Daramalan College Monologues To Kill A Mockingbird Daramalan College 6/20/2013 Situation: Jem has just slashed the heads off Mrs Dubose’s camellia bushes. He is now at home waiting for Atticus to return from work. 1. Jem (Shows annoyance by grimacing as he mutters to himself concernedly‚ sitting in his bedroom on the window seat waiting for Atticus to return) She deserved it‚ every last swing of the baton! As I hit each bud‚ it felt as if I was using all my force to get rid
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Monologue: Good Morning friends‚ today I will be giving a eulogy to share about my experiences with Mrs Dubose. I had never liked Mrs Dubose. In fact‚ I hated her ways and the insults she threw at Atticus. Every time we walked passed her porch‚ Scout and I would be raked by her wrathful gaze and subjected to her ruthless interrogation. I tried to ignore her harsh comments but she kept pushing my buttons. Atticus said that it is my job not to let her make me mad as she was feeling unwell so even
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me; a coward that hid from what he was afraid of. I wanted them to do something about it. I was hopeful that they would. It was at that moment that I had heard the commotion from my room‚ while staring at the stars from my window‚ praying for Mr. Tom Robinson and his soul. They were the reason why. The reason why I stayed inside. From fear or shame‚ it did not matter‚ for I hid from what could hurt not me‚ but the other souls around me. Anyway‚ I heard commotion from outside. Sounded like an oomf
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Novel Analysis “To Kill a Mockingbird” Pd. 7 Shakirah Shivers 10th Grade Lit. Honors 10-31-12 2012 Novel Analysis “To Kill a Mockingbird” Pd. 7 Shakirah Shivers 10th Grade Lit. Honors 10-31-12 2012 Shakirah Shivers Period 7 Novel Analysis 10/22/12 “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s
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In chapters 17-19 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the court case‚ Ewell v. Robinson‚ examines the accusation of rape by Tom Robinson‚ an African-American male. According to Tom Robinson‚ he walked by Mayella Ewell’s house every day and she always asked him to help her. Tom claimed that in the spring Mayell a asked him to chop up the chiffarobe contrary to
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innocent man in jail? Back in the 1960’s if you were black it didn’t matter. This is why Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mocking Bird exaggerates that Tom Robinson is not guilty but convicted for his color. Also Harper lee expresses that the jury is flawed clearly. Being convicted causes Tom to lose his innocents literally. This is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. While Tom loses his innocence so does Jem Finch mentally. Jem thinking that justice will always be served comes crumbling
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chance. I can’t let him‚ the people that i love and my own dignity down. And so i would aim to defend him for the whole way‚ with no doubts for now on. I have power and need to use it wisely to protect all life around‚ especially the survival of mockingbirds. It won’t be easy but nothing is just given to you effortless in life‚ we have to fight for
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In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson is a major character in the story‚ and a crucial part of the main plot. Tom is a kind and giving person. Much like a mockingbird‚ Robinson only wanted what is right for everyone involved. To the author of this essay‚ Robinson could be considered a mockingbird. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson symbolized a mockingbird because he was not given a fair chance‚ he was kind‚ and he was honest. Because Mr. Robinson is an African-American
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Innocent Mockingbirds WantedA harmless mockingbird is flying in the air while singing a tune. As the bird hums its lovely music it is shot. Why was the bird shot? Like characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the mockingbird was viewed as dangerous. The only way people knew how to deal with problems was by “shooting them down.” The innocence of killing a mockingbird is shown by three characters in the book: Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Boo Radley. Their traits and actions shown throughout To Kill a Mockingbird
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The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” shows the reader that life can be unfair. Some people get blamed for things they did not do. Unfortunately‚ one of those people was Tom Robinson. Tom was an innocent negro man accused for raping Mayella‚ although he did not do it. His character ties in with the book because a mockingbird symbolizes innocence. The ways that Tom was symbolized as a mockingbird was through his obliging ways‚ compassion‚ and innocence. Tom Robinson was an obliging young man who had gone
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