Andreas Konstantinidis Miss Woordward Enlish 11 02/03/2015 The book "To Kill a Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee has a naïve point of view of life in the Americas in the 1930s‚ during the time of the memorable event of “the great depression”. The novel has an innocent story that is told through the eyes Scout Finch. Scout is a young girl who is growing up to become a woman‚ from a tom boy characteristic to an elegant young lady. Atticus Finch her father and the father to Jem too‚ is a lawyer defending
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To Kill a Mockingbird Exam 1 1. Boo Radley is Mr. Radley’s son and he lives on Jem’s street. His name is Arthur and he is described as the town’s phantom who only comes out at night. Boo joins the bad crowd and he resists arrest and helps his friends lock an officer in the courthouse outhouse. His father locks him up in their house as a punishment for Boo instead of him going to the state industrial school. Boo Radley has not been seen for fifteen years‚ but after he stabs his father with
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considered heroes because they are fearless and have the will power to make a change. The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one such example of heroism. It takes places in Maycomb‚ Alabama around 1950 when segregation was still around. Calpurnia is a cook at Scout‚ one of the main characters’‚ house. Calpurnia is African american and has a darker skin color while Scout is white. One day Calpurnia takes Scout to her church to teach her about God. When she gets there all the people in the church
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key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” George Washington Carver. What do all these quotes have in common? They all state that knowledge is power‚ and knowledge is the key to the world. Their is a great example of knowledge is power in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ because every person in the book is in a class system and if you look at the system the ones with the more education are higher up on the class system. Now let’s explore more into how this class system works in this small town of Maycomb Alabama
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Processed Writing: To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee Scout gains a fresh new perspective and learns to emphasize with people in a better and a mature way by cause of specific events that happens through the whole of the novel. The main events that affect her perspective are the trial of Tom Robinson‚ the response of the people in Maycomb County when Atticus takes the case of Tom Robinson and her visit to the black church with Calpurnia. These events are
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Outline: Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover I. Welcome to Monroeville‚ Alabama and also the 50th annual "Mockingbird Conference" for the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. a. Now imagine‚ during the 1930’s‚ that you were part of the trial of Tom Robinson vs. the Ewells. b. At that time‚ which side would you have believed? The side of the Ewells (because they were white people‚ or out of fear) or would you side with Tom Robinson (because you knew that he was innocent and ignored that
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In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee puts an emphasis on the ignorance of the characters. There are two main types of ignorance in the book. There is the ignorance of the kids‚ which shows how they are naive and unexposed to the world and there is the ignorance of the townspeople‚ which shows how they are close minded and quick to judge. The first kind of ignorance portrayed in the book is the ignorance of children. When To Kill a Mockingbird starts out‚ the main character‚ Scout‚ is just five years
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Life is not perfect; sometime we succeed and sometime we fail. But‚ the good thing is we can learn from our mistakes. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there are many useful life lessons. These lessons can teach us how to be a considerable person and live a better life with others. The main three lessons are optimistic even in tragedy‚ see things from others’ perspective and respect others. Firstly‚ Harper Lee shows us that we should feel optimistic even in tragedy. As Miss Maudie
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TKAM Final Essay Juliana To Kill a Mockingbird is a controversial subject to many people. Some of the subject in it are racism‚ prejudice‚ sexual assault‚ and abuse. Overall‚ the main part that would definitely cause controversy over this book is the trial. Throughout this part of the book‚ Harper Lee paints a different image than that of what we usually know about the judicial system. Now‚ we think that the judicial system is fair‚ that there is no prejudice‚ and that you won’t be judged for
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The Change of Jem People often view mistakes as a negative thing‚ but what people often ignore is the positive effect it has on a person’s personality and helps them improve as a person. In Harper Lee’s bildungsroman To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a young boy named Jem Finch undergoes a change in both personality and maturity. In this novel‚ at first Jem is unaware of the world around him‚ but because of Tom Robinson’s trial and his obsession with Boo Radley‚ he becomes mature and understanding.
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