Throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Harper Lee presented many examples to the reader regarding honour and loyalty. Harper developed the traits of honour and loyalty through her portrayal of the characters; Atticus Finch‚ Arthur “Boo” Radley‚ and Calpurnia. Atticus Finch was a distinguished symbol of honour and loyalty. He was a man who honoured his well-kept reputation in the town of Macomb and stayed loyal to the people close to him. One example of Atticus’ honourable character was
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To Kill a Mockingbird was a book written by Harper Lee in the 1960’s. The book is about a young girl named Scout‚ a tomboy‚ whose mother died when she was a very young girl. One day when Scout went to school a kid started calling her father names‚ and when she got home her dad explained that he was defending a man named Tom Robinson in a case. In this case‚ Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ gets accused of raping Mayella‚ a white woman. Which brings on my second article called “Dick Gregory’s devastating
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To Kill A Mockingbird Maycomb‚ Alabama is a small Southern town that suffers terribly through the great depression. In Maycomb County there lives a widowed lawyer by the name of Atticus Finch and his two children Jeremy (Jem) Finch and Jean Louise (Scout) Finch. Atticus takes a job defending a black man in this town full of racist people‚ but Atticus doesn’t realise what kind of danger he would be putting his children in. His attempt of treating people equally no matter their skin color or race will
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To Kill A Mockingbird Summer Reading Journal 1. The books title: To Kill A Mockingbird Authors name: Harper Lee Copyright date: 1960‚ Renewed in 1988 Number of pages: 323 2. Summary Of The Plot: The story is from the point of view of Scout Finch‚ a little girl growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ after the Great Depression. The story follows her life as she lives through many social issues‚ including racism in the deep South. This issue is shown when her dad who is an attorney has to defend
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can educate ’em till we’re blue in the face‚ we can try till we drop to make Christians out of ’em‚ but here’s no lady safe in her bed these nights” (311). Mrs. Farrow is an example on how most of the white population of Maycomb will not trust a black person‚ thinking that even if a black person seems to be educated and a good Christian‚ they will never truly be‚ as they are black‚ and will always be a threat to safety of the white folk. o “If we just let them know we forgive ’em‚ that we’ve forgotten
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take a train and just head in the direction it was going until they found a job (McCabe). In To Kill a Mockingbird the Great Depression is occurring and it has some references to how it was hard to find jobs. There was also the Jim Crow laws‚ mob mentality‚ and the Scottsboro trials that influenced a few things in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Jim Crow laws have the first influence in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The Jim Crow laws are a set of laws that set a racial caste system in
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In Harper Lee’s autobiographical narrative‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters like Atticus‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Tom Robinson demonstrate many forms of courageous behavior; in contrast‚ characters like Bob Ewell demonstrate cowardice. From these characters‚ Harper Lee’s audience learns that there are many characters in this book that are brave. Atticus demonstrates bravery by being true to himself and being a great role model for his kids. On page 99‚ Atticus tells Scout‚ “Of course I do. Don’t
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Nicholas Marshall and Benjamin Frost October 27‚ 2012 English Ms. Barton To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Chapter 19 Setting: Maycomb Courthouse Characters: Thomas “Tom” Robinson‚ Judge Taylor‚ Atticus Finch‚ Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch‚ Charles Baker “Dill” Harris‚ Mr. Gilmer‚ Mr. Link Deas‚ Reverend Sykes‚ Mr. Dolphus Raymond. Tom reaches around‚ runs fingers under left arm‚ and lifts it. Guides arm to Bible. Raises right hand‚ left arm slips off Bible
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ensue‚ as we are simply a greedy species biologically programmed to survive‚ thus we would become hostile towards one another in our attempt to survive. Everyone would fend for themselves as the phrase‚ “dog-eat-dog world” becomes more characteristic of society. It is already a dog-eat-dog world even with a government‚ however the anarchy that ensues would
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but it can also be used for the bad‚ by not knowing something someone should know. The majority of ignorance is carelessly used and it is extremely difficult to stop. In most cases‚ like in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ racial and sexual ignorance is tolerated‚ because of the setting. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the theme of ignorance is represented through the innocence of a six year old girl‚ who struggles to realize what she says and does can and will affect the people around her.
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