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    Society’s opinions in the 1930s were based on appearances. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee‚ this idea is portrayed. Where‚ she focuses on Scout and Jem as they grow up in Maycomb Alabama during the 1930s. They were always quick to make conclusions about others‚ but as they got older‚ they learned numerous times that appearances are deceiving from talking to three different people‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ Mr Dolphus Raymond‚ and Boo Radley. Harper Lee uses these characters to display

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    help‚ not thinking God‚above all else‚ can help us. We should always remember‚ “God won’t give us trials we can’t solve.” We should always look beyond those mountains‚ and we can see the greatness of God.We can see the love of God for us. Don’t just look on the things you see in front of you. Bet you should always look beyond every problem. We should always cite the brighter side of everything. And for that we can assure the victory of facing our

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    Appearance versus reality is a major theme in the novel ’To Kill a Mockingbird’. There are many incorrect perceptions in the town of Maycomb county which include Jem and Scout’s opinion of their father‚ Jem’s judgement of Mrs. Dubose‚ the town’s delusion of Boo Radley and the town’s outlook of the black community. In the introductory segment of the novel‚ Jem and Scout look at their father as an embarrassment and they think his age inhibits the development of their relationships. When Miss Caroline

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird you read a story viewed from a young girl named Scout as she goes through her life and faces many different obstacles. She lives in a small town named Maycomb and is presented as a small rundown town that is not very good at accepting new ways of thinking. This sort of attitude impacts Scout as it changes her and shapes her way of thinking. In the novel Atticus shows us that Appearance vs. Reality is a big part of Scout and her big brother Jems lives by helping them understand

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many characters are employed to become symbols for themes. For example‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ the town drunkard an interracial relationship‚ is used to represent the theme of “appearance versus reality”. Generally‚ the people of Maycomb viewed Raymond as a drunkard heathen who had committed an act against god by marrying and starting a family with a black woman‚ In accordance with the racist views of the time‚ Raymond had committed a horrible atrocity‚ and the people

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay Reading broadens our minds and touches our hearts. It creates greater understanding and compassion in the reader through its characters and themes. Write an essay that addresses the ideas expressed in this statement with reference to your class novel. “You never really understand a person‚ until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” With over 30 million copies sold worldwide and claiming title to the prestigious Pulitzer Prize‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” is

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    Jacquelyn Thompson English 3 Honors Lynn Blair 1/30/2013 To Kill a Mockingbird The depth behind this novel is too see how Scout has progressed throughout the course of two years. Slowly but surely‚ she realizes the life lessons that have been waiting for her all along. She does this with the help of her family and her community. One man importantly sticks out the most‚ and his name is Arthur Radley‚ but Scout and the children like to call him ’Boo ’. Lee incorporated Mr. Radley to really

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    much suffering and unhappiness. To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee. It was written in the early 1960’s about a young girl named Scout and her family about the racism that was provoked in the town. Harper Lee‚ in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ illustrates three main lessons with the Tom Robinson trial: Stand up for what you believe in‚ racism is painful and avoid mob mentalities. One of the most important lessons in To Kill a Mockingbird is to stand up for your beliefs

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    Written by Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a Southern Alabama county during the 1930s. During this time period‚ women did not have a significant influence on society but shared their voice in any possible way. Although readers of this novel may initially perceive women as innocent and kind-hearted‚ as the story develops‚ this point of view changes as the harsh nature of these women is revealed. As Miss Caroline Fischer enters her classroom full of eager students for the first time‚

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    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the title is appropriate because it gives the reader the idea that the book is about killing mockingbirds. The killing of the mockingbirds isn’t taken literally; instead it symbolizes the destroying of innocence in many characters throughout the novel. Miss Maudie (a minor character in the novel) said that “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

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