flirtatious‚ innocent‚ and submissive housewives.The men in charge set these societal expectations for women both in reality and Harper Lee’s classic novel about the period‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ in her novel‚ Lee does not make the female characters abide by these unspoken rules. Harper Lee portrays the women of To Kill a Mockingbird as human beings to show that perfect Southern belles did not exist. This is especially true in regards to her characters Maudie Atkinson‚ Stephanie Crawford‚ and Calpurnia
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English 1 Honors 17 September 2013 There is no doubt that To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which has accomplished an incredible success and has won the Pulitzer Prize‚ has attracted constant‚ expanding attention worldwide. This novel displays a history making role in literature‚ and although it has been published for over fifty years‚ it still has a great influence on present day readers. Unfortunately‚ readers have been conflicting with the epic novel’s main idea. Some people disagree with Harper Lee
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once said‚ "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." Gandhi is trying to express that the true brawn a person has is not the physical ability‚ but the mental stability and strength is contains. In "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee‚ the main characters‚ Scout and Jem‚ demonstrate their own version of strength through being able to overcome the bad influence of their hometown‚ Maycomb. Harper Lee shows this through characterization of Jem and imagery pertaining
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despite the wide spread racism of that time. Incorporating a sentimental and thought provoking plot‚ combined with exceptional cinematography and award winning performances‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is a timeless story of character‚ prejudice‚ and a coming of age. Based on the classic novel‚ by Harper Lee‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is set in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s. This complicated and sophisticated story is presented simply; a mesmerizing feature is the ability of the grown up Scout to
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To Kill A Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”(39) In this quote Atticus is trying to give Scout‚ the main character in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that some advice about having a general code of moral ethics. This novel is the recollection of events that happened when the author was a young girl. It tells the story of how she grew up in a town called Maycomb with her older brother
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someone from a burning building. Similarly in Harper Lee’s influential time less novel To Kill a Mockingbird there are numerous characters that helped to establish the theme of courage. The three primary characters that did this they are Tom Robinson‚ Mrs. Dubose and finally Atticus Finch who is one of the most inspirational characters in the novel. Tom Robinson may have been as innocent as a Mockingbird but do not be misled as he had the courage of a lion. Tom Robinson is only a young man
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Harper Lee’s classic American novel To Kill A Mockingbird has been taught for decades‚ and this is because it does not shy away from the issues that have plagued humanity since its very beginning. Lee focuses on race‚ class‚ and morality in her novel‚ but the issue that always stood out to me is gender. While gender is definitely not the most prevalent issue in the book‚ it is the most prevalent issue for the main character‚ Scout. Scout’s perspective in this novel‚ along with other characters‚ developes
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One type of courage that is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird is physical courage; the act of putting one’s self in harm’s way to protect others. This best portrayed by the character Arthur Radley‚ more commonly known as Boo. Boo is a mysterious man who lives in the Radley place and he is almost never seen outside. One other type of courage that To Kill a Mockingbird portrays is mental courage. This is when an individual has the courage to stay strong and carry on during a crisis. Scout Finch‚ the
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courage. Not every person is willing to have such bravery‚ it takes an individual who has a passionate feeling about something and takes action‚ despite the difficulty. It is hard to have courage in this world‚ but three characters in novel “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” never back down or show signs of cowardice. First‚ Atticus Finch shows a generous amount of bravery throughout the story by defending a person who was unable to do it alone. Secondly‚ Boo Radley shows boldness
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Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird‚ gender‚ race‚ and class prejudice play a huge role in the way the citizens of Maycomb act. Gender prejudice plays a big role in this book because Aunt Alexandra is always telling Scout to wear a dress and be more like a girl. Just because she wears overalls and plays outside with the boys‚ Aunt Alexandra thinks that she acts more like a boy than a girl. Another gender prejudice is that women aren’t allowed to serve on the jury. When Jem asks Atticus why men and women
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