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Jem And Scout Boo Radley
994 wordsOne of the major masterpieces of American literature, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee originally as a love story, was published in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It also won an Academy Award when it was later made into a film starring Gregory Peck. The story is set in imaginary Maycomb County in southern Alabama. The time frame for the story is the early 1930 's during the great depression. Poverty was common and times were extremely tough. This book is loaded with interesti...
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Kill A Mockingbird Brothers And Sisters
310 wordsIn many works of literature a female character has a significant influence, positive or negative. Two characters that have an influence are Mary Call from the novel Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera and Bill Cleaver, and Calpurnia from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper In the novel Where the Lilies Bloom, Mary Call has a significant positive effect on her brothers and sisters. Mary Call is the head of the family since her father died and she has to raise her brothers and sisters. She has ...
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Atticus Finch Scout Learns
579 wordsGrowing up in Maycomb, Southern Alabama in the 1930 s was not an easy thing. Amid a town of prejudice and racism, stood a lone house where equality and respect for all gleamed like a shining star amid an empty space. The house of Atticus Finch was that shining star. Jean Louise Finch, also known as Scout, is given the opportunity of being raised in this house by her father, Atticus. I stole this essay from the net. As she grows, Atticus passes down his values of equality and righteousness to Sco...
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Miss Maudie Aunt Alex
1,620 wordsThe Maycomb ladies provide an excellent example of racial prejudice, and a failure to see what it is like in someone elses skin. They believe they are doing well by making money for missions, failing to see the hardship on their own doorsteps. Aunt Alexandra is very important to the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, as she is a representative of these viewpoints, disapproving of Calpurnia and disassociating herself from the black community entirely. Miss Maudie however is the counterpoint to Aunt Al...
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Effects Of Intolerance In Society
906 wordsIn society, many people tend to reject those who are different. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents a number of situations that reveal the effects of intolerance on other peoples lives. The characters in the novel who were treated with a lack of intolerance were Boo Radley, Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. By observing the effects of intolerance on peoples lives, the children gain sympathy, respect and understanding for its victims. The children gain sympathy for Boo Radley wh...
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Atticus Finch Character Sketch
671 wordsAtticus Finch, a nearly fifty defense lawyer for small Maycomb County, is the honorable father of main character Jean Louise (Scout) and Jeremy (Jem). He is the lawyer for accused black rapist, Tom Robinson, and he tries to change injustices and racism in his small hometown. Atticus' inner conflicts and moral dilemmas are expertly written in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Atticus's physical appearance doesn't play a big part in the novel. Atticus is nearly fifty and wears glasses because ...
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Town Of Maycomb Atticus Finch
1,298 wordsH 2 >And I thought to myself, well, were making a step-its just a baby step, but its a step. Do you agree with Miss Maudie that Maycomb has advanced as a result of the Tom Robinson case? To Kill a Mockingbird, crafted expressly, intricately and beautifully by Harper Lee exhibits the unrelenting Maycomb, a small town with big issues. This classical marvel along with its authentic humour, is intertwined with the bigot and prejudice views of the township. The commencement of the Tom Robinso...
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Tom Robinson Case Kill A Mockingbird
1,548 wordsHarper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, published in the year of 1960, is the American classic novel awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction as well as the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The racism which is prevalent in many small American towns in the 1930 s is illustrated with profound imagery in To Kill a Mockingbird. Although there are several characters in the book, the true main character is the young narrator's father, Atticus Finch, a man of great in...
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Kill A Mockingbird Jem And Scout
509 wordsThe book written by Harper Lee and the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird are different in many ways, but both of them give the same message to across to the viewer or reader. Many people watch the movies thinking that they do not have to read the books because they both say the same thing, but those people are wrong, they say and show different things happening to the events and characters. There are many differences in the book and the movie, most of them dealing with the characters and events. In...
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Live Your Life Atticus Finch
644 wordsStand up for what is right, even if you are standing alone. This quote means a lot to me. I have always tried to do the right thing in life but have failed many times because of peer pressure In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch, a strong lawyer and a loving father is a very strong example of this quote. Atticus always does the right thing regardless. He has lost respect and friends this way but has also gained respect. Atticus lives by his own rules and mostly by his conscience. Atti...
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Jem And Scout Kill A Mockingbird
907 wordsTrials of Life Life is all about experiencing, learning, and growing up. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee shows many examples of growing up during the Great Depression. To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the South during the 1930 's. The novel is a summary of the lives of the Finch family and their learning experiences. Atticus Finch, a single parent and lawyer, informs and advises his kids as well as many others about the realities of life. Jem and Scout, his children, encount...
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People Lives Boo Radley
924 wordsIn society, many people tend to reject those who are different. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents a number of situations that reveal the effects of intolerance on other people? s lives. The characters in the novel who were treated with a lack of intolerance were Boo Radley, Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. By observing the effects of intolerance on people? s lives, the children gain sympathy, respect and understanding for its victims. The children gain sympathy for Boo Radle...
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Bob Ewell Walter Cunningham
1,041 wordsIn the widely known novel To Kill A Mockingbird there are two families that are very diverse and are text book examples of complete opposites on the moral ladder of success. The Cunningham's and the Ewell's have two very distinct and opposite reputations. The Cunningham's which are very respected while the Ewell's very much despised. The Ewell's are given the privilege to hunt out of season, so that the residents of the small town of Maycomb would not have to tolerate their continuous begging tw...
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Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley
401 wordsIn a poem by Emily Dickenson she implies that there is nothing like reading a book to take your imagination to great places. She states, There is no frigate like a book to take us lands away. Such an idea that excites the imagination to take us places is expressed in Harper Lees To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird there is a great use of symbolism to ignite the human imagination. The title of the book is only mentioned in the story when the father of the protagonist, Atticus Finch, t...
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605 wordsAfter viewing the film To Kill A Mocking Bird, I found it to be a very interesting and an informative piece of work. To see how people lived in the years during the great depression and how society was structured was enlightening. The Finch family lived a modest lifestyle, as compared to other families during that time. The movie centers around the Finch family and their day to day life. From the beginning it was obvious that the children in the family, Scout and Jem, were very courteous towards...
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Jem And Scout Scout And Jem
2,460 wordsInnocence To Experience, In Harper Lees To Innocence To Experience, In Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird Innocence to Experience " Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. " (Lee 9). This environment, as Scout Finch accurately describes, is not conducive to young children, loud noises, and games. But, the Finch children and Dill must occup...
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Jem And Scout Scout And Jem
2,431 words11 / 27 / 98 To Kill A Mockingbird By, Harper Lee Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. (Lee 9). This environment, as Scout Finch accurately describes, is not conducive to young children, loud noises, and games. But, the Finch children and Dill must occupy themselves in order to avoid boredom. Their surroundings are their boundaries, but in their...
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Aunt Alexandra Tom Robinson
848 wordsThe Evolution Of Jem Finch In Harper Lee s To Kill A Mockingbird, Jeremy Finch is one of the main characters who evolves from a child to an adolescent who learns to question the many faults of his environment. As Jeremy (or Jem) grew up, he adapted to the adult world as best he could, and learned that life was not the beautiful day in the neighborhood that Jem thought it was. And in doing so, he grows a closer resemblance to his father. We meet Jem near the age of ten, with his sister Scout, and...
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Tom Robinson Bob Ewell
804 wordsMockingbird Cunningham's Vs. Ewell's (Compar. And Contrast) Essay, Mockingbird Cunningham's Vs. Ewell's (Compar. And Contrast) Cunningham's vs. Ewell's During the great depression of the 1930 s there were many families who couldnt make ends meet. How each family copes with their struggles during hard times, has always been a source of great topics for many writers. One such author is Harper Lee who wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird. In the book the author writes of several families, who were going th...
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Tom Robinson Case Act Of Courage
662 wordsTo Kill a Mockingbird: Courage Courage to me is bravery even in the face of fear and there are many incidences in the book that fit this description. Three of the very courageous character in the book would have to be Jem Finch, his father Atticus Finch and their next-door neighbor Boo Radley. These characters had shown bravery in the face of fear on many occasions and they should be recognized for their achievements. Jem Finch's bravery had many ways of showing itself. He often became scared bu...
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