Chapter 1 1. A.) “During his first five years in Maycomb‚ Atticus practiced economy more than anything‚ for several years thereafter he invested his earnings in his brother’s education. John Hale Finch was ten years younger than my father‚ and chose to study medicine…He liked Maycomb‚ he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.” Page 5. B.) “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had
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Reflection Statement on area of study Prejudice Prejudice; what a strong and powerful word that is. When prejudice first comes to mind I first think of‚ judgment‚ bias‚ stereotyping‚ unfairness and intolerance. It’s much more than that it’s an evil discriminator act of power. A preconceived opinion of someone de to physical characteristics that can’t be helped or changed. There are many different forms of prejudice but the four main ones to me are as follows. Sexism (the unfair prejudice against
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The most obvious form of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism; however‚ there are other types of prejudice and discrimination that typify relationships among the novel’s characters. Scout‚ for example‚ is ridiculed in “To Kill a Mockingbird” because she is a tomboy. Boo Radley is ostracized despite the fact that hardly anyone knows him. Reverse racism is also present in the novel‚ as evidenced by the threats against Atticus Finch and his family as he defends Tom Robinson.In current day
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Speech We as white people in 2010 treat black people as equal as we treat another white person. Back in the 1930s this wasn’t the case. Prejudice towards black people was happening almost everywhere‚ especially in the state of Alabama. This was where Harper Lee had decided to base her novel To Kill a Mocking Bird. She wrote this book to show the people the racism‚ discrimination and prejudice towards black people. My setting is based during the aftermath. I refer to
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Mockingbirds in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be
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To Kill a Mockingbird Final Thoughts Essay To Kill a Mockingbird had very complex characters. Both the novel and the movie version showed these characters differently and similarly. Tom’s character is portrayed in similar and different ways through both the novel and movie. Both portrayals were similar in showing Toms role in the storyline. Tom was a representation of the mockingbird and its innocence. Also‚ the plot Tom follows in the story doesn’t change between the novel and the movie.
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Literary Analysis: To Kill a Mockingbird In a well-developed‚ multi-paragraph essay‚ respond to ONE of the prompts below. You may choose the topic from the list of three below. As you write‚ remember your essay will be scored based on how well you do the following: 1. Develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your thesis to the audience. 2. Support your thesis with meaningful examples and references from the text‚ carefully citing any direct quotes
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Scout’s Coming of Ages Experiences By: Jessica Batey In the Novel to Kill a Mockingbird by Harpee Lee‚ one of the main characters Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as scout; matures and grows up. Not only does she grow up but she gets to experience many different traumatic moments over the 3 year time frame in this book. She learns from mistakes she makes and from the people around her and most importantly Maycomb County‚ the town she lives in. Jean Louise Finch also known as “Scout” is a 6 year old
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hardships throughout their lives. Boo and Tom are both good men who were put down because they are considered “different” than others in the town. Scout learns important lessons from the way the people in town treat Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two men from the south. Boo Radley was a man who was never seen out of his house. Since the people of the town saw that he was different than them they thought he
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Isabel Pichardo Mr. Baser Honors English 9-17-2015 “To Kill a Mocking Bird” Critical Race As the story develops we can appreciate that racism t makes up the essence of the story. But we only truly see what is happening through Scouts eyes as she is trying to understand what is going on. We understand the tension between the black and white during the time of the trial. Critical races the struggle of races‚ especially with African Americans. White people are usually favored by the law‚ even
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