a blind eye and shows us all the evils that exist in our world today is Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus’ decision to defend Tom Robinson during his trial is indicative of how harmful human behavior can be towards one another. Prejudice‚ which is abundant in Maycomb and the south‚ is seen by children as confusing until they are old enough to grasp the concept. Lee portrays the children in the novel as observers as they strive to understand why prejudice and racism lead to Tom’s
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The 3 Mockingbirds It is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they don’t do one thing but sing theirhearts out for us. However‚ there are many "mockingbirds" that are "killed" in‚ "To Kill a mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee." The title of this book (To Kill a Mockingbird) is very significant and can be applied to many characters. Atticus‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Boo Radley are characters that can be strongly identified with the title. First‚ Atticus Finch can be strongly applied to the title. Many citizens of Maycomb
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o kill a mockingbird * ------------------------------------------------- NARRATOR IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD * ------------------------------------------------- Take turns reading the passage from To Kill a Mockingbird out loud to each other (from chapter 17‚ pp. 186-18 9) √ * ------------------------------------------------- What kind of narrator do we find in this extract – and thus in the entire novel? How can you tell? Ar first we thought the narrator was omniscient‚ but we
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To Kill a Mockingbird Journal Entries Project Steffanie Trout Hypocrisy An example of hypocrisy that really stood out in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was Mrs. Gates. In the beginning of the novel she told her class about the evil things Hitler is doing in to the Jews in Germany‚ then later Scout overhears her talking about Tom’s conviction and she says that the black folk in the community needed to be kept in their place. For this she is a hypocrite. She acts as though she believes in freedom
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Environment and community can be a huge influence on a child’s life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout Finch has been greatly influenced by her home in Maycomb County. Scouts perspectives and personality changes throughout the book from beginning to end and is left with new opinions and views of her home and the people living there. Gender structure in Maycomb County has affected Scout dramatically. Scout grew up around men and never really knew her mother. A female figure is important in
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Harper Lee’s novel‚ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ explores many aspects of change through the understanding of individuals and the effects of racial discrimination. The protagonist of the novel is a young girl named Scout who is the daughter of Atticus Finch‚ a model for justice. The book is written from her perspective to express the innocence of a child and how strong morals can expose them to a cruel world. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ conveys meaningful lessons through the eyes of Scout that she begins
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so-called Christianity” (Viljoen & Horne 2008:11). There are many children who do not have enough to eat in Maycomb and as Viljoen & Horne points out these women are presumably aware of this yet their “missionary zeal takes the form of feasting
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There are many positive influences that help shape Scout into the person she becomes at the end of the novel. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mocking Bird‚ there are 3 main characters that have an effect on Scout’s maturity. Jem Finch influences Scout because he is always looking out for her best interest. Next‚ Calpurnia influences Scout because she teaches her how to act “ladylike”. Finally‚ Atticus Finch influences Scout because he teaches her important life lessons throughout the book. Jem‚ Atticus
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Parents’ smoking‚ drinking influence children The study included 120 children‚ ages 2 to 6. An adult researcher led a standardized play activity in which each child‚ acting as a Barbie or Ken doll‚ shopped for a visiting friend. A store stocked with133 miniature items gave the children choices — including meat‚ fruit‚ vegetables‚ snacks‚ nonalcoholic drinks‚ cigarettes‚ beer and wine. The children could “buy” anything they wanted by filling a small grocery cart and taking it to a small checkout
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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 show
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