Scott has learned to choose from right from wrong choices of her life, which is in the novel “The Kill of the Mocking Bird,” from her loss of innocence, and maturing, as she has faced different problems through her childhood. For instance, Miss Maudie is one of the adults that watches and cares for her and Jim. She teaches God’s commandments and reminds them that they should not fight. Scott has learned a positive lesson from her brother Jim and her nanny Miss Maudie not to fight even if a bully
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"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 30) In this quote, Atticus Finch explains to Scout Finch how everyone has a different opinion on subjects, and that the only way to understand a person’s opinion is to see the world from his or her perspective. The illustrious Harper Lee challenged racial stereotypes and explored the rough side of life through the eyes of young Scout Finch in To Kill
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Lianna Ghazaryan Mrs. Andrus Honors English - Period 5 9 November,2016 A Lesson Before Dying Summative A Lesson Before Dying tells a story of a young 21-year old man named Jefferson,a black field worker and uneducated.The story is set during the late 1940s in the community of Bayonne Louisiana.Jefferson is sentenced to die by execution for a crime that he didn’t do,and Grant Wiggins,is a teacher that wants to help Jefferson,but doesn’t know how.The main focus of the book is
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Many famous works of classic literature often convey themes that anybody can understand and relate to. Prejudice, for example, is a famous theme found in stories that often reflect real historical events, such as the Scopes Trial of 1925 in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind. Others, like Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, are not solely based on a specific trial, but do reflect similar events and trials that happened during the time period. The trials force the characters to confront
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II.) In To Kill a Mockingbird, the novel is told in a first person’s point of view, by Scout Finch. III. 1) The setting of the novel is in a small southern old town in Alabama named Maycomb, during a time in which there wasn’t much to do since there was not much money,and where racism and segregation were still in practice in the communities. 2.) Lee uses imagery when she describes about Maycomb. “In rainy whether the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged
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“Atticus, he was real nice….” His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me. ”Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.””(Lee 376). This passage ties the book together really nicely because for the whole book because Scout, Jem, and Dill try to get “Boo Radly”, a monster according to them, to come out. This curiosity about the mysterious “Boo Radly”, a main conflict in the story, builds up a suspenseful tone to the story. When Scout finally sees Arthur Radly, Scout’s
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“Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery” (Dictionary.com). Courage appears all around us in all different types, such as in tv shows, movies, books, and in real life. For example, there are many controversial types of courage shown in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill A Mockingbird is about the people who live in an imaginary town in Alabama, called Maycomb, during the Great Depression. When racism
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The book of poems, Where the Sidewalk Ends written by Shel Silverstein is completely inappropriate for children as proven in the poem “Sick” because it implies that every lesson parents teach their children is completely wrong and there are no punishments for when children break the rules. For example, in Shel Silverstein’s poem, Sick, the young girl, “Peggy Ann McKay” talks about why she cannot go to school, “A gash, a rash, and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I’m going blind in
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In the book,”To Kill A Mockingbird”, Atticus Finch is a prominent well respected lawyer and family man. Atticus Finch has several traits that make him an admirable character to not only the entire town of Maycomb, but also his family, and myself. He could be described as a loving parent, having strong morals, honest, and compassionate. You see Atticus’ commitment to justice and the truth when his friend, Mr. Link Deas, tries to convince him of why he should not be taking a black man, Tom Robinson’s
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"Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird... Mockingbirds don't do one thing except make music for us to enjoy." To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is such an important and inspiring book with so many significant characters. Among the many characters is friend, brother, and father, Atticus Finch, one of the most influential characters in literature. Atticus Finch is such an exceptional role model for readers because he gives wise and loving
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