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Jem And Scout About The Trial
4,278 wordsTo Kill A Mockingbird - Chapters 18-19 Summary Mayella testifies next, a reasonably clean nineteen-year- old girl who is obviously terrified. She says that she called Tom Robinson inside the fence that evening and offered him a nickel to break up a dresser for her, and that once he got inside the house he grabbed her and took advantage of her. In Atticus' cross-examination, Mayella reveals that she has seven siblings to care for, a drunken father, and no friends. Then Atticus examines her testim...
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Atticus Finch Southern Gentleman
733 wordsAtticus Finch, a widower of 50, is the father of Jem and Scout. He represents all that is best in Maycomb as a citizen, a father, a Christian and a Southern gentleman. He stands out as a man of reason and courage. As a citizen Atticus is highly respected and very responsible. His conduct and conversation throughout the book show that he is entirely free from the usual Maycomb faults of pride, racialism and hypocrisy. In any ways, Atticus is central to the whole point of the novel. In the face of...
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White Mans Word Against A Black Mans
3,292 wordsHarper Lees novel To kill a Mocking bird revolves around Maycomb a typical rural town of the American South. The story is set in the 1930's a period when racism and prejudice are commonly encountered in everyday life. The novel follows the conviction of an apparently innocent Black man sentenced almost entirely due to his race. It is through this mans trail we see how harsh Maycomb society is on minorities. During the trial scenes we learn a lot about peoples views and beliefs on other people an...
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Arthur Boo Radley
861 wordsThere were two main themes of To Kill a Mocking Bird. The first is simply this. There are consequences to everything. No matter how big or small. A person has to think about the consequences before acting. Otherwise there is a clutter of trouble. This theme was no tthe only theme but it was the theme that was played out more during the duration of the book. The most important time this theme was shown was when the judge came over to Atticus house and asked him to defend a black man. Even though ...
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Boo Radley And Scout
710 wordsAn important scene found in the movie To Kill A Mockingbird is a scene concerning Mr. Tate recoiling upon the outcaste, Boo Radley, and unraveling a new perception of friendship. Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck), his daughter Jean-Louise Finch, also known as Scout (played by Mary Badham), and Boo Radley (played by Robert Duvall) all play an important role in the scene. As scout relates what had happened, she notices a man in the corner of the bedroom behind the door. She identifies the mys...
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Scout And Jem
740 wordsTo Kill a Mockingbird Usually, my method of writing a book review starts off with a quote. However, this time with this particular book I've decided to begin with a description of the author. Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926. She studied law along with her father and sister. In her allegorical novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee writes about a young girl in a small southern town by showing the difficulties she will have to face as she grows up. The author's purpose is to show us how li...
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Boo Radley From His House
831 wordsI've been reading a fascinating book about a little community in Alabama called To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This book portrays lessons about life and the importance of telling the truth. One of the best lessons taught in this book is that doing the right thing isn't always rewarded. There are three characters in this story that I'd like to tell how they play a part in this small community of Maycomb. These characters are Boo Radley, Scout, and Atticus. First let me talk about Boo Radley...
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Scout And Call Atticus
651 wordsBullying And Discrimination Differences in the social status are observed considerably large in the society of Maycomb. Scout and Jem are two little children who are growing up, observing all the complicated incidents and trying to understand them. In the Maycomb County, incidents get more and more complicated as the dilemma of racism becomes bigger and bigger and as wise Atticus starts loosing faith in the good in people. Maycomb's society is like a hierarchy. On the top there is Atticus Finch,...
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Scout And Dill
1,886 wordsJem's Journal: Chapter Summary Dan Latham Chapter 4 - I think at times my sister, Scout can be disgusting. I came home from a long day at school. I found Scout on the porch chewing a wad of gum. I knew it was gum because she had it in her mouth for a long time and plus I could see it in her mouth. So just like any normal brother would do, I told her not to eat things you find and she said that she didn't find it on the ground but rather in a tree. I put an expression on my face that clearly comm...
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Radley House
446 wordsChapter 1 Summary In this chapter, brief introduction of the Finch family is given by Scout. Simon Finch established a homestead, 'Finch's Landing', on the banks of the Alabama River. He died a rich and prosperous man. One of his sons, Atticus, studied law; the other had studied medicine. Although both sons left Finch's Landing, Alexandra, their sister, remained. Atticus practiced law in Maycomb, where he lived with his two children, Jem and Scout, and the cook, Calpurnia. Atticus' wife died whe...
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Scout Jem S Attack Bob Ewell
2,451 wordsTo Kill a Mockingbird Nelle Harper Lee used her life as part of her storyline in To Kill a Mockingbird. Mockingbird won many award like the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. Her story was also turned into an Academy award winning film and an English play. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story about friendships, racism, and injustices. ABOUT NELLE HARPER LEE She was born on April 28, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama. She studied law at the University of Alabama from 1945-1949, and then spent a year as an exchange s...
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Trial Of Tom Robinson Scout
1,687 wordsTo Kill A Mockingbird By: Harper LeeSUMMARYTo Kill a Mockingbird opens with Dill coming to visit his Aunt for the summer. Dill becomes a good friend with the Finches, Jean-Louise, who is nicknamed Scout and her brother, Jeremy Finch, who is nicknamed Jem. They live with their father, Atticus, who is a lawyer who had been given a case to handle and did not have any choice but to receive it and work his best for his client. The case was about an African man, named Tom Robinson, who was accused of ...
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Deprived Blacks Like Tom Robinson
842 wordsTo Kill a Mockingbird is set in Maycomb County, an imaginary district in southern Alabama. The time is the years of the Great Depression in the United States. The mood of the novel is mostly light and humorous, especially when talking about the children's antics. However, another mood throughout the novel is somber and calm, because come important issues are being valued and dealt with. Atticus' dealings with the blacks, the negative attitudes of some other members of the community, the trial of...
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Action And Jem And Scout Start
4,189 wordsCHAPTER 1-3 To Kill a Mocking-Bird (TKMB) by Harper Lee starts off by introducing the characters and the town of Maycomb. Characters including The Radleys, especially Boo Radley, and Dill Harris and in less detail the immediate family of Scout, who is narrating the story. Scout is a girl, she would be about six years old but is in the first grade. I find it amazing that she has such a wide vocabulary for a girl so young. Scout is the troublemaker of the class, but does not come out that way to m...
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Most Important Person In Scout's Life
1,002 wordsTo Kill A Mocking Bird deals with many primal and basic lessons in human nature. The book exposes many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. Scout, the main character was one of the most affected by these lessons. During the book she was exposed to many profound experiences, which no doubt will leave a lasting impression. In the three years that the book took place, she may have learned the most important things she will learn over her entire life. One person that affected Scout...
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One Day As Jem And Scout
1,198 wordsIn the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, one of the most prominent themes is the idea of ignorance in people. Ignorance, being the condition of being uneducated or unaware, is apt to be found all throughout the citizens of Maycomb county, whether it is in the form of racism and prejudice against blacks during the trial of Tom Robinson, or playing a part in the Finch children's attitude and views of others. Although possibly an underdeveloped topic, this is one of the bases for much of th...
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One Night Atticus
734 wordsStand Your Ground If a person today is asked to do something that he or she may not like to do and they say no, they may be looked down upon. Not only does this happen today, but it also was true in the early 1900's. It is just not fair when people stand up for what their mind feels is right, such as Atticus does in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, that they are looked down upon and harassed. Atticus tries to teach his children to stand up for what is right throughout the novel. On...
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Atticus Attacks Old Southern Tradition
1,877 wordsIn the Deep South, in a little town named Maycomb, tradition for most people meant prejudice, separation, and racism. Atticus Finch chooses to fight against this "old tradition" with traditions of his own. Because of his highly ethical character, Atticus is able to honorably defend Tom Robinson and promote a "new tradition" for himself and his children. Respect, dignity, and equality form the backbone of Atticus' belief system, a belief system containing qualities that are often overlooked in th...
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Scout's Perspective Of Maycomb
2,162 wordsWrite About the ways in which Harper Lee creates tension, drama and humour in chapter 15 of To Kill A Mockingbird. The atmosphere created in chapter 15 is tense and dramatic from the first paragraph. The introductory paragraph to chapter 15 ends with "A nightmare was upon us". This obviously tells us that an event of an unpleasant nature is yet to occur. The second paragraph starts with "It began one evening". This tells us that the nightmare is beginning, and builds us up for the chapter. Harpe...
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Atticus And The Children During Tom's Trial
1,701 wordsAtticus Atticus is the father of Jem and Scout. He is the voice of reason in the novel. He is a lawyer and an extremely morally upright man. Atticus looks at everyone and tries to understand who they are and where they are coming from. His code of conduct remains the same no matter what situation he is placed in. He is the same in the courtroom as he is at home or in the streets. This is why he feels he needs to take Tom Robinson's case and defend him to the best of his abilities. Otherwise, he ...
