Impact of Aunt Alexandra in To kill A Mockingbird

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    To Re-Make a Movie If a newer film adaption of To Kill A Mockingbird were created, it would need to include many of the characters/scenes that were left out of the first film. Aunt Alexandra, Dolphus Raymond, and the Finch’s Landing are some of the main points of the novel that were left out of the first movie. Although, one may argue that these characters/scenes were left out of the first film adaption because they are unimportant, provide no lessons, and are useless towards the plot. But in truth, Aunt Alexandra and Dolphus Raymond are both characters that symbolize great lessons and would make the movie more intense. As for the Finch’s Landing, if the audience wants intensity, Scout walloping the big mouthed Cousin Francis will definitely…

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    Prejudice Undoubtedly, In To Kill a Mockingbird, everyone is prejudice, from racism all the way to social class. Harper Lee introduces prejudice in a whole new way that we have never seen or heard of before. Prejudice is defined as “a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.” It also means “harm or injury that results from some action or judgment.” Most people in this world are prejudice because we are always judging people by the things they wear or the stuff they…

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a famous coming-of age novel by Harper Lee. In an Alabama town in 1933, a lawyer’s children, Jem and Scout, begin their moral journey of losing their innocence. The children struggle to understand their small town’s racism and prejudice as their father is appointed to defend a black man in court, and rumours circulate about a reclusive neighbour. As the novel became a famous story amongst the world, it, like many others, was given a film adaptation. Although the…

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    Cam Carroll Mrs. Cortez In life we have all seen examples of good and bad families. Often times the way the family is run and how the parents treat their kids impact their life in any ways. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel taken place in a small town of Maycomb Alabama. Atticus finch father of Jem and Scout Finch is a lawyer. Atticus defends a black man Tom Robinson in court case. Tom is charged with raping Mayella Ewell. It turns out that Mayella's father Bob ewell raped her not…

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    of Rome that altered its course through history. However, classical Rome is not the only setting where a monetary based caste system plays an important role. Harper Lee incorporates many aspects of economic class in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird that are crucial to the story. To start with, Scout’s assumptions of Walter Cunningham are based off the fact that his family is poorer than the Finches . This becomes apparent when Walter is eating dinner with the Finch family on the first day of…

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird there are lots of racial, gender, and religious, discrimination. Which is shown a multiple amount of times throughout the novel. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee which takes place in Maycomb Alabama, where there is a lot of racial discrimination. But there is also some gender, and religious, discrimination. The main Characters of the book are Atticus, Scout, and Jem Finch. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author gives the reader…

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    men. The book To Kill A Mockingbird presents a topic of gender discrimination, as Scout experiences her Aunt’s harsh words and actions that try to change her. Scout lost her mother when she was young, therefore she is heavily influenced by her father and Jem. Since she was influenced by male she had no interest in being a girl and act like a girl, she was rather annoyed with being a girl. A.“She seemed glad to see me when I appeared in the kitchen, and by watching her I began to think there was…

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    In the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird and throughout a great play, The Merchant of Venice, the characters had shown great abilities throughout the story lines. From the characters performing to be brave, to teaching the readers various lessons, these two art works had shown multiple attributes what everyone should have. In these storylines, the characters had shown their courageous actions through their struggles with society, themselves and their family what surrounds them. To Kill a…

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    Family In a country where the phrase “everyone is created equal” is a sham just by the amount of segregation that is seen on every corner and in every aspect of life, a child names Scout Finch has to witness it in Maycomb. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the author Harper Lee uses memorable characters to help the readers better understand the role of civil rights and racism in small town Maycomb county. The story is told from the perspective of Scout Finch who lives with her father Atticus…

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    woman across the street, but the amount of things she contributes the story is copious. Despite being a smaller character in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, her optimism, relationship with Scout, and knowledge contribute greatly to the story and its themes. Miss Maudie is by far the most optimistic character in To Kill a Mockingbird. She sees the best in every situation . This can especially be seen when her house burns down and she views it as a new opportunity saying, “‘Always wanted a…

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