...Caroline treated her earlier in the day. However, Scout quickly becomes reminded of this lesson time and time again. At the climax of the novel, Atticus justifies Bob Ewell’s reaction of the court proceedings as “some kind of comeback(Lee 292)” when putting himself in Ewell’s shoes. Scout begins to relax, but is not reassured completely by Atticus’ explanation of Bob Ewell’s bland threats. Scout finally truly understands this coming of age lesson when putting herself in Boo Radley’s...
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...deceptive appearances, racism and acceptance. To begin with, there were many similarities between the two masterpieces. A good example would be the common fascination between Boo Radley and Scout and Jem. Both parties showed interest for each other. Radley gave the children numerous gifts, while the children constantly approached Boo Radley’s house, trying to get a glimpse of his appearance. In addition, both the book and the film gave the image that Boo himself was a crazed man during the beginning of the story. However as time passed, it was revealed that he is a genuinely kind and loving man. This theme plays a big part of the children’s imagination throughout the entire plot as well. Another significant similarity would be the amount of mutual relationship and respect that the African-American community had for Atticus for defending them in court. It showed that they appreciated Atticus’ help and were grateful for him. If it hadn’t been included in the story, the perception of the African-American community would’ve been very different. More similarities include Tom Robinson attempting to escape from prison and getting shot, Mr. Ewell killed by Boo Radley, Atticus shooting a dog infected with rabies, the close relationship that the children had will Dill, Scout beating up Walter Cunningham, and Mrs. Dubose complaining how Atticus defends the coloured community. In contrast to the similarities, there were also many differences that appeared. One example would be the absence...
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...raised in that environment, and it is all she knows. Her father Atticus, has a more liberal standpoint on this whole issue. After Scout came home from school one day, offended by one of her peers calling Atticus a “nigger lover”, she asks her father about it. Atticus replies that of course he is, and that he tries to love everyone. He explains to her that just because the boy who called him that name meant it in a negative way, that in actuality it does not make you a bad person. He reminded Scout multiple times “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 39). This important lesson Scout fully learns at the end of the book standing on Boo Radley’s porch. This lesson is important for many people to learn so that they can have a deeper understanding and gain more compassion to...
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...“It is not what an author says, but what she whispers which is most important. In other words, one must read in between the lines to discover the subtler meaning of novels. This is true for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Understanding of the many themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is attained only by reading in between the lines. A major one of these themes is dignity as Harper Lee presents a clear picture of which characters are dignified. She does not clearly state which characters are dignified, but she utilizes actions to differentiate between the dignified and the undignified. Amongst the poor folk, the Cunninghams have dignity and the Ewells lack it. The Cunninghams pay back everything they borrow. One Cunningham turned the racist mob away from Atticus and Tom Robinson; another almost voted for Tom’s innocence at his trial. This virtuous behavior proves the Cunninghams to be dignified. While the Cunninghams’ good deeds demonstrate their dignity, the Ewells’ actions prove them undignified. They live unhealthily off the town’s welfare and the father, Bob Ewell, selfishly causes the death of an innocent man and tries to kill two innocent children. Of the rich people in Maycomb, Atticus holds dignity while Miss Stephanie lacks it. Miss Stephanie lies, exaggerates, and gossips about the town’s affairs. Harper Lee whispers Miss Stephanie’s dignity deficiency through her undignified actions, but never labels Miss Stephanie as undignified. Although the author does...
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...“To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee is based on the central idea that is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Atticus tells Scout this when he gives them guns. After, Atticus tells her it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. She goes to ask Miss Maudie why it’s a sin. Miss Maudie explains it’s a sin because they don’t do anything but sing their hearts out focus. This refers to the thesis statement because it deals with Miss Maudie, Atticus Finch, and Tom Robinson. Miss Maudie is true friend and she has good moral as Atticus. Miss Maudie implies “Indoors, when Miss Maudie wanted to say something she settled her fingers on her knees and settled her bridgework. Then she did and waited. ‘I simply wanted to tell you that there are some men in...
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...On July 11, 1960, Nelle Harper Lee published one of the most influential books of all time and oddly enough, most of that book was based on her life as a young child. The protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, is the daughter of a lawyer, a single father who raises both her and her brother, Jem. Nelle Harper Lee was also the daughter of a lawyer, Amasa Coleman Lee, who raised her, two sisters, and a brother, while their mother was suffering from a bipolar disorder. By just describing their immediate family situations, there is already a few similarities between both families. Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, is not an autobiography, but there is no doubt there is a strong sense of relativity between Harper Lee and the young Scout Finch. One of the similarities between Scout and Lee is their early exposure to racism as young children. Lee has a very strong experience with racism or segregation, due to the fact of her father being a lawyer who represented all kinds of black clients, and the developing chaos of discrimination, riots, and racism. On March 25, 1931, nine young men were accused and arrested for rape of two white women, which means that Lee would have been around at that time. Both women denied having been raped by any of the men. After a period of five trials, five of the men were sentenced to long prison sentences and many lawyers thought the sentences were motivated by racial prejudice. Harper Lee addresses this in her novel by...
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...Celie's hardship journey throughout the novel “The Color Purple” has similar attributes as the ones in the novel by Harper Lee, “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Both of the female protagonists have similar personalities. They learn to be strong for themselves and other people. “The Color Purple” and “ To Kill A Mockingbird” both have dynamic characters that have similar ways of becoming stronger as a person and becoming a better human being. One of the major similarities between both the novels is the setting the books are in. Both are set in the deep South.”To Kill A Mockingbird” was set in Alabama, while “To Kill A Mockingbird” was set in Georgia. The year would be around the 1930’s. The time where slavery was very much going on. A difference that Scout and Celie was they were both on different sides of slavery. Scout was white, while Celie was black....
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...THE GLENCOE LITERATURE LIBRARY Study Guide for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee i Meet Harper Lee at the same university. In 1949, however, she withdrew and moved to New York City with the goal of becoming a writer. While working at other jobs, Lee submitted stories and essays to publishers. All were rejected. An agent, however, took an interest in one of her short stories and suggested she expand it into a novel. By 1957 she had finished a draft of To Kill a Mockingbird. A publisher to whom she sent the novel saw its potential but thought it needed reworking. With her editor, Lee spent two and a half more years revising the manuscript. By 1960 the novel was published. In a 1961 interview with Newsweek magazine, Lee commented: Writing is the hardest thing in the world, . . . but writing is the only thing that has made me completely happy. To Kill a Mockingbird was an immediate and widespread success. Within a year, the novel sold half a million copies and received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Within two years, it was turned into a highly acclaimed film. Readers admire the novel’s sensitive and probing treatment of race relations. But, equally, they enjoy its vivid account of childhood in a small rural town. Summing up the novel’s enduring impact in a 1974 review, R. A. Dave called To Kill a Mockingbird . . . a movingly human drama of the jostling worlds—of children and adults, of innocence and experience, of kindness and cruelty, of love and hatred, of humor...
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...genuine and they are taught racism and hate by their elders. Children at a young age do not see black or white, rich or poor, or understand what racism means. They are just children who believe that everyone is good and they trust with all their hearts. To Kill a Mockingbird The story is set in and old town in Alabama, Maycomb. The town is described as a quiet and dull town in the 1930’s. Scout is one of the main characters in the story. She is naïve and innocent as children are. She has an older brother, Jem, that she admires. Their friend, Dill, comes to stay with his aunt during the summer months. The main attraction for the three children is a recluse, Boo Radley, who lives a few houses down from the Finch house. The three sneak around the Radley house during the night to try to get a look at Boo. But to no avail. When summer is over, Scout has to start school. Scout has been reading since...
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...most valid examples is Boo Radley, a man who grew up in a family of foot-washing Baptists who take the bible literally. Many rumors circulate the streets about his past, and the reason he stays inside; some believe he stabbed his father with scissors, some think he was insane, no one knew the truth. However, as the book progresses and the kids learn the truth about the society’s prejudiced and racist ways, Jem makes a shocking realization about why Boo has been inside for so long. After thinking about it for some time, he said to Scout, “If there’s just one kind of folks, why can’t they get along with each other? If they’re all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s because he wants to stay inside” (page 259). Although Boo comes from a family of foot-washing Baptists who take the bible word for word, John’s passage does not hold true. Boo does not follow in the footsteps of his family’s religion; he chooses to do things that make him happy, unlike his brother. If his...
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...Lee’s 1960 novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and in Robert Mulligan’s 1962 film adaptation of the same name, although there is a lot of similarities and differences, it is still a very good storyline. Even though many things are left out of the 1962 film, the plot is still well developed and has the same effect on the audience. Three main things that were left out of the movie include: Mrs. Dubose being addicted to opiates, Mrs. Maudie’s house burning, and the children role playing the Radley family. These still have the same effect because they are less dramatic than all the other scenes. In the 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose is portrayed as being addicted to opiates, yet in the later produced motion picture this information is left out. Mrs. Dubose is a widow who lives in Maycomb, Alabama. She had been addicted for many years and had been told she would not live much longer. Jem has to go read to Mrs. Dubose because he messed up her yard. While Jem reads to her it helps her to forget to take her morphine. Atticus told Jem and Scout “not to hate Mrs. Dubose, because she is a strong woman and it takes courage to quit an addiction.” Although it is in the book to build Jem’s character it is not portrayed in the movie, for in the film Jem’s character is adequately developed through other means like, him being present for the explaining that Tom Robinson had been killed to his family. The understanding of Jem’s character within the book and the film refers to Atticus, his...
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...| |[Year 12 | | |Toolooa State High School | | | | | |Tom Lavender, English Essay | | |“Despite the efforts of governments, groups and individuals, humankind still finds it difficult to trust based on the soul of a person; | |we are more comfortable making judgements based on skin colour.” | Prejudice, courage and unity… TEXT COMPARISON Are we always champions of tolerance, courage and receptiveness to others? By the very definition of humanity, we must be. Humanity: benevolence, understanding and kindness towards other people. It is, arguably, our very human nature to feel compassion, courage, understanding, unity and empathy towards our fellow man. Unfortunately, prejudice and judgement also cling to the human condition like tumorous stains – traits which society still finds hard to surmount. Despite the efforts of governments, groups and individuals, humankind still finds it difficult to trust based on the soul of a person; we are more comfortable making judgements based on skin colour. Nelle Harper Lee through her 1960 novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ and Boaz Yakin through his 2000 film, ‘Remember the Titans...
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...FAMILY OF SECRETS The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government, and the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years RUSS BAKER Contents Foreword by James Moore 1. How Did Bush Happen? 2. Poppy’s Secret 3. Viva Zapata 4. Where Was Poppy? 5. Oswald’s Friend 6. The Hit 7. After Camelot 8. Wings for W. 9. The Nixonian Bushes 10. Downing Nixon, Part I: The Setup 11. Downing Nixon, Part II: The Execution 12. In from the Cold 13. Poppy’s Proxy and the Saudis 14. Poppy’s Web 15. The Handoff 16. The Quacking Duck 17. Playing Hardball 18. Meet the Help 19. The Conversion 20. The Skeleton in W.’s Closet 21. Shock and . . . Oil? 22. Deflection for Reelection 23. Domestic Disturbance 24. Conclusion Afterword Author’s Note Acknowledgments Notes Foreword When a governor or any state official seeks elective national office, his (or her) reputation and what the country knows about the candidate’s background is initially determined by the work of local and regional media. Generally, those journalists do a competent job of reporting on the prospect’s record. In the case of Governor George W. Bush, Texas reporters had written numerous stories about his failed businesses in the oil patch, the dubious land grab and questionable funding behind a new stadium for Bush’s baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and his various political contradictions and hypocrisies while serving in Austin. I was one of those Texas journalists. I spent about a decade...
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