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    compels the reader to feel freeness that couldn’t be compared to a large city setting. Lee choices when writing the book make it feel like real life. In To Kill a mocking bird, Lee creates multiple well-developed characters, but Scout and Atticus finch most clearly portray conflict, human condition, and theme. Lee creates many well-developed characters that contribute to the story. Chracters like Atticus, Scout, Jem, and Boo Radley are just some of them. Lee brings the story to life through her…

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    conscience and you are able to fight through tough circumstances. Harper Lee powerfully demonstrates the importance of this virtue in, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Three characters express this virtue to get through their toughest issues. Jem Atticus Finch is fearless and he shows that with courage people can conquer their fears, Dolphus is also a courageous man and he shows that humans have to have courage to fight for what is right, and Atticus is very brave and shows the person that in any…

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    Scout Finch was like any other girl at the beginning of the book, known for her wit and tomboyish personality. Most notably, though, she had been known for her father, Atticus Finch. Atticus was a prominent figure throughout the whole story. He stood up for what he believed in, nor did he follow the crowd. Atticus had raised his children by himself after his wife passed away of an unexpected heart attack. His children were Jem and Scout. Jem was Scouts older brother, whom she trusted and looked…

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    The Chosen, and To Kill a Mockingbird, two classics loved by many The Chosen and To Kill a Mockingbird are two books which many esteem very well. Whether it be the writer David Malter or Lawyer Atticus Finch, both books have lessons valuable lessons to offer, but which book is the best? Can this be nailed down? Both of these books showcase wholesome relationships, injustice, and role models, but which displays the subjects better than the other? To Kill a Mockingbird shows us the warmth and…

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird, where there was a black man, Tom Robinson, and a young nine-teen year old, Mayella Ewell. Mayella's family planned to accuse Tom of raping Mayella, nevertheless this is not the truth. When the trial came to court, Atticus Finch planned to do his best to defend Tom in the case against the Ewell's. If he was not to do his best he would not be able to face his kids again. Mr. Ewell's views on the trial with his daughter and Tom are very different than Atticus's. Atticus…

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    Audacity Audacity is the outright conviction of your moral values. ‘To kill a Mockingbird’ reveals several characters with the admirable trait of audacity. Atticus is the first character that comes to mind when you think of audacity in To Kill a Mockingbird. Through the characters in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Lee portrays varying degrees of audacity. Atticus portrays audacity in the way he raises his kids, in how he fights against injustice, and how he carefully analyzes situations. He…

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    misunderstood, and seen as something they aren’t. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, the characters Jem Finch and Scout Finch who are both children of Atticus Finch face many trials while growing up in a small town in the South named Maycomb. The novels tells a story where a black man is placed on trial and is found guilty when he couldn’t have committed the crime. The Finch family faces the trials defending the black man Tom Robinson who’s has already been decided guilty as a…

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    socialize with a black resident that would be social death, that white resident would be isolated from the rest of the town. Not all the white residents are the same, there is one of the most cherished characters in this novel his name is Atticus Finch. Atticus is the character who portrays a Christ-like figure and the human embodiment of all that is divine. This…

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    The Idea of Bravery In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee tells the story of two kids about their life growing up in the south during the Great Depression. Jean “Scout” Louise Finch and Jeremy “Jem” Atticus Finch, Scout’s older brother, are under the influence of their father, Atticus Finch. Atticus is a conspicuous lawyer who teaches his children life lessons throughout the course of three summers. Jem, Scout, and their friend, Dill, learn about racism, tradition, and standing up for yourself.…

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    legs, Mr. Finch”(Lee 259). Now this quote is showing that Mayella tried to rape Tom Robinson instead of the other thing around which was not…

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