In the story, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, Bob Ewell is the type of character who doesn’t care about others, his only joy is drinking and discriminating against African American people. No sane person had a love for Bob Ewell, especially when he was drinking, and everyone knew how cruel he was; black people resented him for how he treated them and everyone knew that he felt that he was better than African American people; Bob Ewell was one of the biggest contributors to racism within Maycomb
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In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem. Throughout the novel, Atticus teaches the readers many different lessons that can be applied to everyday life. Without Atticus, the story would not be the same. Atticus is a well known man in Maycomb County. Many people look up to Atticus and many have respect for him and his decisions. Atticus is an loving and caring father of Scout and Jem. The readers discover this when Scout states, “We were far too old
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From the start of the novel, Atticus has a surplus of ideas that the rest of society does not agree with. One day, Scout comes home from school upset, she was being ridiculed by her fellow classmates because Atticus is defending an African American. Atticus finds her on the porch and explains to her that he is “simply defending a negro- his name’s Tom Robinson.” (Page 123) Most Caucasian men believe they are superior to African Americans, and deem it unnecessary to reference them by name. Thus,
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At the beginning of the book, Scout was immature and was still figuring out herself along with the world around her; but, as the book goes on, Scout matures and begins to understand so much more. Scout showed the readers that she was immature and untame through many examples, one being her pugnaciousness. She was constantly trying to pick fights even if it was unnecessary, one example of this would be when she fought Walter Cunningham. After getting yelled at by the teacher from trying to explain
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Scout plays a very important roll in To Kill a Mockingbird. Her character has a very strong voice and she is not afraid to voice her opinions.She shows courage in doing so.She is also very intelligent. She can notice people's behavior and understand corruption within the town. She often finds herself in trouble with her father and other authoritative figures. She spends most of her time playing outside with the boys. She would most likely be characterized as a Tom-boy because of her clothes. One
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What is Social Justice? Social Justice is the equality of people whether their race or their religion. In To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee uses the character Atticus Finch to show ideas of social justice. Atticus finch shows characteristics of equality, courageousness, and determination to overcome the obstacle he has come across. Atticus says “ You never really understand a man from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. Harper Lee uses Atticus’s character in
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Courage is the ability to do something that frightens. Some courage shown in To Kill a Mockingbird is when Atticus agreed to be a lawyer for Tom Robinson. It would be unheard of in this time period for a white man to defend a black man in a trial. Atticus knows that defending Tom would put his family in danger. It is an important character trait because shows off his other qualities Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical, pain, hardship, death or threat of death. Jem shows courage
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, expresses her message that empathy is a necessary component for people to understand and bond, and how the utter disregard for looking at another person’s point of view can be disastrous for society. The timeless appeal of this novel has made it a national treasure, a product of Lee’s childhood and her experiences. Some may argue that this novel is more relevant today than 50 years ago when this novel was written, because To Kill a Mockingbird criticises division
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Mockingbirds are a big part of the story in Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbirds sing their hearts out, that’s just what they do. They don’t hurt others or damage any trees, they sing a beautiful tone for all to hear. As Mockingbirds sing, so do people, they have their own characteristics and ways that they express themselves in. Atticus says that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird, and so it would be a sin to kill someone’s voice or the way they stand up for others. Three
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Discrimination is so unknowingly dangerous, it causes a plethora of people to die. In the literary works of To Kill a Mocking Bird, and 12 Angry Men, people were killed or almost killed because of their ethnic or social economic background. These situations happen all over the world, and these stories bring them to life. Maycomb, a quiet old town in the South, has one problem-discrimination towards those who are different. For this reason alone, Tom Robinson, a black slave, was sent to death for
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