portrayed in both “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help”. While both “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Help” seem to emphasize individual courage‚ each story displays their own unique way of showing this prodigious quality. The lesson of prejudice between the white and black communities remains the same‚ however we can compare and contrast both stories on how this theme is being presented. Being rebellious is a common product of courage shown from the protagonists Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird)
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1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. a. pride in ancestry and “tradition” b. pride in conformity and distrust of those that are different c. awareness of the difference in social classes d. narrow span of interest locally and
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decision to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird”. After all‚ what can you expect from such short-minded people? Such people that regrettably are put in the position to judge what books are moral and fit to be read by young adults. Is it the book’s display of what really happens in the world‚ or the book’s lessons of protecting innocence and standing up for what you see as right‚ that makes this book so disgraceful‚ that we must shelter young minds from? By what standards is “To Kill a Mocking Bird” immoral? I never
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To Kill a Mockingbird is primarily a novel about growing up under extraordinary circumstances in the 1930s in the Southern United States. The story covers a span of three years‚ during which the main characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a small‚ close-knit town‚ and every family has its social station depending on where they live‚ who their parents are‚ and how long their ancestors
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Assignment for Honors English One Questions for To Kill a Mockingbird 1. a. The geographical location of the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is in the South. I know this because in the book it says‚ “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” page 3-4 b. The story‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is taken place in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. I know this because in the novel it says‚ “When my father was
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To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee Honors English Summer Homework Chapter 1-11 Summaries Chapter 1 Scout‚ the main character‚ starts the story off by thinking back to the summer where her brother‚ Jem‚ had broken his arm. She looks back to all the things and events that lead up to this mishap. Scout introduces us to her home Maycomb‚ Alabama and some of its interesting townsfolk like her father Atticus Finch‚ Calpurnia‚ Dill‚ The Radleys‚ and other neighbors. Her father‚ Atticus‚ works in
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styles by a long shot. There are many reasons for this. First I what they have in common‚ they both live in Maycomb Alabama‚ on two different sides of town. They are also both fathers and have more 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
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Mr Tate Mr. Tate said that on the night of November 21st Bob Ewell brought him to the Ewell house‚ where he found Mr. Ewell’s daughter‚ who had been badly beaten. When Mr. Tate asked her who did it‚ she said Tom Robinson‚ and when he asked her if Robinson had raped her‚ she said yes. However he did not call the doctor to check the injuries. When Atticus asked which Mayella’s eye was the black eye‚ he confirmed the girl’s own right eye was injured. Mr. Bob Ewell Mr. Bob Ewell said he came home
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about the narrator’s childhood growing up in a vapid neighborhood in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The narrator is Jean Louise Finch‚ Scout‚ and her brother Jem always enjoy playing with Dill‚ who comes from Mississippi to spend the summer with one of Jem and Scout’s neighbors. Scout’s dad is Atticus. His vocation was a lawyer and state legislator; he is very well respected throughout the county. One day while Scout was walking home after her easy first grade school day
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To Kill a Mockingbird Review “Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” A quote from Harper Lee‚ To Kill A Moockingbird. “A classic literature but brilliant.” I thought. This elaborately textured novel‚ intertwined from the features of small-town life‚ successfully lets readers walk in the shoes of one fully comprehended character after another. There is an individual specific element that I admire which in my opinion‚ must have in every book‚ moral stories
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