To Kill A Mockingbird Compare And Contrast Essay

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We see everyday that people argue about something, and we witness people refuse to accept the reality that happens in their life. These things are evident as we read the stories To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Lottery. Siblings argue, like the narrator and Jem. People seem to not accept the reality, like Mrs. Hutchinson over the fact that she and her family was chosen on the lottery. However, it does not matter how you behave with a person because eventually conflicts will arise. These conflicts after some time would lead to repercussions in our life. We, as people, need to be valiant and fearless to face these consequences and truths, rather than accuse others for it.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, the two siblings fighting were Jem and the narrator. They were quarreling about who had broken Jem’s arm. The narrator argued it was a group named the Ewells who “started it [the broken arm] all, but Jem, who was four years my [narrator] senior, said it started long before that” (4). Jem said it happened a long time ago when he broke his arm. “He said it
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Me and siblings are always arguing and fighting and sometimes it gets bad, but at the end of the day we forgive each other and continue our day. I think it’s normal for siblings to argue and fight. When my siblings and I argue it’s usually over something not important, but I end up losing every time since I’m the oldest and since they’re younger my parents end up choosing them. For example, one time I was walking and out of nowhere my brother hits me so I push him and then he goes telling my mom and then my mom ends up taking his side. She said, “You're the oldest you should be setting the example.” Therefore, I never do anything back since I’ll just end up losing. Even though I lose all the arguments I still love my brother and still get along even though he can be a pain to deal with but that’s how siblings

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