be applied to To Kill a Mockingbird. This book tells a story of the children growing up and their lives changing so we can observe the ascension of them through morality levels and the events that cause or show this. The main characters of this book were Jem and Scout who we first meet with morality levels 0 to 1. It is their experiences which cause them to ultimately arrive at a high level of morality and exhibiting characteristics of level 6. Early in the story Jem and Scout act with a level of
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Miguel Martinez Per. 6 English Dr. Beagle 5/18/12 To Kill a Mockingbird Chap. 23-31 Vocab. 1. Credibility- the quality of being trusted and believed in Book Sentence: “I had destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial‚” (292). Original Sentence: After beginning a lying spree to his parents‚ he had lost his credibility. 2. Furtive- attempting to avoid notice or attention‚ typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble;
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WHAT LESSON SCOUT LEARNS In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the main character Jean Louise Finch (AKA Scout) learns a lot of lessons. But I think the lesson she learns can be categorized in 3 categories‚ which are life‚ people and society. Scout learns 3 important things about life in the book. One thing she learns is that life is unfair. She experiences this in a court case with her dad defending a black man named Tom Robinson who is accused for raping
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that takes place during the 1930’s in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The book tells the story of a little girl named Scout Finch‚ who is growing up in a world with a harsh reality‚ more specifically‚ prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race‚ this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However‚ although prejudice occurs all throughout the book
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dominated‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch allows the readers to see past the preconceived ideas of Maycomb and view through the eyes of a 5 year old‚ inquisitive girl who has nothing more to offer than amiable intentions. Scout has been sheltered growing up‚ not from equality and acceptance‚ yet from the world’s prejudice actions. For instance‚ the naive child has a shortage of vocabulary that is used in the 1900s daily leaving Scout questioning “what [is] a whore-lady
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Scout is very smart for her age‚ and is always learning new things‚ that most children her age wouldn’t know. The book to kill a mockingbird takes place in the great depression‚ but you’d never tell from the story line. Scout and Jem grow up as very happy children‚ and Scout learns many things growing up in the town of Maycomb. Scout learns many things throughout the book‚ and it will prove well too her in many different occasions throughout her life. Scout learns how to respect people’s decisions
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Scout Finch‚ or also known as Jean Louise Finch is the narrator in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird. In the beginning of the novel‚Scout is five years old‚ the daughter of a prominent lawyer Atticus Finch. Jem “Jeremy Finch” is Scouts older brother. The family lives in a small town called Maycomb County in the city of Alabama. Scout has grown up without a proper mother by her side‚ throughout the book she develops a certain character which shows that she is not like most girls that wear
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To Kill a Mocking bird by Harper Lee is about the journey of Jean Louise Scout’ Finch‚ an innocent good hearted five year old child with no experiences with the evils of the world. Through out the novel Scout grows and learns as she encounters the world in new light as she grows up during the depression in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the USA. Harper Lee intentionally directs the reader to take the point of view of Scout so they can experience the unbiased perspective of her. Lee manipulates
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stopped from occurring. To bow to the inevitable is to realize this fact and resist fighting it. Atticus realizes that‚ sooner or later‚ Scout and Jem would be given guns and be taught how to shoot‚ so he doesn’t try to fight it.)
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forced to leave the world of innocence faster than others. Some kids live in a community that raises them in a manner in which they are forced to mature at a young age. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the events of a single summer to demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her by her community throughout her life as a child. Hartley illustrates the
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