understand the true definition of racism. Scout hasn’t experienced racism and is confused by it‚ because she is very young and hasn’t matured in knowing the true definition of racism. In the novel‚ Scout asks Atticus if she can go back to Calpurnia’s church on Sunday‚ Aunt Alexandra responds for Atticus and tells Scout she may not go. Aunt Alexandra tells her this because she thinks that the Finches’ are in a “higher” ranking than the African Americans. Scout didn’t see why Aunt Alexandra said no‚ as
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the story " To Kill a Mockingbird‚" Scout learns many different things about the human condition‚ and many people throughout this story help has been discovered for new traits. Characters such as Miss Maudie‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson help Scout discover who she really is throughout the novel. All these characters have an outlook on Scout because it gives her thoughts on ideas of life‚ and of peoples actions and beliefs.
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The novel is set in Alabama in the 1930’s‚ while black vs. white racism was a big issue and problem for many. Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ young children who witness the discrimination first hand when their father‚ a white man‚ defends a black man in court. Lee does a great job developing the characters; especially the narrator‚ Jean Louise Finch (Scout). Scout’s thoughts‚ conversations‚ and actions‚ illustrate that she’s emotionally maturing from the innocent child that she was. Through
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Mockingbird’s Scout Finch is an unreliable narrator in that many of the key events she mentions throughout her narration are taken from second hand accounts and other people. One of the main plot points of the novel is the character of Boo Radley. The Finches’ neighbour‚ Boo‚ was depicted as an elusive person. He hardly went outside or socialized with others‚ due to his violent nature. Scout had hardly any real contact with him until the end of the novel. All of the knowledge Scout knew of Boo was
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situations. Scout learns to do the right things and becomes Mature in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Throughout the Novel‚ Scout transforms Immature to Mature due to the types of situations she has been in. At the beginning of the Novel‚ Scout is Immature. Scout displays this trait when Scout says “I was born good‚ but had grown progressively worse every year” (Lee 67). Through this quote‚ it is clear that scout is very Immature and needs to grow up. Throughout the Novel Scout learns fighting
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There are over 70 million fathers in the United States‚ but how many of these fathers actually care about their children? In 2012‚ 24.4 million fathers were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18. 1.96 million fathers were single. Forty-four percent of these single fathers were divorced and thirty-one percent were never married. Fathers usually leave their children after divorce for the mothers to take care of. Men who would actually care about having children would first get
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about in someone’s skin” is a main theme‚ particularly as two of the main protagonists Jem and Scout learn to do this as they grow up throughout the book along with the reader. Atticus‚ the children’s father‚ educates the children on how to treat and comprehend other people. As Jem and Scout grow older in the novel‚ they begin to understand this lesson and act upon it both knowingly and sub-consciously. Scout empathises with Walter Cunningham during school at the beginning of the book. When her teacher
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Rosa Parks once said‚ “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet‚ and‚ hopefully‚ we shall overcome.” As we see in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch without question prepares Scout for what she will meet and shall overcome. Atticus is not the only one that fulfills this task. Aunt Alexandra‚ Calpurnia‚ Miss Maudie‚Jem‚ Boo Radley‚ and even Dill influence and prepare her for the real world. Out of all the people in her life‚ three characters
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by Harper Lee‚ the main character‚ Scout‚ has experience a few changes to her perspective towards other. Scout used to be a little shy and a troublesome little girl. She was considered rude at first‚ but she is only a first grader‚ and children need to learn the rights and the wrongs‚ she was blameless. She could yell at someone for doing something that she considered as “wrong”. But she is eager to give someone her knowledge about the families of Maycomb. Scout actually developed quite fast because
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Christina Puerto Ms. Weninger Period: 1 To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapter 5 -Where do Scout and Jem start finding gifts? Jem and Scout find gifts in the knothole of the tree. -What do they find? List all the items. They find sticks of gum‚ 2 Indian head pennies‚ a pocket watch‚ 2 soap carved dolls‚ twine‚ and a spelling bee medal. -Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they did what? Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they changed the name of the characters
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