... justice. She also becomes a close friend of Scout's and is the principal maternal figure along with Aunt Alexandra. Whereas Aunt Alexandra will provide guidance regarding the correct behavior for ladies, Miss Maudie will provide a stronger role model, as she understands the tomboy aspect of Scout's character. There are several central themes throughout the novel's plot. It is clear that Scout's real education ... remains full of optimism and retains her nave look on life, Jem undergoes disappointment after disappointment with the adult world as he develops. Scout and Jem build a fine sn...

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... , a father, a Christian and a southern gentleman. As a citizen Atticus is responsible and highly respected. He is elected unopposed to the state of legislature. Miss Maudie speaks for the community when she tells Aunt Alexandra. "Whether Maycomb knows it or not, we"re paying him the highest tribute we can pay a man. ... trousers and folds them neatly to await his return and he puts a blanket round Scout's shoulders as she stands shivering on the pavement, watching Miss Maudie Atkinson's house burn down. When Bob Ewell attempts to make an attack on the children Boo rushes into save their l...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... the town fire siren sound like a person who was calling for help. The two imageries "fire spewing from Miss Maudie's dining-room windows" and "fire silently devouring Miss Maudie's house" caused the reader to worry for Miss Maudie as her house was soon going to be reduced to a heap of ashes. It can also mean that ... killed by the cold". Harper Lee wanted to make the reader nervous and at the same time create the impression that it was obvious that Miss Maudie's house could not be saved from the fire. Harper Lee made good use of imageries to create tension in the given passage so as ......

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... grow closer together, and Scout feels left out so she starts to spend more time with one of their neighbors Miss Maudie Atkinson, a widow with a flair for gardening and baking. Miss Maudie was a childhood friend of Atticus and his brother Jack and she explains to Scout that Boo Radley is very much ... The children return home to find the neighborhood adults assembled, brought out of their homes by the sound the of the shotgun. They include Atticus, Miss Maudie and Miss Stephanie Crawford. The gossiping Crawford tells the children that Nathan Radley has shot at a Negro in his yard. Atticus...

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... 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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... 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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... 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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... were put across through hidden meanings and phrases. Some examples of symbols in this book include the occurrences of the rabid dog, the fire at Miss Maudie's house, and the extended symbol of the mockingbird. This paper will explore the usage and significance of symbolism in this novel. The connection ... throughout the book. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," states Miss Maudie when explaining to Scout what her father meant by saying it is a sin to shoot a mockingbird. These lines are the source of the novel'...

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... are the perfect example of it. They have been neighbors for years, but the town still treats them like fresh news. On the other side of the Finch house is Miss Maudie Atkinson. She is an older woman from whom Scout learns. She is a kind of maternal figure in the absence of Scout's mother. When her house burns down in chapter eight ... , Scout and Jem learn an invaluable lesson from Miss Maudie about strength in the face of adversity. Explanation of Chapters 9 - 14 ("Part 2") As Scout's fights with school children, and her cousin Francis, would suggest, the trial is going to be ... is as...

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... 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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... by her appearance and the company she kept. Females who chose to flout society's concept of a "lady" were the focus of gossip and criticism. Miss Mausie and Aunt Alexandra represent two completely different types of women. Miss Maudie flouts the conventions of her society. She refused to dress and behave the way her society expected. She worked in her garden when she should ... , and supported the town's mainstream attitudes. For these things, she was highly regarded. To Kill a Mockingbird clearly shows, however, that the outward appearances of these two women is misleading. Because Miss...

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... characters can be viewed as mockingbirds - harmless creatures who are unjustly persecuted by society. The full significance of Atticus's remark, "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" (p. 99), is explained by Miss Maudie Atkinson. Miss Maudie informs Scout that mockingbirds do nothing but "sing their hearts out for us" (p. 100), making music for us to enjoy. They represent a gentle and innocent creature and the destruction of ... is a constant source of their conversations and games. Through his gifts in the tree, the mending of Jem's pants and covering Scout with a blanket as she witnessed...

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... However, on the evening of November twenty-first Mr. Robinson's generosity led him to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. When Miss Mayella called upon him to fix the hinges on her door, he discovered that there was nothing wrong with the door. Tom noticed that oddly, not ... jumped on him and started hugging and trying to kiss on him. He attempted to get away to the best of his ability without inducing violence on Miss Mayella. Knowing that being a black man he would be in a dilemma if he harmed a white woman, even in self-defense. When Mr. Ewell ... symbols. The main symbol of th...

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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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... without them knowing because he doesn't teach as much as he lets the children figure things out by showing them. The other teachers such as Miss Caroline try to force the children to learn things, which does not work because she doesn't understand the personal needs of each child. The ... such as gloomy settings, full moons and haunted surroundings. Some Gothic elements in the book are the rabid dog, the Halloween party, the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house and the dark elements of Atticus alone in the night being harassed by a group of "evil" men. The second motif is small- town .....

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... their father from the outside world and what it brought by living in the small town of Maycomb. The comforting scene of the people of Maycomb sticking together to save Miss Maudie's things, for instance, mitigated the horror of the fire, but showed the innocence of the town. In contrast, Bob Ewell's cowardly attack on Scout, who was dressed like a giant ham ... in justice and humanity was badly damaged and destroyed as the book ends. The connection between the novel's title and its main theme was defined many times in the novel. Miss Maudie explained to Jem and Scout, "Mockingbirds don'...

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ToKill A Mockingbird Essay-the Music of Mocking Birds Miss Maudie explained to Scout why her father said it was a sin to kill a mockingbird this way. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat ... hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley and Dill were all like the mockingbird described by Miss Maudie. They never did anything to hurt anyone else, but were good and kind people. However, because they were different from the norm, people were frightened of them and wanted to ....

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... 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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... finding out about the mysterious Arthur "Boo" Radley who they have heard so many rumors about. The second story about a kind, intelligent young, black man who is accused of raping Miss Mayella Ewell. In a way, these two stories are linked; they are linked by Jem and Scout. With a little advice from their father Atticus, they seem to figure out some of ... of Calpurnia's church and Cal knows his family well, she says there clean living folks."(75) Tom enriches lives in an important way, but this way got him in trouble. Miss Mayella Ewell accuses Tom of rape. She always needs his help wit...

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... on them, but the shadow walks away. All three run off in terror. On reaching home, they find Nathan Radley (Boo's father), Atticus, Miss Maudie (who they have not yet mentioned her in the movie), Miss Stephanie Crawford (Dill's aunt), Miss Rachel, and Mr. Avery standing outside their house. It turns out that Mr. Radley had shot a Negro. The differences between the movie and ... ...

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... 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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• Grade Level: High School

... knows everybody there is a very defined level of who is on top of whom. In Maycomb the Finches are on the top then, in descending order, the clergy, Miss Maudie Atkinson/Mr. Avery/Miss Stephanie, the Radleys", the Cunninghams", the Ewells", and on the very bottom the black community. It is because of this caste system that blew even the slightest chance that ... ...

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... religious rules. Since Boo doesn't want to come out of his house, he didn't conform to the rest of society, and became an outcast. Rumors such as those coming from Miss Crawford emerged from his non-conforming behavior. Boo symbolizes a good person damaged by the evil of mankind. He is the neighbour of the Finch's and part of Jem, Scout and ... carving which Boo leaves for them, he becomes increasingly and fascinatingly real to them. Boo also does other kind things like mending Jem's pants and putting a blanket over Scout when Miss Maudie's house was on fire. This makes Boo more and mor...

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... Scout and Jem and wants them to know he truly cares, which shows that he is courageous. Later on in To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo also puts a blanket over Scout during Miss. Maudie's house fire. When Scout questions of who to thank after realizing there was a blanket placed upon her shoulders, she says, " 'Thank who?' I asked. 'Boo Radley. You were ... ...

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... , 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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