The novel ‘’To Kill A Mockingbird’’ [TKMB] and the film ‘’The Help’’ explore the ideas of discrimination‚ courage and power. Both texts TKMB and The Help show the main characters Atticus Finch and Skeeter Phelan different personality when they deal with discrimination. Both texts TKMB and The Help explore the ideas of discrimination. In TKMB discrimination is shown when an African-American man is accused of rape and has a unfair trial because the jury chose purely on what society thinks than the
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even if it means you’re standing alone.” – Andy Biersack. This standard is shown by Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird. Atticus is a man of unshakable morals. This is demonstrated through his role as a father and a lawyer. Atticus’ role as a father shows that he is a man of unshakable morals. Firstly‚ he fights the urge to retaliate against Bob Ewell so he can be a good role model to his son‚ Jem Finch. He mentions‚ “‘I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial‚ if he had
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In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee is able to successfully develop the characters and portray her purpose for writing the novel. Numerous authors use their characters to achieve the goal of establishing a theme and purpose within their material. They are able to do this by using literary devices to convey what they want the readers to know. This technique is commonly used by authors to relay information and this book features the use of the main character’s perspective‚ irony‚ and metaphors
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Scout finds out that individuals have a responsibility to protect the innocent from other characters in the book. Scout learns from Mr. Arthur Radley “boo”‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Mr. Heck Tate. Arthur was a neighbor to the people of Maycomb who never really came out of his house‚ that and the fact that his dad kept him locked away in there. Atticus is Jem and Scout’s father who took a case in which he knew he would never win but he still thought it was worth a shot. Finally Mr. Heck Tate‚ Heck is the
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of the jail‚ to Atticus facing the mad dog. Jem has always looked up to his father like his idol‚ Atticus‚ and wants to be very much like him by folling his footsteps into law. He’’d do anything to impress his father‚ and would rather risk
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the Great Depression‚ six-year-old Scout Finch lives with her older brother Jem‚ and her father Atticus who is a lawyer. One year a boy named Dill spends the summer with his aunt. The three children become friends and soon become obsessed with a nearby house. The next year‚ Atticus is appointed by the court to defend a black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ the daughter of a poor‚ notoriously vicious white man named Bob Ewell. Atticus presents a powerful defense of Tom and
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topic of the book is where lies and deceit destroy innocence in those who represent Mockingbirds. In the novel by Harper Lee‚ scout (Jean Louise Finch) is a tomboy who narrates the story through trying to solve problems with her fists than with her head‚ which is portrayed in the book through coming of age and it relationships with Miss Maudie’s cakes‚ Atticus gun‚ and the knot hole in the tree. Miss Maudie cakes‚ represents friendship
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The Maycomb Dayhome The Maycomb Dayhome Freezing Weather Met With Raging Fire Freezing Weather Met With Raging Fire Residents of Maycomb County were warmed up on the cold night of December‚ with a burning house fire. Residents of Maycomb County were warmed up on the cold night of December‚ with a burning house fire. By: Vivian Huynh-Staff Reporter Published on: December 15‚ 1935 By: Vivian Huynh-Staff Reporter Published on: December 15‚ 1935
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To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird is novel written by Harper Lee that took place in the 1930s in Maycomb‚ Alabama. During this time period‚ racism was a massive issue‚ especially in the South of the United States. Atticus is a middle-aged‚ caucasian lawyer and a father of two children‚ Scout and Jem‚ during the 1930s. The society that his family lives in believes in the harsh laws and social codes in the treatment of the black citizens that the surrounding communities have developed. Atticus’s
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In chapter fifteen‚ Atticus Finch goes at night to the Maycomb Jail to guard Tom Robinson. Scout‚ not knowing the true intentions of the men‚ runs from her hiding spot into their circle and attempts to make small talk with Walter Cunningham. After she speaks‚ Walter tells the men to get back in their cars and go. This is a powerful scene because it shows that there is good in everyone and that the things people share are more important than the things that divide them. She talked with Walter about
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