Jem is a mockingbird of only one person‚ his father Atticus Finch. Jem was not always like his father‚ but he gradually became more like him in different ways. Harper Lee writes‚ “How he could tell I was feeling bad under my costume I don’t know‚ but he said I did alright‚ I just came in a little late‚ that’s all. Jem was becoming almost as good as Atticus at making you feel right when things went wrong‚” (259). This quote shows that Jem’s changes were noticeable‚ even to his sister‚ Scout‚ who is
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In the short story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which is taken place during the great depression there lived a young girl named Scout. Scout was a young girl that lived in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly
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likely to give in and join the majority. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a father puts his two children in danger by defending a black man from being accused of rape in the 1930s. This dark time period in America’s history was responsible for the Great Depression and severe racial conflict. Despite the constant pressure from society‚ Atticus Finch defends the black man‚ Tom Robinson‚ doing what’s right even if it may be perceived as wrong. Throughout the book‚ Atticus passes his thoughts to his children
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“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee inspired by the Scottsboro Boys The trial of the Scottsboro Boys is one of the most significant moments in American history. Back in 1931 a group of nine black teenage boys‚ also named Scottsboro Boys‚ were accused of raping two white women in Alabama. A fight broke out in a train and a group of white men reported they had been attacked by black teenagers. The train stopped in Scottsboro‚ Alabama‚ where the black boys were arrested by a local sheriff after
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” In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee she can change the way a person sees something in the blink of eye‚ she shows courage in so many ways. Harper Lee uses Mrs.Dubose as a character to show courage. She uses Mrs.Dubose as one of Atticus’s example to show Jem what real courage is. A part that shows this is when Mrs.Dubose is sick in bed and Jem comes and reads to her and Atticus explains the situation she is in. She also uses Scout as an example of courage as well.So in the book To Kill a Mockingbird
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In the movie To Kill a Mockingbird it had more than one theme. The three main themes of this film are racism‚ bravery‚ and law. “This film was written because of the concern Harper Lee had for the real life problems going on during that time. To explain to the audience what life was like for poor‚ the children and women of the South. She wanted us to have a clearer picture of how people do not always treat others as they should. To Kill a Mockingbird therefore‚ is very much a novel of social comment
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wins”(Lee 295). To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about a town called Maycomb that is going through lots of injustices. Scout Finch‚ our main character is growing up dealing with the hardest racial circumstances and is finding what she believes is right. To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee explores the theme of racism to demonstrate the importance of breaking social expectations. The first way Harper Lee explores the significance of the theme racism is within Tom’s Trial. Tom Robinson was accused
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Goals‚ Problems‚ or Responsibility? Harper Lee explores the story of two young children learning to become adults through all of their struggles in her historical fiction novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. With the opportunity to be able to learn to transition into adulthood from childhood‚ it brings many blessings but also many curses. Becoming an adult from an innocent child comes from many key components. The pieces of the puzzle for how children are taught to move from their innocent child-like state
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Some people are treated differently then others. Sadly‚ racism was a big problem in the time “To Kill a Mocking Bird” was written. And looking at the lifestyle of blacks and whites is a night and day difference. In “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” the blacks were treated extremely poorly. Luckily‚ Calpurnia worked in the household of the Finches and was dearly loved there. Three words to describe Calpurnia would be wise‚ loyal and nurturing. Unlike many other blacks‚ Calpurnia is very
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have racism. The author of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ has a great way of pointing out our issues with racism in the past. She shows the injustice of how blacks were treated in society. Our country isn’t quite like that anymore‚ but blacks are still very unjustified in American society today. Racism still exists in our country and our racism is still like the racism in the book To Kill A Mockingbird. One example of how racism is like the racism in the book‚ is the University of Missouri
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