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    movie had taken away the relationship that Boo Radley had with the children. One part of the book which was not shown in the movie was Mrs. Maudie's house fire when Boo Radley had draped a blanket over Scout’s shoulders while Jem and Scout were standing in the cold. Both children were unaware of what happened until they had gone back to the house. This specific example shows the relationship Boo had felt with the kids even though he was stuck inside the Radley…

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American literature which is fun and easy to read at the same time. The plot of the story is at times uncomfortable to most of the audience but at the same time interesting. This book is not like any normal book as unlike most currently written books or movies, this book revolves around race, gender and social order. The book catches the reader's attention and readers explain the book as the couldn’t put the book down once they started reading it and it was…

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    Mockingbird, depicts different themes and topics that are still important and relevant to today’s society. To Kill a Mockingbird has themes such as prejudice, growing up, and bravery and uses those topics to teach humanity a variety of lessons. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson both face extreme prejudice; one has been forced to be a shut in ever since he was young and another got sent to Death simply for his skin while Scout and Jem show their gradual loss of innocence due to the events occurring…

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    that it would help me cope with everything I’ve been through, if I put little mementos of my experiences. So here it is, the first 4 objects in my box: a love letter from Dill, Atticus’s cracked glasses, a switchblade, and a peace of Jem’s pants that Boo sewed up. My first object that I’m putting in is a love letter from…

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    through a young girls eyes who is still trying to learn all the simple things in life, these showed the main theme in the novel. Tom Robinson’s case helped the racism in the novel to develop the biggest main life lesson and also the prejudice against Boo Radley. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee; Ms.Lee shows the theme: The Importance of Moral Education, by how she develops the story of Jem and Scout learning the most important life lessons from Atticus because of the setting of…

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    respected; if you were a Cunningham you were poor; if you were a Radley you were isolated; and if you were a Ewell you were crazy. Towards the ending of this novel, Scout starts to venture away from the names. For example, after the incident at the Maycomb County jail (which included Atticus and a group of men), Scout wants to invite Walter Cunningham over for dinner and play with him. Then another time, Scout meets Boo Radley. Boo Radley had saved Scout and Jem, who were on their way back from…

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    her brother are obsessed with Arthur Radley, a recluse living with his older brother Nathan Radley. Scout's father is a lawyer and has to defend a black man named Tom Robinson, accused of raping Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell's daughter. The jury says Tom is guilty and he is thrown in jail then murdered. After the trial Scout has to participate in a play for Halloween, on her way home her and her brother gets attacked by Bob Ewell. To save the children Arthur Radley comes out of his house and stabs…

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    in Maycomb. She hardly ever fought with Jem. Most brothers and sisters are fighting all the time and they never hang out with each other liked Jem and Scout do. Boo Radley liked Scout because he put a blanket around her shoulders and he also saved her life when Bob Ewell tried to kill her and Jem on the way home from the play. Boo Radley didn’t seem like a person who liked anybody.Even though Scout picked on Walter Cunningham she was still…

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    Best-selling novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) has a deep focus on prejudice in southern America during the 1930 's. Author Harper Lee uses a wide range of characters and experiences through the eyes of young Jean Louise Finch to communicate issues present with prejudice and their long term effects throughout the story. Known as an unfair judgement or action towards someone without solid evidence, the topic of prejudice is supported by Atticus 's famous quote within the novel "You never really…

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    means it literally destroyed the innocent, by which I mean it hurt the innocent people. For example these could be the following names Jem, Tom Robinson, Dill, and Boo Radley or Arthur Radley. It could be Jem because Jem was injured after Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout after their play or pageant. Jim is picked up by Arthur Radley and…

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