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 their father is. Atticus Finch‚ the children’s father‚ represents stability and justice in the novel‚ as well as moral philosophy and humility
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Jem Finch‚ Atticus son‚ learns the second lesson that a reader can learn from. The lesson Jem Finch learns is that every action leads to consequence. Harper Lee shows this lesson in the noel when Jem rips Mrs. Dubose’s camellias. It begins with Scout and Jem having an conversation with Mrs.Dubose which ends up with Mrs.Dubose calling Atticus Finch a nigger lover. Enraged with by her words‚ Jem begins to cut the tops off every Camilla bush Mrs.Dubose owned. After pulling Scouts hair‚ and kicking
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observe the ascension of them through morality levels and the events that cause or show this. The main characters of this book were Jem and Scout who we first meet with morality levels 0 to 1. It is their experiences which cause them to ultimately arrive at a high level of morality and exhibiting characteristics of level 6. Early in the story Jem and Scout act with a level of 0 and 1 in my opinion for many reasons. The first indicator is their bluntness when they first met Dill. They don ’t meet
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and act accordingly. Throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters discover and begin to emphasize each other’s lives in large portions and in doing so‚ many characters develop and mature to understand the world they live in. Atticus Finch is a single father with two young children. Since he is an only parent‚ he has to be an inspiring role model‚ which he is. He also has the ability to understand and emphasize for others. An example of
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Eric Reyzelman Mr. Brown-Davis English 1 9/3/15 Atticus Finch Paragraph In “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch is a moral man because he sets good examples for his children because he portrays a leading figure by using his words‚ not fists‚ not judging a person until you get to understand who they are‚ and being able to get along with just about anyone. Atticus believed in fighting with words‚ not fists. “Hold your head high and keep those fists down”(Lee 76)‚ as the
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“Like everyone I slipped into adulthood like a delinquent through the back door”‚ Charles Finch. The pivotal moment in my life was when I discovered helping others is my true passion. As a child‚ one’s parents guide and attempt to discover who he or she is‚ but at some point‚ every child must break away and learn for oneself. Settling In My freshman year in high school‚ I decided to join Best Buddies‚ a program where a high school student is paired with another student who has intellectual and developmental
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The NOVA program‚ “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial”‚ features the town of Dover‚ Pennsylvania‚ which made headlines when Bill Buckingham‚ who was a member of the Dover Area School Board‚ made a request to introduce a new textbook into the school’s science curriculum that taught intelligent design. First of all‚ intelligent design claims that intelligent causes are necessary to explain the complexity-rich structures of the life surrounding us and it harbors on the idea of irreducible complexity
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demonstrate the loss of innocence in Scout and Jem. As Scout matures at a young age‚ she must learn to control herself and respect others. Hardships are forced upon her by her community throughout her life as a child. Hartley illustrates the process of maturation when she says‚ “in the process of growing up‚ the children learn the value of self-control‚ tolerance‚ and respect” (Hartley 15). Hartley elaborates on the components of Scout’s maturing process. Scout goes from a young girl with no
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of fear. This is the same for both Malala Yousafzai and Atticus Finch. Malala’s life was threatened by the Taliban‚ an extremist group ruling her hometown‚ Swat Valley. They attempt to suppress her by not allowing her to get an education‚ but Malala knows what they are doing is wrong. Her passion is education‚ and they can not take that away from her. Even after she was shot by the Taliban‚ she continues to stay strong. Atticus Finch also has adversities he must face in his life. He is faced with
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I do not disagree nor agree with the court’s decision on the Boy Scouts of America vs Dale case‚ I am on the fence of this case for two reasons. I believe that expelling him from his position as assistant troop leader deprives him of his equal rights and is also considered discrimination based on his sexual orientation. I believe Dales homosexuality isn’t disabling anyone from carrying out their duties nor is he pushing his beliefs on or influencing the children in anyway to engage in relations with
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