or it could simply require you have dignity and empathy‚ regardless of social standing. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird features two very different women who have very different ladylike qualities. Throughout the book‚ those two women help shape Scout’s (the protagonist’s) childhood. Possessing glaringly different personalities‚ Scout nevertheless finds something to learn from each of them. Even though Scout was initially antagonistic with her aunt‚ she comes to admire Alexandra and learns from
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Many changes take place in To Kill a Mockingbird. Changes in times‚ thinking‚ people‚ and changes in the world. In the novel‚ Harper Lee uses Jem and Scout Finch to show many changes. Jem and Scout are pretty young in the novel. When the novel begins‚ Jem is about ten years old and Scout is about 8. The novel is being told by Scout when she is much older. Jem is described throughout the novel as being brave‚ protective‚ smart and a gentleman. Scout is described as very curious‚ a tomboy
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ignorance‚ discrimination‚ cultural intolerance‚ judgement‚ or in To Kill a Mockingbird’s case: racism. Acts of marginalization‚ exclusion‚ and silence is evident all throughout the novel; of which is particularly seen towards the African-American community. Racism in the deep south extends far before our ancestors established means of discrimination in the 1930s‚ but shines ever so brightly during the Great Depression era. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ set in this time period of societal hierarchy‚ serves as a
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is loved by many. The story is narrated by young girl named Scout. During part of the book Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout try to unveil the truth about the elusive Arthur (Boo)Radley. Scout also talks about the events in her life that lead up to to Atticus’s trial where defends a black man named Tom Robinson.The best characteristics for Tom Robinson are selfless‚ hardworking‚ and honest. The first characteristic for Tom Robinson is selfless. One
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mistakes. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ children learn important life lessons and later‚ start to use these lessons as they grow and mature. First‚ the children learn not to judge others until they have seen and experienced the world from their eyes. Next‚ the children learn how to respect other people’s privacy. Finally‚ they learn what real courage looks like. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the children’s early mistakes in judgment teach them valuable lessons‚ which help them make more mature decisions
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Morgan Glennie 2/6/17 5th Hour Mrs. Wong The Problem with Judging Many different themes are in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The theme of this essay is “Don’t judge before learning.” In the play‚ two kids called Jem and Scout investigate the rumors of a neighborhood man called Boo Radley while their father‚ a lawyer named Atticus‚ prepares to defend an African American named Tom Robinson for a crime he did not commit. People judged Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and Scout. Tom Robinson was accused of
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A love to hate character in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee would be Aunt Alexandra. Austere Aunt Alexandra‚ is not very lovable or emotional‚ and not like a typical aunt. Thinking that Atticus is having a hard time raising the two children without a mother‚ decides to help out. She’s a very discriminating person in the family‚ especially to Scout who is very tomboy‚ who does not understand ladylikeness. Fitting in with Maycomb and all the other ladies‚ Aunt Alexandra likes to be fashionable
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‘Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself’. This statement made by Scout at the beginning of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows that Maycomb is a town in which the fear of change is rife. Lee’s choice of Maycomb as a setting‚ developed through narrative point of view and characterisation was vital to the text as it helped to develop the theme of prejudice and the consequences which result from the fixed attitudes of an insular town. One of the ways
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The book “To kill a Mockingbird” was recently banned from the Biloxi school district due to the use of the “N” word. There are mixed arguments with the decision as it is considered a masterpiece of American literature but still remains No. 21 in the most banned in the last decade. The book teaches a valuable lesson through real life events without changing anything to make it not sound as bad as it really was. The high schoolers reading it are mature enough to understand the meaning and look past
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ narrates an unbiased‚ non-filtered‚ and innocent viewpoint from that of Scout Finch. If the novel were to be rewritten from another’s perspective (such as Jem’s or Atticus’)‚ the main concept of the book would be altered. The narrative of Atticus Finch would influence less of an impact; his knowledge and experience with the town of Maycomb would weaken the depth of Tom Robinson’s case. Just like Scout’s—Jem’s outlook would also call attention to the
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