The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird concerns the conflict between the individual and society. The novel, which was written by Harper Lee in 1960, deals with some of the characters' confrontations with the world around them. The main characters of the story; 6 year old Scout Finch, her father Atticus and older brother Jam, face the complexity of human society, each in his own way. They experience the bad and good sides of life and learn how to look at things from other people's perspective
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Harper Lee dedicates 17 pages to Scout’s first day at school to help introduce many of Maycomb’s families and their backgrounds, through representatives in Scout’s class. She uses the teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, to highlight the naivety and prejudice of many adults in the town of Maycomb. The author does not approve of the American education or the ‘Dewey Decimal System’, which she was forced to experience in her childhood, and uses the 17 pages of Scout’s first day at school to share her views
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I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I am on page 208. The book is about a young girl named scout and a boy named Jem who are figuring out the harsh realities and awesome adventures. Scout and Jem go to Boo Radley’s house to try to see if he is alive and in the house. Also they have to deal with many harsh people such as: aunt Alexandria, Mrs. Dubose, and Mr. Radley. In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus and saying who I think is a better mother figure, Calpurnia
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sentences * Attribute evidence to each topic. Chosen Characters: Mrs. Dubose and Reverend Sykes Introduction Harper Lee uses minor characters in To Kill A Mockingbird to enhance our understanding of the events in the novel and to explore some of the main themes that are presented throughout. These minor characters are significant as they succeed in creating contrast with the other more important characters
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Seeing things from other peoples perspective The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee teaches the reader about what it would be like to grow up in Maycomb Alabama in the 1930s. Atticus Finch is a defense lawyer who is doing his best to raise his two children, Jem and Scout, after his wife dies. The children live in a household where there is a black woman in the kitchen and no discrimination is allowed. This is because Maycomb succeeded from the union during the civil war times and is now full
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In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” racism plays a big role. In the 1960’s racism was a huge issue in society and till this day it still is. It is now 2017 and cops play the biggest role in racism because they feel the need to target black people. For example, a young black teenager was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch leader in Florida. This young adult had done nothing wrong and he was unarmed. Trayvon Martin and Tom Robinson both were innocent black men that did nothing wrong and were
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a heartbreaking story set in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s, during the Great Depression. The characters Jem and Scout have many parental figures throughout their life, never feeling a lack of love, even after their mother's death. Atticus, their father, Calpurnia, their chef, and their Aunt Alexandra, all play a very important role in there lives. It is because of those three figures that they are the way the are. “--Until you climb into his skin and walk around
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and her family. She wears overalls all day and wouldn’t be caught dead in a dress. Scout is a important character because she tells the story through a pure selfless child’s eye and shows realism through her actions and words. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout represents innocence as she experiences prejudice while searching for equality. Scout portrays innocence in the novel because she narrates the world through a child’s eyes while opening the novel with a naive viewpoint
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"To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee, is a novel set in Maycomb, Alabama in the years 1933-35, during the great depression. "an old tired town when I first knew it", summer heat and slow pace of life. She notes, "There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County" (Lee, page 6) .In this rural town, a 6-year-old tomboy by the name of Jean Louise Finch, or Scout as she prefers to be called. Scout loves
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Having integrity is very good; integrity means having strong morals. This value causes a person to be honest and trustworthy. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus teaches his children to have good values, proving that he is a great parent. Atticus’ children learn to be accepting of everyone and the values of integrity, independence, and open-mindedness. By doing this, it helps his children be more prepared for the real world. Atticus is able to help his children become better than what
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