In society‚ his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors‚ and when his father passed ’Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg‚ pulled them out‚ wiped them on his pants‚ and resumed his activity’(Lee‚ 11). Boo just sat there after stabbing his father. He did not apologize or feel remorse for his actions. Boo Radley isolates himself from the people of Maycomb. Boo stays inside his home all day and nobody ever sees him. After some trouble with the
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How does Harper Lee use the symbol of the mockingbird? According to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” So‚ mockingbirds are harmless‚ innocent creatures‚ and killing them is wrong‚ because they don’t hurt anyone. The mockingbird represents innocence and purity. After all it only sings for us to hear its music‚ they don’t bother us or harm us. So‚ to kill a mockingbird is a sin because you destroy innocence. Throughout the book‚ a number of characters
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about two boys named Jem and Dill. Jem lives with his father Atticus Finch‚ his little sister Scout Finch‚ and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb County. Dill lives with his mother in Meridian‚ Mississippi and he also visits his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb which is where his family is originally from. B. In to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ I believe that the book would change drastically if it was told from Jem’s and Dill’s point of view. 1. To Kill a Mockingbird 2. Harper Lee
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happens to all people. However‚ sometimes the coming of age is more noticeable in some than it is in others. This is the case in Harper Lee’s character of Jem in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. All characters display their growth and have come to terms with themselves. Still there is one character who exhibits maturity more than anyone else. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee‚ uses the character of Jeremy Finch to portray the motif of his “being a gentleman” and the events in Tom Robinson’s trial
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Innocence vs. Experience The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee perfectly portrays both innocence and experience in the characters as well as the theme of personal growth. The character Jean Louise Finch‚ otherwise known as Scout‚ has a very complicated development compared to the rest of the characters. Firstly‚ she talks almost like an adult all throughout the story. She learned how to read before going to school‚ which she takes some pride in‚ “ ‘Scout yonder’s been readin’ ever since
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Scout‚ let us start by saying‚ has an amazing father‚ he respects her choices‚ he lets her be herself‚ and most importantly he makes her feel needed. Atticus has been described as one of the most moral people in all of literature‚ I liken him to Scout’s jiminy cricket. He tries to Scout a code of living‚ not all that different than what would be socially acceptable today. "You never really understand a person until you things from his point of view"‚ this‚ spoken so truthfully by Atticus‚ is what
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Parts one and two have very different plots and contrast greatly. In part one we learn valuable information about the history of the characters and Maycomb’s ‘southern ways’‚ we get valuable details that prepare us as the reader for part two. Atticus‚ however‚ also prepares his children for the events of part two‚ such as the trial of Tom Robinson‚ and all of the criticism and negative comments that would be coming their way. There were many events that helped Atticus see the opportunity to teach
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There are a variety of characters in all kinds of stories‚ including Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Out of all of the characters‚ some are more complex than others‚ running into multitudes of problems throughout the course of the story. Dill is no exception even though he is curious‚ imaginative‚ and somehow still sensible enough to know right from wrong. But what actually establishes Dill such a memorable character‚ some may ask‚ but don’t worry‚ those answers will be answered soon. Beginning
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In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ characters resist the status quo many of their family and friends believe in to take a stand against racial injustice. For example‚ Atticus takes the case to defend Tom against his family’s wishes‚ because if he didn’t‚ “.... [he] couldn’t hold [his] head up in town‚ [he] couldn’t represent this county in the legislature..” (100). Scout was asking Atticus why he would defend Negroes if he wasn’t supposed to‚ and Atticus told Scout he wouldn’t be able to live
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a novel written by Harper Lee‚ showcases the events of a cross-raced rape court case set in a small town in Alabama‚ America through the Great Depression in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s. The protagonist‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ but better known as Scout and her brother Jem become surrounded by the discrimination their father receives because of him defending a black man in the case. Its through the thick and thin of these situations that the children learn more about the person
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