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    The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by Harper Lee. The book is narrated by a girl by the name of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. The book takes place during the1930’s in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Scout talks about her childhood with her friends like Jem, and dill, and how she began to see the evil side of the human nature, with things like the way Scout is treated in school, the end result of a black man’s trial, Bob Ewell’s need for revenge, as well as many other events that…

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    To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee, took place in the town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. The story follows the life of Scout Finch as she matures and understands the world of the “adults” through interactions and conflicts such as the Tom Robinson trial. The theme of coming of age plays a large part in the story, and the way Scout matures throughout the story is extremely clear through the events and her narration of these events. Scout’s mental growth throughout the book can be…

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    Since the beginning of time, people have been judging and stereotyping others based on their appearance and actions. Harper Lee speaks out about this problem in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, where she thematically discusses how to understand others and their perspective. Scout, the protagonist and nostalgic adult looking back on her childhood, recalls events that led up to her brother’s broken elbow. Throughout the novel, she looks back and “discuss[es] the events” that led up to the…

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    The Education of a Mockingbird Life in the 1930’s was much different than it is now, but if one thing has stayed the same it is the dividing line between home life and school life. This dividing line does not make an exception for Harper Lee’s Scout Finch. Between all of the differences of home and school they all share a common goal. That goal is to educate the next generation, and help them learn how to function in our society. To Kill A Mockingbird perfectly illustrates how Scouts exposure to…

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    supported in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus one of the main characters teaches his children that all men are created equal and not to be prejudice. Atticus represents the brave actions people take because he defended a black man in court while everyone was against him defending a man of color. In modern society ,children are influenced by what their parents believe , whether they are good or bad. Ihe idea of racism is a major role in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Racism…

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    the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores this. To Kill a Mockingbird suggests that one’s perspective is a lens that a person looks at life through. It can distort and change how that person sees reality. To Kill a Mockingbird proposes that there are some perspectives that are better and more desirable than others. It then goes on to advocate that a perspective that does not discriminate and acts in a righteous manner according to selfless reasons…

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    today is better than it was during times like America in the 1930’s, on the Indian reservations, and in Europe between Jews and Christians. This common theme can be traced throughout all the literature read in this english class; through To Kill a Mockingbird, The Absolutely True Diary of a…

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    In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee there is a conflict that shows the attitude of the characters. This conflict is the conflict between white and black people. The attitude of the characters that are shown through this conflict are Bob Ewell, Tom Robinson and The Jury. Each of these character’s attitudes remind me of something I can link to the outer world. Bob Ewell reminds me of Hitler, Tom reminds me of a child from a short story and the jury remind me of the history of…

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    Witnessing children’s curiosities expand while developing them into an active citizen in society can be a blessing, but revealing the harsh realities of society is never easy. Harper Lee, the author of the timeless classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, depicted the story of a tomboy girl named Scout, who matured in the racist-filled city of Maycomb as she came to comprehend the society in which she lived in. Scout’s surroundings helped shape her life as she matured by observing the trial of Tom…

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    Courage and Sacrifice is shown in the book To Kill A Mockingbird in the form of when Mr. Link Deas has to yell at Bob Ewell to leave Tom’s widow, Helen Robinson, alone, and threaten to call the police on charges of assault and if not that, the Ladies Law, after he had hired her to be his personal cook, as said on page 285-286, “ Helen went to work the next morning and used the public road. Nobody chunked at her, but when she was a few yards beyond the Ewell house, she looked around and saw Mr.…

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