You never really know anyone until you step into their shoes and walk around in them. In other words‚ it’s important to put yourself in someone else’s place in order to understand them better‚ consider things from their perspective. Scout’s greatest lesson is to recognize the validity and value of lives unlike hers and those of people she knows well. Scout describes the town of Maycomb as having several well defined class systems. There are the professional‚ educated white people where she and her
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Kevin Dinh 11/12/13 Period: 4 Too much Compassion puts oneself in danger In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee tells the story of a little girl‚ scout‚ growing up in a small town south of Alabama during the 1930’s. Scout‚ with her brother Jem and friend Dill‚ grow up in a town that has prejudice‚ racism‚ and hierarchy. Along the way‚ they learn how bad racism and prejudice can get. Atticus‚ the father of Jem and Scout‚ teaches the children about right and wrong. Atticus gets assign to a case
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Bianca Garcia Summer Reading Assignment English 1 MYP Period 2 To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee 1. The novel is set in a neighborhood in Maycomb County‚ about twenty miles east of Finch’s Landing; a homestead on the banks of the Alabama River during the 1930’s.The author used this particular location because of the jurisdictional customs that the county comes with‚ which plays an important role in outcome of the Tom Robinson case. Atticus mentions in the book that rape is a capital
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’To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel by Harper Lee. It was later adapted into a mainstream film of the same name. Even though the two media of text are completely different in many ways‚ they both convey the central themes‚ the messages behind the original work‚ such as good will always prevail over evil‚ the imporance of courage and what it takes to have it. In the novel‚ after Atticus agreed to defend Robinson‚ nearly the whole town of Maycomb was against him. They represented the evil side while
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destructive for the community and for Scout. For example‚ Scout doesn’t understand why Aunt Alexander doesn’t let her be friends with young Cunningham. Harper Lee uses children’s naivety and simplicity to show the complexities of the adult world and prejudice in human interaction. Atticus grows his children to be fair and equal. He is a very wise man‚ who in many situations knows how to act and what to do. In a racist society like Maycomb‚ he is brave enough to defend a black man. This trial is very
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Kalif Chew Mr. Spain APUSH 21 March 2014 To Kill a Mockingbird Book Report To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in Alabama in the early 1930s‚ during the beginning of FDR’s New Deal. FDR’s New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was caused by industrial overproduction‚ stock market crashes‚ and thousands of bank failures. This put the United States at its lowest economic point of all time. Too many
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Ciara Ross Mrs. Rasnic AP English Language 11 September 2012 Essay of Analysis: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee It takes a courageous man like Harper Lee’s character‚ Atticus Finch‚ to defend a negro in this time period. Despite the innocence of Tom Robinson‚ a hard working man accused of attacking a white woman‚ he will never fully receive the justice he deserves all due to the color of his skin. Although the trial of Tom Robinson was unethical and unjust‚ the arguments that Atticus presents
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Justice League is Challenged by Revenge Revenge can lead to justice‚ but justice may also lead to revenge. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the idea of justice is challenged and revenge is served to someone who deserves it. Justice and revenge are shown within the novel because Judge Taylor elected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson‚ Bob got Tom sent to jail‚ and Bob Ewell died. During the time of the novel coloured people would not get a good lawyer because they were considered
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Keep Prejudice Alive I do think that fear and prejudice do keep prejudice alive. I think that way but I also think there is more to it. But 2 components to prejudice are fear and ignorance. Ignorance makes you not want to listen to other people’s circumstances and where they are coming from or even why they feel that way. Also fear can make people want to stay away from some one or something and that can create prejudice. Sometimes people don’t even know why they are prejudice against
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hard headed and close minded. If you are looking at the world with a close mind‚ you’re going to miss a lot and not even know it. 2. “Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him‚ cursed him‚ spat on him‚ and threatened to kill him.”(Page 291). Bob Ewell was a man of no class. He showed his anger through disrespect. After Atticus rightfully accused him of the marks and beating on Mayella‚ Mr. Ewell knew that he knew the truth. What angered Bob the most was the
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