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    In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, gossip plays a major role in creating and feeding prejudices that isolate members of society. The main character of the book, Scout, was a child when her father became involved in a controversial case in their hometown. What people said about her father quickly took precedence in her life, and the lives of the family her father was defending. Before her father became involved with the case, Scout was introduced to the neighborhood gossip the story of Boo…

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    person. Rosa Parks was an african american that took a stand by sitting down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa took a stand for equal rights for african americans and white people. Not only did she give hope to people that needed it she also gave courage to people that didn’t believe. Rosa gave hope to many people and this is her heroic story. Rose Louise McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February, 4, 1913. Rosa’s parent’s names were James and Leona McCauley. Rosa had a…

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird Boo Radley is represented as mockingbird due to his destruction of innocence and the fact he has never tried to do anything but help people. The town of maycomb has discriminated him for so long he has stayed inside his house but when scout and jem start poking around he tries to protect them through the events of the novel. Boo Radley represents a mockingbird because he always tries to help and protect jem and scout, he never attempted to harm anyone, and due to his…

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    show that Scout doesn't understanding somethings.(Lee 139) In other word, Scout struggles to wrap her mind around the fact that “most folks”or a large group or people can think or believe something and be wrong. She doesn’t understand until after the court case that something a group of people can be wrong due to their prejudice. Most of all, Scout is one of the people in the book who has evolved the most by having trouble understanding the people of Maycomb and Atticus. Furthermore,…

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    Southern Tomboy In Harper Lee`s To Kill a Mockingbird, the young Scout is one of the main and most important characters. Mostly caused by the influence of her older brother, she has become a tomboy. She does not go by her real name Jean Louise and prefers breeches over skirts. Everyone who cares about her wonders if she will ever mature into a young lady. That is due to her many rampages and getting in trouble. Besides being a tomboy, Scout displays spunky, outspoken, and…

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    To kill a mockingbird was written by Harper Lee during the mid- 1950s with the setting time 1933-1935 and setting place the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated by Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem, their widowed father Atticus and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus is a lawyer, leading to the family live well off compared to the rest of the society. Every summer, a boy named Dill comes to live in his aunt’s house in the neighborhood and is soon…

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    In a universe filled with memories, cries, love, hate, and many more, it is also filled with many different types of people that wander throughout the world today. However, there are other different types of people today but are known for being the same thing, and those people are called heroes . A vast majority of people see a hero as someone who saves people’s lives by destroying the evil villain, but that is not necessarily the case. Many people throughout the world have made history in a way…

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    problem at school, Atticus was there to show her what the right thing was to do. Atticus is not just a good dad, but he is also a good lawyer. When Atticus was fighting for Tom Robinson in court a large amount of people in Maycomb disagreed with him for defending Tom, but he didn’t care. Even though the court appointed Atticus to defend Tom, he still worked…

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    When you were younger at some point you believed the world was filled with generous and kind people. Then eventually there was someone in your life who influenced and showed you that the world was nothing but that. To Kill a Mockingbird a dystopian fiction written by Harper Lee told mostly from the point of view of a little girl named Jean Louise, nickname Scout. Living in a old town called Maycomb in the time of the depression with her widowed father and older brother Jem. Once her father who…

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    Again, I very much like your reader response as it is outstanding and meaningful. Undoubtedly your thesis statement is marvelous. Indeed Alexandra character plays a vital role in Scout’s life. And yes the children shows a mysterious feeling about Radley Boo in the novel, as they only heard the rumors from fellow town member about him. Their curiosity increased because Mr. Atticus and other elder warned them to not get closer with the Boo’ s house and this warning drag their attention toward him…

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