To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is a story that takes place in a town called “Maycomb” in the Southern United States during the early twentieth century; the Great Depression. The narrator of the story‚ Scout Finch‚ tells of life in Maycomb County. Up to Chapter 19 in the text‚ Atticus Finch‚ Scout’s father‚ is defending a black man named Tom Robinson‚ who is accused of rape against Mayella Ewell. Due to this‚ Harper Lee makes it apparent that the story essentially revolves around racism‚ abuse
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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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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Chapter Questions: Chapter One 1. it is a small and very poor town in southern America‚ Atticus is a lawyer and has two children. They aren’t poor they are just lower class. 2. Because the house is full of mystery and myths 3. Scout is the narrator of the story and is looking back on this particular chapter of her life Chapter Two 1. Scout loves learning and has heard about all the good things at school from Jem 2. Jem doesn’t want anything to do with Scout at school
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that takes place during the 1930’s in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The book tells the story of a little girl named Scout Finch‚ who is growing up in a world with a harsh reality‚ more specifically‚ prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race‚ this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However‚ although prejudice occurs all throughout the book
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1. “Nature sent him into the world strong and lusty‚ in a thriving condition‚ wearing his own hair on his head‚ the proper branches of this reasoning vegetable‚ until the axe of intemperance has lopped off his green boughs‚ and left him in a withered trunk;” Nature sent man into the world in its purified state until indulgence has corrupted its being. 2.“he then flies to art‚ and puts on a periwig‚ valuing himself upon an unnatural bundle of hairs (all covered with powder) that never grew on
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the community.This eventually creates a lot of drama about everything that happens. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird she portrays the idea that the weight of prejudice weighs down on you the more you grow up; this becomes clear to readers the Finches‚ and others are forced to deal with exclusion and hatred from the people of Maycomb. During the progression of To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout don’t only grow physically they also grow mentally. In this scene Scout is forced to take the
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of something Mayella couldn’t live with. “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ’em‚ but remember it ’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(TKAM) This is important because it’s about a lot more than just birds. It was a sin to kill an innocent being‚ such as a mockingbird‚ but it was also a sin to what happened to Tom. It is a sin because similar to a mockingbird‚ all Tom did was help Mayella. He never disturbed anyone and usually stayed to himself. Mocking birds help people by making music
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapter 1 1. Maycomb is a slow‚ tired town with an incredible assortment of citizens. But‚ all of them are typical small town personalities: the gossips‚ the hicks‚ the poor‚ the upper-class‚ the boogeyman‚ etc. Atticus is a lawyer‚ a “satisfactory” father and supportive of his family. Jem is the typical older brother and Scout the typical younger sister. They are best friends. Yet fight/argue plenty. 2. Dill is small for his age‚ with white-blond hair and
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To Kill A Mocking Bird – Chapter Questions 1) What do we learn about Atticus Finch‚ his children and the town of Maycomb in the first chapter? a) Atticus Finch is a wise‚ single father. He is a qualified‚ intelligent and distinguished lawyer practising in the south of Alabama in a rural town named Maycomb. Atticus has a high moral integrity and is bred from an upper-class background. He has a brother named Jack Finch and a sister named Alexandra. Atticus has two children named Jean-Louise
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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 3-5 Summary Chapter 3 summary Jean/scout tries to beat up Walter Cunningham at the school playground for getting her in trouble Jem stops her from beating Walter up and scout explained the situation to Jem Walter was invited by Jem to come and have lunch with him and Scout During lunch Atticus and Walter were talking about farming for most of the time Walter pours molasses all over his food which causes Scout to yell in surprise making Walter embarrassed
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