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    Atticus Parenting Quotes

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    In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows the notion of parenting that can somewhat be described as courteous detachment. Scout and Jem appear to not be bothered by this, but it influences the way that the children think about their environment and their father. From the beginning to the end of the novel, the opinion and outlook of the children of their father changes, from childish cliches to motivational speeches, it is truly mesmerizing how the relationship of a father and…

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    Josh Kennelly Mr. Mariano English 9 18 December 2017 Conflict and Purpose In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout encounters many conflicts throughout the story. Scout interacts with many people in Maycomb County. The troubles and problems she experiences are part of growing up. Her father Atticus helps her trough many of these problems. These conflicts better shape the way she is. Some of those problems include Scout failing to convince her father to not let her go to school, Nathan…

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    According to psychoanalyst Heinz Kohut, “Empathy is the capacity to think and feel oneself into the inner life of another person”. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Finch family, consisting of Scout, Jem, and their father Atticus, are unlike most families in the prejudice and racist town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Different from other families in their small town, the Finch children are taught to tolerate other people’s differences through empathy, and…

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    “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand”, Neil Armstrong.Mischievous curiosity has bewitched a young girl in the town of Maycomb, always eager to discover. This boundless awe to understand has led Scout to search for justice in an unforgiving bigoted town, which shows positive role modeling influences one’s true nature. First, when Scout realizes that Atticus has more abilities than she thought. Scout begins to grow a deep respect, correctly nourished it…

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    As she stepped into a new world where everyone thought the streets were paved with gold and all the buildings were made with candy, she felt fear rush into her veins. Juanita, who was only twelve years old, was just adapting to the new type of westernized type of living where you could walk around freely without being judged, or at least she thought. Shortly after arriving into this unknown land, Juanita’s parents immediately enrolled her into school so she could start anew. The first couple of…

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    Particular events often alter people's personal perspective on how they view and handle the world. In this award winning novel, Lee displays this at the beginning of her novel when a six year old Scout is portrayed as very self absorbed and conceited young child that is not intersect or affected by others personal emotions towards her. This drastically changes when Scout starts school and is embarrassed when her teacher confronts her about already knowing how to read and write…

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    Boo Radley Courage Theme

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    The major theme of this story is about courage. These children must be brave and courageous in many different ways and at many different times. Even the little things like making an effort to make Boo Radley come out of his house took extreme bravery. The children were terrified to cause such an event. The courage, presented in this novel really gives a feeling of the dauntlessness these children had. In the realm of fiction very few great pieces of literature posses the quality to convey…

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    To kill a mocking bird character study: Jem To kill a mocking bird, letter: from Jem to Tom Robinson Dear, Mr. Robinson I am sorry for all your troubles sir. I hope that you trial goes well and that they may find that Miss Mayella may be found falsely, and that you are set free. I know that you are innocent and I hope the Atticus may find you innocent, I know he will. My father is a mighty good lawyer sir and I’d bet anything that he will prove that you are an innocent man. I know you didn’t…

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    The novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (1960), written by Harper Lee is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, whose father is defending a black man accused of raping a white girl in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. In a retrospective view, the narrator, Scout Finch further acquires knowledge from her childhood experiences, regarding the issues of prejudice and racial injustice explored, which allowed her to form a mature judgment of the society in the Southern United States during the 1930s. ‘To Kill a…

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    Atticus Courage Quotes

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    Courage is the second characteristics that represent Atticus. He behavior through the novel demonstrated that he is a courage man also he teaches his children what courage means through another people’s behavior. He stood outside of the jail when the mob tried to injury Tom Robinson, Atticus did not move at all from the door of the jail, and he did not get scared from the people. One more important example is the legal representation of Tom Robinson, he did not hesitate in taking the case, he…

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