... is a well known and well respected lawyer in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the novel, we often find Atticus portraying his strong since of morality and justice. Because of his penetrating intelligence, wisdom, and exemplary behavior, Atticus is respected by every person in the town, including; the poor, rich, colored people, and small children as well. He functions as the moral backbone of Maycomb ... he is finally caught, however, his innocence is revealed. As Scout sleepily explains the story to Atticus, saying that the character was "real nice" when "they final...

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... sometimes, change and transition into different states can harm a person. The following two pieces of literature, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, share the common theme of change and transition. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character Scout Finch, is rocked by the events the precede and follow a case her father is working on that is based off of racial prejudice. She ... finds herself surrounded by new knowledge she had been oblivious to before. When she is watching the trial, she comes to a new understanding of society...

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Author Biography Harper Lee, born April 28 in 1926, is an American author mainly known for her one and only novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". The main protagonist portrayed in this book (Scout Finch) was based on her own life experiences as a child. Ms. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Quill Award for Audiobook for this novel. Audience The author intended for young adults and people her age to read this book. The people who read this book today are mostly young adults and teens because they are mature enough to understand the messages behind the s...

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... . He demonstrates venerable and unwavering moral courage in all aspects of life. By remaining strong and courageous through interactions with insolent and degrading individuals, this man is a testament to moral courage being the most significant type of bravery. It builds and reinforces his integrity. Through the character of Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows the close and dependent relationship between acts of moral courage and ... 's courageous acts make him a model for his children, neighbours and other notable citizens of Maycomb, such as Judge Taylor. Mrs. Maudie not...

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• Grade Level: High School