The Hidden Truths of Society Imagine owning someone. Imagine being able to control every movement of their fragile bones. Imagine making a marionette out of an innocent person. Now consider someone owning you. How would it feel‚ having to perform every task asked of you and being unable to say no? Perhaps that is how blacks felt in the when slavery began. Long since 1619‚ when the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown‚ an American colony‚ whites were deemed to be privileged. When you
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To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee Reading Notes Part 1: Theme: The most prominent theme from chapters 1 to 4 is “Silence”. This is a theme because the town that these four chapters are based in is a very taciturn town. Their main pastime was going to church. “They didn’t go to church‚ Maycomb’s principal recreation” (Lee 11). The dullness of this down was also very noticeable. “Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to
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your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here…” Speaker: Significance: 11. “…Shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Speaker: Significance: 12. “When stalking one’s prey‚ it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing‚ and as sure as eggs he will
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In September‚ Scout and Jem go to school. Their teacher Miss Caroline is strict to the students. Her teaching style pushes them too hard. The students are not adapted to it. Scout has been taught reading by Calpurnia‚ the cook in her home‚ in a naive but effective method. It remains unsure whether Miss Caroline will eventually fit into her students and fellow teachers in the town. Walter is a poor‚ shy child in the class. He has no book‚ tidy clothes or even lunch. Atticus helped his father‚ and
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To Kill a Mockingbird Reader’s Notes Andrew Malo “’It’s not necessary to tell all you know. It’s not lady-like in the second place‚ folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates ‘em. You’re not gonna change any of them by talkin’ right‚ they’ve got to want to learn themselves‚ and when they don’t want to learn there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language’” –Calpurnia was speaking to Scout (Pg. ) In this passage‚ Lee is using
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 17/11/12 SA’ADATU SHU’AIBU Calpurnia is the woman we all see as the mother figure at the Finches house. At the beginning of the book the narrator (scout) shows off Calpurnia as a strict but caring woman‚ who was always there for the kids. As we get to the point of her confrontation with Lula‚ we learn more about the character. Harper lee uses dialogue to portray Calpurnia with a split personality and also not being prejudiced. The dialogue Harper Lee uses in
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Miguel Martinez Per. 6 English Dr. Beagle 5/18/12 To Kill a Mockingbird Chap. 23-31 Vocab. 1. Credibility- the quality of being trusted and believed in Book Sentence: “I had destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial‚” (292). Original Sentence: After beginning a lying spree to his parents‚ he had lost his credibility. 2. Furtive- attempting to avoid notice or attention‚ typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble;
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CALPURNIA Calpurnia enters into the story very early on in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and is an integral part in the story. She works for the Finch family as their cook and mother figure. We get a very clear picture of Calpurnia in Chapter One. “She was all angles and bones.” This suggests the maybe she doesn’t have much money to buy food or that she is older. It also shows that she is older because “She had been with us ever since Jem was born‚ and I had felt her tyrannical presence for as long
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1) Chapter 5: "He said he was trying to get Miss Maudie’s goat... (p. 48). (To get one’s goat is to make a person disgusted or angry.) 2) Chapter 5: "True enough‚ she had an acid tongue in her head... (p. 49)." (Acid is very bitter in taste. Someone with an acid tongue is someone who tends to speak bitterly or sharply.) 3) Chapter 7: on the days he carried the watch‚ Jem walked on eggs (p. 65)."(To walk on eggs is to walk very carefully.) 4) Chapter 9: "I drew a bead on him (p. 81)
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*DOUBLE CHECK QUOTES/PAGES* *TALK ABOUT BEAUTY THEY BRING* The 11th Commandment By: Mayuraah Rajasri "They don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird." Miss. Maudie explained to Scout and Jem. This meant that there was a moral law people should follow against killing mockingbirds‚ for we are to spare their innocence. (Lee‚ 94) In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are several characters that could be considered as symbolic
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