Atticus A week after dill’s arrival, a group of men led by the sheriff, Heck Tate, come to my house in the evening. As Tom Robinson trial is moving he will be moved to the Maycomb jail, and concerns about the possibility of a lynch mob have arisen. I hear that jem tells scout that Me and Alexandra have been arguing about the trail, she almost accused me of bringing disgrace to this family. The next day I take the car into town. I went to town to sit in front of of the Maycomb jail, where Tom Robinson
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To Kill A Mockingbird is a story about a young girl named Scout as she grows up in the racially segregated south. The major event of this story is about a black man, Tom Robinson, who is accused of the rape of Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch, Scout's father, and Tom’s lawyer knows that Tom is innocent in the trial but is ultimately found guilty of the crime. July 11, 1960. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she develops many themes but the one that sticks out to me is racism. The book
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"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always" (Goodreads). People are often prejudice without fully understanding the entire situation. In times of immense struggle, people feel alone and take out their pain on others, in attempt to bury their own hurt. Throughout the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, readers see an array of many characters going through some very difficult times, thus resulting in conflict among them. During this time, of the Depression, people faced
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Scout To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated by Scout Finch, the main character of this novel. She tells her experiences as a child a few years after they occur. Scout is a young girl and typically acts as a tomboy. Even at a young age, her father taught her to read, this making her smarter than the majority of the children her age. She doesn't act like the other girls her age either. This is because her father, Atticus, raises her in a certain way. Throughout the novel, Scout matures as she grows
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Atticus Finch People are ill-minded and sometimes just plain unlikable. Atticus, from Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, is not one of those people. He is one of the characters who plays a huge role in the coming of age of his daughter, Scout Finch. A lot of people in Maycomb, which is the city he lives in, are very prejudice against black people. Atticus, unlike them, is very respectful, an admirable role model, and tolerant towards the opinions of others. Atticus throughout the book, shows
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Silence is a very important theme used in The Chosen. In The Chosen there is a lot of silence between Danny and his father. It can used a variety of ways but most importantly you can learn from it. Silence is represented when people may lack an explanation. Silence can be a pathway the soul where there is a connection between silence and people. Silence can be viewed as painful and sometimes comfortable, but mainly confusing. Silence is like the wind. Sometimes you feel it, rushing through your
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Tom Robinson should be acquitted because he is innocent and there is no medical evidence suggesting Tom actually beat or raped Mayella Ewell. The evidence actually suggests that Bob Ewell, her own father beat her. She has bruises on the right side of her face, which could only come from a left hand. Tom Robinson's hand was torn up in a cotton gin, he can only use his right hand now. The jury has an unfair assumption of African Americans and bias opinions of them. This is not fair to Tom who is innocent
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Courageous Stacey Sometimes, it is hard to show courage but, sometimes, it is the right thing to do. In my opinion the character that is the most courageous in the book “Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry,” by Mildred D. Taylor, would be Stacey. Stacey is Cassie Logan’s oldest brother who keeps his younger siblings out of trouble. Stacey showed courage by helping T.J when he was hurt even though he could have easily said no, Stacey took away T.J’s cheat notes that he had to cheat on a test, and, even
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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing,” Harper 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
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What makes a “good” parent? Is it the lessons they teach, or the way they teach them? Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, not only teaches his children several lessons, but also serves as a role model. He is an exemplary parent. When he takes on a case that he knows will greatly affect his family’s lives, he uses the opportunity to teach his children several life lessons, just as he has done with every hardship that came upon them before he takes
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