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dropping hints about an event which is going to happen in the story. In To Kill a Mockingbird is possible to notice this technique when Harper Lee wants to warn the reader about Bob Ewell’s attack the Finch’s. For example when Aunt Alexandra has a negative feeling about the Halloween parade, manifesting it with the words “someone just walked on my grave” (Lee 339). Significant is also the attack from Cecil Jacobs which forewarns the reader about the future events of the book. The author very…

today.” “Looks like he’d be proud of it,” I said. “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie” (Lee 101) this quote occurs after Atticus shoots the rabid dog and this quote relates to the song lyrics: “I said I love you and that’s forever” (Line 21), “And I this I promise from the heart” (Line 22), “I could not love you any better” (Lee 23). The relationship between and the quote emphasize the love Scout gives her father and the pride she has especially…

and asks Atticus to do it. At first he is hesitant, then he aims, fires, and kills the dog. Atticus had never told his children that he was once the best marksman in all of Maycomb County. When Scout wonders why Atticus had never told them Miss Maudie says “People in their right mind never take pride in their talents…” (Lee 98). Atticus did not tell his children that he was the best marksman in Maycomb because he’s a gentlemen and feel as if bragging about your talents is not…

I am reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I am on page 35. This book is about. Scout and Jem live in Maycomb County, Alabama with there father Atticusand their cook Calpurnia. There is a house just a few doors down from them the Radleys their very weird and strange. Their son Boo is a little bit crazy. The people of Maycomb County hears rumors that he looks in windows, mutated animals, and was in a gang. In this journal I will be predicting that the kids will not meet Boo Radley…

There are many parenting styles and methods in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The topics that will be focussed on are the respect, integrity, and different values Atticus, Bob Ewell and Walter Cunningham instil in their children. The many different adults as parents in To Kill a Mockingbird highlights distinctive methods on nurturing children, reminding us that the future of children heavily rests on the influence of parents. The first and most important influence is the…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic tale that gives an accurate depiction of southern Alabama during the early 1930s. It capitalizes on the racism and sexism that runs rampant throughout America within the time period, and retells the stories of the citizens in a sleepy, fictional town named Maycomb. Amongst them, a young tomboy named Scout recalls her life surrounding the events of the Tom Robinson case, and how she changed throughout those four years. Throughout the story of To…

Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus Finch Scout said, "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived." (Lee 104). In the book To Kill Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is Scout's father. He is a fictional lawyer from Maycomb County in southern Alabama. This quote describes and summarizes Atticus character from Scout's point of view. Atticus Finch is a Christ-like character because he is a courageous, forgiving…

Many people in the world tend to live a much finer life when they are taught valuable lessons by their family and friends. Written by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird is set in the 1930’s, and focuses on the Finch family in a small fictional town of Maycomb County. Scout is a stand-out character in the main events of this story. A black father is convicted for an illegal act he did not commit, and the children continue grow up learning about the effects of racism and stereotyping. Many…

Christianity? “Lee is essentially a southern religious writer, one more concerned about sin and salvation than crime and punishment” (fofweb.com). Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s Christianity is a clear focus. This is shown by her use of examples and important concepts of Christian religion, her view of life through Christianity, and the characters actions coming from a Christian standpoint rather than logical or rational. “Although Lee uses religion/Christianity…

“We decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence” declares Aunt Alexandra in a munificent manner (170). To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, discusses the roots of human behavior through the lives of Scout Finch and her racially divided, Southern-knit community during the early 1930s. Due to Scout lacking a mother-like figure in her adolescent years and spending meager time with her father because of the erroneous trial of Tom Robinson, Aunt Alexandra comes to…