SIMILARITIES OF HARPER LEE AND SCOUT INTRODUCTION: The book opens with the Finch family ’s ancestor‚ Simon Finch‚ a Cornish Methodist fleeing religious intolerance in England‚ settling in Alabama‚ becoming wealthy and‚ contrary to his religious beliefs‚ buying several slaves.The main story takes place during three years of the Great Depresion in the fictional "tired old town" of Maycomb‚ Alabama. It focuses on six-year-old Scout Finch‚ who lives with her older brother Jem and their widowed father
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Erisen Mr.Orourke English 9 17 Dec 2012 Mockingbirds and Scout Mocking birds in real life what they do is basically nothing but to sing for us. They do not harm any crops‚ corns etc. They do not hurt anything or anyone. In other words Mockingbirds are innocent. That is why in Harper Lee “To Kill a Mockingbird” Mockingbirds symbolizing scout. Scout and Mockingbirds are both similar. They are both innocent. A mockingbird does not harm anything or anyone. Scout wants well for ever one. She is not racist
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Harper Lee’s life had a big influence on her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee based her novel on her life. The characters‚ setting‚ and the central conflict was basically influenced by her life. Harper Lee’s life influenced the characters‚ setting‚ and central confict of her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The characters in the novel were based on the people Harper Lee knew throughout her life. According to an article entitled “Harper Lee” Encyclopedia of world biography‚ Harper Lee’s father served
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee teaches life lessons that show the unfairness of prejudice‚ the importance of dignity‚ and the need for respect. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about the small town of Maycomb and two children named Scout and Jem. Scout and Jem’s father is a lawyer assigned to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Tom was charged with rape. Just because he is black Tom is found guilty. He was later shot 17 times while trying to climb over a fence and escape. Throughout
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6.03 Similarities or Revised? It’s crazy how an actual person’s life can be embodied in a character from a book and still not be called a biography! Up until now people still believe that Harper Lee’s book “To Kill A Mockingbird” had everything to do with her life as a young child. Especially when it comes to the character Scout finch. There are so many similar events and childhood life experiences that show through Scout when it comes to Harper Lee in the Book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. As a
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Analytical Paragraph In chapter 10 of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the incident of the mad dog as an allegory to represent prejudice. At this part in the chapter Atticus and Heck Tate are watching the mad dog walk down the road. Scout and Jem are watching from the crack through the door. Jem whispers “ Mr. Heck said they walked in a straight line. He can’t even stay in the road.” This passage in the novel represents prejudice because when Jem whispers that “Mr. Heck said that they walked
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novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee is a great work in American literature‚ and has been taught in schools for many years. The book is the story of two young children during part of their time growing up. In this book‚ readers see the adventures of Scout and Jem‚ and how they learn from them. Along with learning that racism is a big part in their society in this time‚ and the unfairness of it. The novel should be taught in schools because of the lessons taught to readers by Scout and Jem‚
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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the plot is over a span of three years. This essay answers the question “What is the most valuable lesson that To Kill A Mockingbird teaches the reader?” To Kill A Mockingbird focuses on a county named Maycomb in Southern Alabama during the Great Depression. This book includes many racists and unpleasant comments to racially discriminate‚ and antagonize others. A majority of the folks in Maycomb county are selfish‚ arrogant and bias‚ however
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Scout Finch. Harper Lee uses many great writing techniques to create vivid characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird". One of the most defined characters as well as interesting is Scout Finch‚ the young daughter of Atticus and loving sister to Jem. Scout is a girl full of many qualities. Three of Scout’s salient characteristics‚ which contribute to her charm but also keep her in trouble‚ are her feistiness‚ intelligence‚ and curiosity. Scout Finch is a girl who stands up for her family heritage‚ whether
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To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout change a lot during the course of the novel‚ and also learn many things throughout this book. Scout and Jem have many differences and similarities in this book and are very important characters in this novel. Scout learns about racism and how to be more polite. Jem learns about being more kind to others. He becomes more mature and courageous throughout this novel. Some examples of Jem being courageous is
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