... one would like them to do, or more importantly, what is morally right. In another quote, Jem asked "Atticus...why don't people like us and Miss Maudie ever sit on juries?...they all come from out in the woods" (Lee 252). Jem asks Atticus why people that should be on jury aren't ever ... he expresses his distrust in the people that had been called for jury in the Tom Robinson case, and that he feels the right people, such as Miss Maudie or himself, should have been chosen. This life lesson learned not only affects Jem with realizing that the jury voted Tom guilty only because he was black...

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• Grade Level: High School

... 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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• Grade Level: High School

... to use them. They are taught by Atticus to not shoot innocent beings or animals. Atticus tells the children that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (Lee 119), and Miss Maudie explains more by saying that "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us."(Lee 119) The mockingbird ... consider other people's perspectives and that one cannot pass judgement on a person until one gets to know them. Scout does not understand that she cannot talk to other adults like Miss Caroline in the same way she talks to Atticus which may be considered...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... , then placing the soap figurines of the children along with gum in the knot hole, next sneaking in the Finch's to cover Scout while the rest of the neighborhood watched Miss Maudie's house go up in flames, and finally ending with the ultimate act of kindness, saving the Finch children's lives by stabbing Bob Ewell. As Boo shows Jem and Scout more ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (103). A mockingbird could represent an easy victim due to its utter innocence, just like Miss Maudie mentioned in the above quote, they do not do anything but chirp. They are not going to hurt anyone, but there are still people who will hurt them due to ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... 's immaturity because he was willing to lose his life in order to keep his father's respect, a very risky move. As the novel progressed, so did Jem's maturity. One cold night, Miss Maudie Atkinson's house caught fire. Jem and Scout had to stand outside by the Radley gate in case their house burned down too. While waiting, Boo Radley puts a blanket on Scout ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . The children then go back to school during the last weeks of summer, and there is a cold weather throughout their town, and it begins to snow. One day, their neighbor, Miss Maudie's house burns down and Scout and Jem have to stand outside their own house, because it also might burn down. When Scout and Jem are shivering in the cold, someone ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . The children then go back to school during the last weeks of summer, and there is a cold weather throughout their town, and it begins to snow. One day, their neighbor, Miss Maudie's house burns down and Scout and Jem have to stand outside their own house, because it also might burn down. When Scout and Jem are shivering in the cold, someone ... ...

• Word Count: 662
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School