In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ I believe courage is a main point in the story. Courage is strength in the face of pain or grief. Sticking up for others‚ helping others that are in danger‚ and sticking up for yourself. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has many examples of courage and they all show different meanings of what courage can do and how people show it during different events that happen. Having courage can cause something very succesful to happen without you knowing. Sticking up for
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the mockingbird has come to symbolize many people‚ especially Tom Robinson and Arthur (Boo) Radley. Although they are often blamed for the misfortunes of others‚ both Arthur and Tom only intend well for the community and have made efforts to contribute to the well-being of others. Although he is feared by many children and adults in the town he has done many good things for the finches. He continually gave gifts to the children through the hole in a tree‚ with
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Bob Enyart said‚” It is not a justice system. It is just a system.” In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a coming of age novel about the adventures and experiences of a young girl‚ Lee plunges into trialing times of being black during the 1900s and the injustices of racial discrimination. Through the use of symbolism and court evidence Lee shows the inequality the court presents through discrimination. Through the use of symbolism Lee connects the innocence of a mockingbird to Tom Robinson to show
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As kids‚ people make mistakes. It’s inevitable‚ just like any other part of life. In an excerpt of Gary Soto’s autobiographical narrative‚ Soto uses contrasting diction to argue that guilt way eat away at one’s innocence. Soto uses positive diction and vivid imagery to describe himself and the cause of his actions. In the beginning of the passage‚ Soto portrays the image of himself being a good and proper boy by using allusions from the bible and childlike diction. Soto uses phrases like “holy in
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In Harper Lee’s "To Kill A Mockingbird‚" the author portrays killing a mockingbird as a sin and a moral. The author describes how the characters are introduced to evil and are convicts of evil. Scout and Jem are very clueless to all evil in the world. They do not understand because they have never seen evilness go on‚ they expect everyone to be good in society. Atticus‚ the father‚ is a guide for his children. He tells them right from wrong and he helps them know that evil does not win goodness
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Gabriel Austell Ms. Chapman LA8-1 4 April 2016 The Changes of a Boy In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows life in the south and how children’s lives change as they mature. The book follows the lives of a father named Atticus‚ and his two children‚ Jem and Scout who live in a town called Maycomb. In the beginning‚ Scout and Jem meet Dill‚ and the three of them take interest in their sketchy neighbor‚ Boo Radley. As the book goes on‚ Jem‚ being a ten-year-old boy‚ goes through many
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Atticus is considerate and wise. He is considerate for three reasons; the first is because he always makes sure his kids are safe. When Uncle Jack gave the kids their air- rifles‚ Atticus would not teach them how to use it. When the rabid dog was on their street‚ Atticus made sure his kids were safe‚ and he killed the dog to keep everyone safe. Another reason he is considerate is because he makes sure his kids grow up having manners. When Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to come read to her‚ Atticus made him
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In the chapter the Fire Dana is home recovering from her first encounter in another dimension‚ however‚ as she is recovering she begins to feel dizzy and sick again‚ then she appears in a room with a boy who is playing with fire. As Dana watches the boy she sees that the stick he is holding has ambers of fire‚ as do the curtains. Dana acts quickly by disposing of them‚ the boy then notices her she begins to question if it’s Rufus. As they get acquainted we discover the boy is Rufus however he is
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How does prejudice affect how people treat others? In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a southern town called Maycomb is filled with prejudice. The story is set in the 1930s‚ a heavily racist time. Scout and Jem‚ the main characters‚ can see how prejudice affects how people treat each other. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird shows how people judge each other without knowing what they’ve experienced through characters‚ events‚ and setting. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters judged each other
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Story Time With Scout Scout isn’t like most of the girls her age‚ with pink dresses and tea parties‚ she’s a tomboy. To Kill A Mockingbird is based on a true story‚ The Scottsboro Case. Tom Robinson was a black man accused of raping a teenaged white girl. Atticus Finch‚ the defending lawyer‚ has two kids named Scout and Jem. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ is a very smart girl for her age‚ passing most of her grade in everything. Scouts character in To Kill A Mockingbird is outgoing‚ smart‚ and hot-tempered
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