In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as Scout‚ has a particularly innate personality. Scout always does what she is told‚ unless she is with her brother Jem. When they are together she does whatever comes naturally to her. Scout is especially good‚ unusually intelligent‚ and remarkably unselfish. Scout has good intentions when planning her actions‚ most of the time. The one exception was when she acted profanely towards poor little Walter Cunningham
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1 9/3/15 Atticus Finch Paragraph In “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a moral man because he sets good examples for his children because he portrays a leading figure by using his words‚ not fists‚ not judging a person until you get to understand who they are‚ and being able to get along with just about anyone. Atticus believed in fighting with words‚ not fists. “Hold your head high and keep those fists down”(Lee 76)‚ as the story develops‚ Atticus reveals that he
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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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be very useful in cruel situations. Harper Lee illustrates many feats of bravery in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” that are not only physical‚ but morally courageous as well. The characters Jean-Louise “Scout” Finch‚ Atticus Finch and Mrs. Dubose are all courageous in their abilities to confront and overcome difficulties. Scout’s daring personality is first revealed near the beginning of the book when she picks a fight with Walter Cunningham. On her first day of school‚ Scout expresses no fear
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Bryant 9/25/12 To Kill a Mockingbird Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was a pivotal novel in literature at the time of its release and is looked at as a modern day classic. It has been renowned as a masterpiece of modern day American literature. For its strong and colorful characters‚ realistic yet fitting setting‚ and serious yet eye-opening topics and themes are just a handful of reasons why this book is so strong. For these reasons along with others
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In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I believe courage is a main point in the story. Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. Sticking up for others‚ helping others that are in danger‚ and sticking up for yourself. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has many examples of courage and they all show different meanings of what courage can do and how people show it during different events that happen. Having courage can cause something very succesful to happen without you knowing. Sticking up for
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ reveals the development of Jem’s character throughout the novel. The reader watches Jem undergo a metamorphosis during the three years that the novel spans. Boo Radley‚ Jem’s family‚ and the Tom Robinson trial‚ shape Jem into what he becomes by the end of the book. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem was an immature little boy‚ and was curious about Boo Radley. Because he was a young child‚ Jem was fascinated with the unknown. Hence the many plots he came
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Jada Bolden March 25‚ 2013 3a-English9 To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is more than just killing a mockingbird. “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a story about the struggle of one man’s effort to combat racism in the South during the Jim Crow Era. This book is also about Scout’s maturation. Scout is a tomboy who represents efforts to alter her behavior in order to make her more socially accepted. An archetype is an original pattern or model from which all things of the same
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee suggests that Scout’s innocence is somewhat tarnished throughout the novel. (Par. 4) After the incident with Bob Ewell during the Halloween play‚ all characters are faced with moral dilemma. At first‚ Atticus starts talking about Jem’s court case‚ as he believes that Jem is responsible for the murder of Mr. Ewell. Tate thinks that would be ridiculous‚ creating a story about Ewell falling on his knife and impaling himself. It is never formally recognized that
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Lee‚ Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York City: Grand Central Publishing‚ 2003 To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel that takes place in a small town in Alabama during the Depression‚ and is narrated by a little girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. She is a rowdy little girl that has strong opinions‚ loves her family‚ and likes to play outside. Scout tries to get her father to excuse her from school because of the teacher that she doesn’t like‚ Miss Caroline‚ who doesn’t know the usual Maycomb
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