Jane and Finch

characters in To Kill A Mockingbird serve as examples of courage or lack thereof. In particular, Miss Maudie Atkinson is a courageous minor character. Contrastingly, the minor character Mayella Ewell displays a lack of courage and bravery, while Jem Finch is a major character who exemplifies courage. Miss Maudie is courageous because of her unwillingness to act like so many in Maycomb do, and because of her strength in the thick of pain and anger. In To Kill a Mockingbird, “foot-washers” or…

your child doing something considered taboo by all of society. Would you lie to cover up your shame, or would you face the rest of the world and own it? In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout are the children of lawyer Atticus Finch, but they are not the problem. Mayella Ewell is a 19 year old poor white woman who claims that Thomas Robinson, a black man, beat her then raped her. But, this might not be the case. As Atticus goes to work to prove Tom innocent, you can…

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks" (Lee). In the fictional novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee explains racism in the eyes of a young girl and how racism has affected society. This takes place in the 1900s in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb County. In chapter 7 when the knot-hole in the tree gets filled up, Jem learns from Mr. Nathan Radley’s excuse of the tree dying that people can manipulate the way they think. During the talk between Jem and Mr. Radley, Jem…

doesn’t grow in everyone's garden. Take me for example, in first grade I would chase the people and give them hugs on the playground every recess. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Jem finch starts without a flower of maturity and empathy in his garden. Over the course of the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Jem Finch changes from a boy into a young man by developing a feeling of empathy and developing a sense of maturity. Over the course of To Kill a Mockingbird Jem changes from a boy into a…

empowerment. All people have the need, even if it is very small, to have dignity. It doesn’t matter if they are good or evil people, they all feel the need. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she demonstrates how Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Bob Ewell show Good, Evil, and Human Dignity. Tom Robinson is a black male that was put on trial for accused rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of Bob Ewell. During the time that the book was set, Tom was already guilty before he could…

Throughout literature, and even in our own lives, we are poisoned by the false narratives and stories that corrupt our minds and control our decisions. This is the driving force in Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Our protagonist, Scout Finch, makes decisions and forms opinions based on stories she hears that simply aren’t true. This is prevalent among various other major and minor characters in the novel as well. They are also extremely commonplace in the real world, as displayed in…

Task 1 He was a calm and nice man. He codes have brutal political discussions but even after a hardpoliticaldebate,hewouldgivetheotherpoliticianaunifyinghandshake. Hefights the battle for black rights and even after 27 years in prison he was ready to go for the goal. Most people would come out and be hateful and want to take revenge on society after 27 years in prison, but not Mandela. When he came out he were filled whit courtly, humble and good- humoured. And all this courage and the way he…

My name: Lucy Kenyon Date: 2 October 2017 Title: Grade 10 Long Essay Topic: Resilience Teacher: B. Mavuso Books and Plays (4): 1) The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (book) 2) David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell (book) 3) My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (book) 4) Macbeth by William Shakespeare (play) “Resilience is the…

Reporter and author, H.L. Mencken, in his essay, “The Hills of Zion,” recounts a trial In Dayton Tennessee and his experiences there with the townspeople. The trial involved the state and a substitute teacher named Mr.Scopes who was accused of violating a law at that time prohibiting any teachings of evolution.This is the reason he wrote “The Hills of Zion”. This trial is why H.L. Mencken went to Tennessee; he had to cover it. Mencken’s purpose was to convey coverage that was biased against the…

Contrary to the common perception of Maycomb, the town where Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird takes place, not all of the citizens who live there conform to the typical norms that are expected of them. Calpurnia is the housekeeper of the Finch household where the protagonist, a young girl named Scout, lives. Dolphus Raymond, a white man who is portrayed as an alcoholic, lives with the colored people in town. The depiction of both Calpurnia and Dolphus Raymond demonstrates that even in an…