see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do” (Lee 149). In this passage Atticus Finch is explaining that courage isn’t just about being tough‚ it’s about persevering‚ giving up your fears‚ and never losing hope. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus expresses that courage is to never give up or finish what you started‚ which I can relate to from personal experience. Atticus says that courage is when you know you’re licked but you do it anyway and see it through. For starters‚
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Johnson’s dog‚ weaving down the street in front of the Radley home. At Sheriff Tate’s urging‚ Atticus Finch took the kill shot‚ ending the crisis. Jeremy Finch was the first to sight Tim Robinson as he was coming down the street. He told the reporter‚ “I could see right away that something was wrong with the dog. I made my sister come home with me to tell Calpurnia.” Jean Louise “Scout” Finch confirmed her brother’s story: “ I thought Jem was being silly‚ there ain’t supposed to be no mad dogs in February
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem shows courage every day to his sibling and friends and other townspeople. Lee tries to show that courage can be defined in many different ways‚ and that courage doesn’t have to mean that a person is brave‚ although it can be someone who is brave. Through Jem Lee can show what courage can really means‚ by Jem`s actions and by how he is seeing about the world around him. Jem Protects his sister and Dill constantly‚ and he learned to do that from Atticus
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your father not to teach you any more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from here…” Speaker: Significance: 11. “…Shoot all the bluejays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Speaker: Significance: 12. “When stalking one’s prey‚ it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing‚ and as sure as eggs he will
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“There is a lot of ugly things in this world‚ son. I wish I could keep ’em all away from you. That ’s never possible.” Atticus wanted to be a good dad and keep Jem and Scout away from the evil in the world. Sometimes you must admit defeat‚ and Atticus knew that he could not keep it all away. Racism was too big to ignore in the small town of Maycomb. Courage is not a man with a gun in his hand. “It ’s knowing you ’re
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To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout change a lot during the course of the novel‚ and also learn many things throughout this book. Scout and Jem have many differences and similarities in this book and are very important characters in this novel. Scout learns about racism and how to be more polite. Jem learns about being more kind to others. He becomes more mature and courageous throughout this novel. Some examples of Jem being courageous is
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To Kill a Mockingbird “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around it” says Atticus.(Lee‚ 30) In Harper Lee’s‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ racism is shown as a big part through the eyes of a modest little girl named Scout. Scout learns numerous things by trying to learn something from another person’s perspective. She tries to think of things that could have happened if racism didn’t exists and how people would
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To Kill A Mockingbird. The characters Dill‚ Scout‚ and Jem in the book " To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee live a somewhat diverse childhood as they become aware of the prejudice in their hometown Maycomb and "learn to climb into other people’s skin and walk around in it". In the story the children behave as a child would at their time‚ but their childhood evolves from playful innocence to realizing the pressures of living in a timeframe where prejudice is all around them. Scout‚ a 6-year-old
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”(Shakespeare SearchQuotes). In Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the innocence of children is the key to communicating several significant aspects of the story. The novel is narrated by Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch‚ who relays the story of a series of events involving social issues that take place in the quiet town of Maycomb County during her childhood in the 1930’s. Harper Lee establishes a distinct narrative voice for Scout through the use of her adult narration reflecting upon childhood
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To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee wrote the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which she based on people she knew from her hometown in Alabama. During the time this book was written many people were racist towards each other. She wrote this book based on a court case so she could show how hard it was for civil rights in the south for everyone. Scout and Jem finch are siblings that are alike and not alike. When comparing and contrasting Jem and Scout‚ there is a big difference in their coming of age‚ while
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