... Merriweather's character and how two faced she is. When Mrs Merriweather insults Atticus in front of Scout, it shows how self-content she is. Miss Maudie combats this prejudice by stopping her sharp and showing her up in front of the other ladies to realise what she has just said ... . Miss Maudie says 'His food doesn't stick going down, does it.' This reveals Mrs Merriweather's victim as Atticus. Miss Maudie is open-minded and sticks up for Atticus as she feels that he is doing the right thing. ... and would be clear in the 1930's. The book tries to deal with how to combat prejudice: It...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Merriweather's character and how two faced she is. When Mrs Merriweather insults Atticus in front of Scout, it shows how self-content she is. Miss Maudie combats this prejudice by stopping her sharp and showing her up in front of the other ladies to realise what she has just said ... . Miss Maudie says 'His food doesn't stick going down, does it.' This reveals Mrs Merriweather's victim as Atticus. Miss Maudie is open-minded and sticks up for Atticus as she feels that he is doing the right thing. ... and would be clear in the 1930's. The book tries to deal with how to combat prejudice: It...

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• Grade Level: High School

... day the black people of Maycomb deliver a large amount of food to the Finch's house because Atticus deafened Tom. Outside, Miss Stephanie Crawford is gossiping with Mr. Avery and Miss Maudie, and she tries to question Jem and Scout about the trial. Miss Maudie rescues the children by inviting them in for some cake. Jem complains that his illusions about Maycomb have been shattered he ... thought that these people were the best in the world, but, having seen the trial, he doesn't think so anymore. Miss Maudie points out that there were people who tried to help, like Judge Taylor, who app...

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• Grade Level: High School

... time the novel is set, women were still regarded as unequal to men. Scout learns this from: wwge gew esgeges ayge geba nge kcge geuk. Miss Maudie in terms of religion (pg 50) Atticus in terms of the law - no women on juries Alexandra in expected terms of dress and behaviour However ... person, capable of suffering like everyone else, the prejudice dies. Other people who are targeted are: wwag agw esagags ayag agba nag kcag aguk. - Miss Maudie by the foot-washers for her love of nature - Atticus by the community for defending a Black man - Tom Robinson himself Harper Lee indicates that .....

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... Rumors run rampid and very little truth is usually in them."So Jem received most of his information from Miss Stephanie Crawford, a neighbor scold, she said she knew the whole thing. According to Miss Stephanie, Boo was sitting in the livingroom cutting some items from The Maycomb Tribune to paste in his scrapbook ... a small town like that, after all isolation is a major factor in why prejudice and racism arise in this novel. My opinion on this is that Miss Stephanie doesnt know any better than to gossip about something she clearly doesnt know the truth about. Harper Lee uses a motif, mo...

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... to be a character that nearly all the other characters respect. Many characters support Atticus all the way through the trial, and some change the minds about society, because of him. Miss Maudie supports him through all the nastiness during the trial. I know this because she tells Dill, Scout and Jem that "We"re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when ... , we've got men like Atticus to go for us." This means that, when they have to do something right, they have people like Atticuss to do it for them. Miss Maudie Atkinson is different from everyone else. She makes a point of not ...

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... in Atticus" way of thinking, she didn't technically have true bravery, although she did know that either way, it wouldn't be easy to get Lula to leave them alone. Miss Maudie - When Miss Maudie's house burns down, she tries to let on that she is not all that upset, even though she is a bit. This mind set actually allows her to be less unhappy ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... song. In the novel, the mockingbird symbolises Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who were both peaceful people who never did any harm. To kill or harm them would be a sin. Miss Maudie explained this statement to Scout and Jem when she alleged: "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest ... be. Acts of kindness were shown when Boo left presents for Scout and Jem in the hollow trunk of an oak tree, as well as covering Scout with a blanket during Miss Maudie's fire. However, it was not until he saved Jem and Scout's life from ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in overalls and participate in the same activities that boys did. Jean Louise Finch (Scout) did just that, and as a consequence was prejudged by the ladies of Maycomb, except for Miss Maudie. Women like Mrs. Dubose would always criticize her about how she acted, saying things like "Don't you say hey to me you ugly girl!" People thought of Scout as a little ... the end she realizes that he is just a child in a man's body. Another time Scout was prejudice was on her first day of school, Scout develops a grudge against her teacher, Miss Caroline. This is when Atticus tells her that you can...

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... 's revelation that "one fellow took considerable wearing down- rarin for an outright acquittal- showed the increasing essential goodness passing though Maycomb, a signal of the triumph of goodness over evil. As Miss Maudie said "we making a step- it's just a baby step, but still a step."" Lee uses many literacy devices to examine the themes in To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee's use of techniques assist her ... ...

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... man's, and that they were lucky to have the jury out so long. That black men have no rights when it comes to white people. Atticus say: "...For one thing, Miss Maudie can't serve on jury because she's a woman-...woman in Alabama can't-... you might like to know that there was one fellow who took considerable wearing down - in the beginning he ... ...

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... part that they played in Maycomb society. "What I meant was, if Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn't be as hard as some men are at their best."" Miss Maudie, across the street from the Finch's, spoke these words about the difference in Atticus and the other men in Maycomb. Atticus was not a prejudice man at all, he tried to ... ...

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... cage, try to reason with them; they will listen. Conscience is part of our mind, which tells us and makes us feel what is right and what is wrong. When Miss Maudie's house caught fire, the entire neighborhood came to help her. The Negro church sent money to support Helen Robinson's living. When Scout talked to Mr. Cunninghum, she dug up the ... ...

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... man could be innocent. I believe however that there is evidence of hope that the town of Maycomb will eventually begin to understand issues like these through people like Atticus. As Miss Maudie said "I thought to myself, well, we"re making a step - it's just a baby step, but it's a step. The coexistence of good and evil is another important issue in the novel. This ... ...

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... people don't care of his guiltiness and just want to see him dead. He symbolizes the mockingbird, an innocent bird that never harms anyone, because he has the same characteristics. Miss Maudie says: Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing ... ...

• Word Count: 433
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School