Webster reiterated that the law is to be upheld at all times for every American‚ however many times people don’t honor civil liberties. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer must defend a black man named Tom Robinson who is framed for rape. Like Daniel Webster‚ Atticus has a dream of equality both inside and outside the courtroom. However‚ Atticus lives in a town that is so
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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To Kill A Mockingbird—Response Harper Lee’s book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” is‚ in my opinion‚ a book with a diverse collection of messages‚ skillfully woven into an interesting and engaging story. It seems to me‚ though‚ that the book is very focused on symbolism. The symbol of mockingbirds is reoccurring in the book. It appears in the title‚ it is suggested in various characters and situations‚ and in parts of the book it is stated explicitly. For example‚ on page 90‚ Atticus told Scout and Jem
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Literary Analysis In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ it makes people strongly connect with the characters in the book and it helps people understand what the author was trying to tell or teach the readers in the book and it’s purpose. In the book Harper Lee uses tone‚ imagery‚ and figure of speech to help us understand the theme of the book. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee skillfully shows the bad and good things about the society that is described in the book and it shows the injustice
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Persecution County In today’s society‚ not unlike societies of the past‚ there continues to be justice and injustice in our world. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is an emphasis on the mistreatment of individuals due to the colour of their skin in Maycomb County. Throughout the novel it is evident that there is an enormous prejudice towards coloured people through the treatment of Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Atticus Finch. Simply due to the colour of Tom Robinson’s skin he
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Chaos in town. Divided cultures. Family feuds. All of these traumatic things can be seen in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Despite the fact that these may be interesting things to witness‚ it becomes a little less pleasing once discrimination comes into play. In a battle between wrong and right‚ there’s only one true answer‚ right? Wrong. Identity contingencies often blind people from seeing what is wrong or right because they are too worried about the image they have painted of a person
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other books such as To Kill A Mockingbird that decide to battle the war on racism are timeless. A timeless novel that can teach any generation a lesson‚ no matter what time in history‚ is hard to achieve. As time has gone by since the Civil Rights Movement‚ more and more people are asking the question‚ “Is racism still a concern?” The short answer is yes‚ as long as there is one racist human on Earth‚ this novel will still be relevant. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is interesting because
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In "To Kill a Mockingbird"‚ innocence is portrayed through the character of Scout. Her childish innocence shown throughout the book projects enormous effect on people and the outcome of various situations. The innocence shown also develops as the book goes on. First‚ it was the conflict at school where she did not quite understand what was going on. Second‚ there was the gang encounter where she showed them that there is much more to life. Scout’s curiousity portrays her innocence‚ as she seeks to
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“...I’d hope to get through life without a case of this kind.” This was said by Atticus‚ one of the many protagonist’s in the story. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is about Scout Finch‚ another one of the many protagonist’s in the story whose childhood innocence is slowly fading away as she gains more experience with the reality of the world. Scout lives with her brother Jem and her father in Maycomb‚ Alabama. During Scout’s childhood‚ she was curious of a mysterious neighbor named Arthur “Boo”
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