our friends. But remember this‚ no matter how bitter things get‚ they’re still our friends and this is still our home’” (87). In other words‚ Atticus reminds Scout to look beyond the hostility that is thrown at the Finch family for the Tom Robinson case and instead‚ prompts her to still believe that her
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How does Harper Lee present and develop the theme of racial prejudice in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Harper 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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