than one child. They are also both single fathers who Lost their respective wife. Atticus Finch‚ he is a lawyer who has fought many battles in the court room‚ and has mostly won them. He is also a state representative. Atticus enjoys spending time with his kids‚ he enjoys reading to them and playing with them. Atticus preaches equality‚ and wants everyone to be treated the same weather they are black or white. Atticus has a good reputation in Maycomb County. Bob Ewell on the other hand
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over to their place‚ bangs on their front door‚ and when no one answers‚ shouts‚ “Mad dog’s comin’!”As Calpurnia sprints back to the Finch house‚ Atticus and Mr. Heck Tate‚ the sheriff in Maycomb‚ arrived. Thankfully‚ Mr. Atticus Finch got there on time and shot the mad dog before it causes any danger problems and issues. Atticus said: “I have not shot a gun in thirty years!” Surprisingly‚ he was called the ‘one shot Finch’ at his young
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and the streets are not paved‚ turning to “red slop” in the rain. This description situates Maycomb in the reader’s mind as a sleepy Southern town; Scout even calls it “tired.” It also situates Scout with respect to the narrative: she writes of the time when she “first knew” Maycomb‚ indicating that she embarks upon this recollection of her childhood much later in life‚ as an adult. The description also provides important clues about the story’s chronological setting: in addition to now-outdated elements
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judgment of other races are the best parents‚ "I’m glad at an impressionable age my Dad told me of a dumb white cop… telling a smart black woman… she was ’really just a Kaffir.’." (The New York Times) This man‚ Roger Cohen‚ grew up to understand how horrible racism is in Africa‚ as well as Scout did in To Kill A Mockingbird. But family problems are not the only problems‚ many problems are out in the public. Heaps of arguments and confrontations have happened because of racism. "… the court appointed
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drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”-Mandy Hale In the south of the United States during the 30’s in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama we follow the upbringing of two children in a racist‚ judging‚ non compassionate society. In the book To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee Jem and Scout Finch learn many lessons through out the book that will help them further themselves in life. They learn valuable lessons on not judging a person without walking in their shoes‚ and to have empathy toward others.
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"Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by
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Title: To Kill A Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Year of Publication: 1960 Text Type: Novel What makes the character in this text an outsider? The character that’s made an outsider is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an outsider because of his skin colour‚ and was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. But him being black was the main reason as to why he was the outsider. Scout and her family were also outsiders. They were made outsiders by the neighbourhood because her father Atticus was Tom Robinson’s
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better known as Jem and Scout Finch. (This is a very long sentence. A single sentence should contain just one idea. Break this one down.)Of course all children learn and grow up and as I conquered my way through the Pulitzer Prize winner ’To Kill A Mocking Bird’‚ a famous work
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and prefer to remain unknown. Other people do not want to learn the truth and prefer to believe what they think is right evidence not with standing. The people of Maycomb County are no different than people in the larger world. The characters in To Kill A Mockingbird work hard to maintain appearances that differ from reality. Several characters in the novel work hard to display an appearance that differs from their internal self because they feel alienated from others and uncomfortable with revealing
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children once.” – Charles Lamb This quote is in the beginning of the book‚ after the dedication. Charles Lamb was a children’s author and essayist. The quote shows one of the focuses in the book is‚ lawyers‚ and the other being children. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ as the characters of the novel progress from childhood to adulthood‚ they are exposed to more things that they may not have been able to understand before‚ gain maturity and knowledge and also lose their innocence
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