in the face of adversity, whether great or relatively small, always deserves recognition. Two people who exhibit such courage are Atticus Finch, a character from Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird , and Helmuth Hübener, a teennager who distributed insurgent pamphlets about the Nazis and Germany’s political state. In addition to their similarity regarding their brave acts, these
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Atticus shivered as a chilling breeze glided down the deep confines of Maycomb county jail, piercing through the serenity of this peaceful town. It was well past midnight and the gigantic, golden light bulb had switched off long ago. Sluggishly, he paced back and forth, knowing it would be the last of the meetings. Contrasting his heavy and grief-stricken look was the man behind the bars. His emotionless features were tinted with a trace of tiredness. Atticus decided to speak first. “I am sorry,
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The author’s treatment of Boo Radley is to watch and Atticus’s children. There were many consequences when Boo was watching Scout and Jim, and neither of them knows he was even there. Boo was claimed to be a crazy person, or if not he should have been. Everyone accused Boo of being crazy because, of him being locked in a basement for stabbing his father. Boo would try to communicate with the children by putting different things in a knot hole on a tree. Boo’s farther didn’t want him interacting
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The setting is a crucial part of a book since it is one of the major components that drives and develops the plot from beginning to end. The latter statement definitely holds true for To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, because of its diverse number of settings and how it is coherent with the different events in the story. Moreover, some of the settings even affects some characters in the novel. The fictional town of Maycomb seems to be the “dominating” setting in the book. In fact, the town of
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Letter from Birmingham Jail and Monstress Considering the question, “Can courage make a change when the cost is so great?” the answer to this is yes due to the following. In the Letter from Birmingham jail and Monstress, King and Liu concur that courage brings change because the cost is great. The audience understands this because Courage enables people to raid a balance between illogical fears and thus avoid recklessness. Second, courage helps people to face risk and dangerous situations which have
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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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Through Scout’s point of view we have learned a lot about racism during the 1930s. Although she doesn’t completely understand it yet, she sees it happening and explains to the readers what she sees. In the beginning of the book all she sees is equality between all. But after the Tom Robinson case is Introduced, she is taught that some people were not wanted in her society. To start, many people begin calling Atticus a “N-Lover” this is because he was chosen to defend Tom Robinson a Black male in
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In the story ‘‘To Kill a Mockingbird’’ written by harper lee, set in a small town called Maycomb, Alabama the character known as Mayella is a poor white woman living behind a dumpster, has convicted Tom robinson of rape. Harper lee determines mayella's power by using Race,Class,Gender in the story.In the small town word gets around fast about the situation people quickly took mayella's side and instantly said tom robinson was guilty because of his race. Mayella gets the upper hand in the courtroom
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A main part in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird is rumours. The hole town of Maycomb is buzzing with different kinds of rumours. Some true and some false, their origins not many know. But they do know every inch of the made up tale. As the story progress the rumours get more and more violent. Causing characters in the novel emotional and some times physical pain. In this essay the difference between the way Atticus and Dill perceive rumours will be discussed. A rumour that seems to repeat itself
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wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.’ (Chapter 11, p 111) ------------------------------------------------- Discuss the various ways in which Harper Lee explores the concept of courage in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. One of the central issues in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird is the idea of courage and the very different ways it can be displayed. As each character face their own journeys with courage, not only does the reader learn that even the smallest, most subtle acts of courage
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