“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”. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, this is Atticus’ main teaching, and it guides Scout’s decision-making process. Because of this teaching, Scout learns that compassion solves problems more effectively than violence, and begins to rely on a deeper understanding of a situation in order to see past prejudices and view a person’s character. This is due to Harper
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I’ve evaluated that Atticus treats others very well. He treats both the Cunninghams and Calpurnia with reverence. He treats Calpurnia with respect. The reader can see this when Atticus drives her home during one of the coldest nights in Maycomb. Before this he even asks if she would like to stay the night with his family. Atticus never talks down to Calpurnia, and is very grateful to have her company. The reader can also base their views of Atticus on how he treats the Cunninghams with such respect
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, we are lead through the events of Scout’s life and we see how those events change her. In the beginning she is just a young child who doesn’t quite understand what is going on around her, but as she watches and experiences some of the cruelty of mankind, she begins to understand the good and the evil of the world. She is an intelligent little girl who becomes somewhat insecure as she works to figure out who she is and matures greatly through her experiences. Scout
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee about a small town in Alabama named Maycomb. The time period that this book takes place in is the late 1930s, the end of the Great Depression and prejudice is extremely prominent. The story is about a black male, Tom Robinson, who is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and is defended by a white attorney, Atticus Finch. Atticus and his children, Scout and Jem, endure tough love from their community, but learn many things from the treatment
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The highly praised novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is a story about racism and stereotypes in the deep south told from the perspective of a little girl named Scout. Harper Lee, the author of the novel, uses symbolism to show a character's personality or to relate to an event in the story. Some symbols used in the story include a roly-poly, a rabid dog, and a mockingbird. These things, if looked into deeply, give the novel depth and meaning. Harper Lee uses a roly-poly as a symbol in her novel. The
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One example that people have to be adults to understand the world is Scout, a young 7 year old who does not always understand everything in front of her. In one case was when Scout had dinner with Walter Cunningham. “Walter poured syrup on his vegetables and meat with a generous hand. He would probably have poured it into his milk glass had I not asked what on Sam hill he was doing” (32). Scout does not realize how rude she is being in this setting. She thinks that she is just asking a everyday question
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Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird highlights her childhood, showing the racism in her home and mirrors her family life. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the innocence of children and growing up. Harper Lee’s Maycomb mirrors her childhood home of Monroeville, Alabama and the white supremacy. Scout is the child of a lawyer taking on a job of defending a black man in front of the town. Characterization is how an author portrays a character in their piece. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
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To Kill A Tom Robinson, an Atticus, and a Boo Radley Prejudice is a rather large theme in To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee. It is felt by many characters in the book. Atticus, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson are three very different people. They all experience prejudice in one way or another. All of them can be considered “Mockingbirds”. In the book Atticus tells Scout that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Miss Maudie later gets asked by Scout why did Atticus say that. She responds with
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heads – they couldn’t be fair if they tried. In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always wins. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life.” (Lee 251). Tom Robinson is an important figure in To Kill a Mockingbird as he is shown prejudice through his skin color. He is accused of rape by Mayella Ewell when helping her with household chores, although we learn that he is not guilty of this accusation. The problem the Tom is faced in this story is everyone
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Many books use symbolism throughout their contents to help demonstrate themes or key ideas. Like in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” Harper Lee uses a snowman with a dirty inside to represent how people may appear good on the outside, but how on the inside they are evil, racist, etc. One great example of this is the jury on the Tom Robinson case. This is right after Atticus has made a good case for Tom, and it looks as if Tom would get innocent. “I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was polling the jury:
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