... and a lawyer, both characteristics which help him raise his children in a particular manner, teaching them to be fair and just. Harper Lee based this character on her own father who, like Atticus Finch resided in Alabama practicing law and once represented black defendants in a famous criminal trial. Atticus' background in the ... story is mostly unknown, but in the book Scout says that he was the first of his family to leave their farm, "Finch's Landing" in order to study and work in law after being homeschooled. Between that and the events that take place in the actual ... Jim Crow l...

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... , Scout endorses the dominant discourse of Negroes in the novel. This is evident by her incessant support for Tom throughout the trial. Scout gains a different perspective on life as her character undergoes change with her emotional and social development. Through the outcomes of events in the novel in which Scout is a participant, she develops a sense of natural justice. Scout's father, Atticus ... injustices she perceives. She later comforts the teacher, "That's okay, ma"am, you"ll get to know all the county folks after a while." Further emotional and moral development of Scout's chara...

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... us as Herbert, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon. Herbert is the father. He is a hard worker, and is a wealthy businessman thanks to his farm, the River Valley Farm. He is a stern, strict and disciplined man who is well respected in the community. Bonnie is the mother. Her illness had kept her in ... call the "perfect" girl: she is popular, outgoing and smart. Lastly, there is Kenyon, the 15-year-old younger brother. He is an antisocial character, and mostly keeps to himself, although the reader does learn that he has a passion for cars and carpentry. The introduction to the characters helps us ...

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... story of a young woman going through life as this new generation see it, but how older writers may not have told it. George Orwell, who wrote the books "1984" and "Animal Farm" is a good example of an author who used his books to criticize an aspect of society and put across his opinions. J. B. Priestly wrote "An Inspector Calls", a play which shows the ... ...

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... unfair judgment and pursuit of innocent people, she uses Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Tim Johnson to do so. Boo Radley is overall an innocent and peaceful character. Yet he is ridiculed, bullied, and pursued by both adults and children of the town. He is pursued by Jem just as the mockingbird. Boo is ... tall, judging by his tracks; he dined on raw squirrel and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained-- if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar across his face; what teeth, he had were yellow and rotten; his ... an...

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... BB gun when I was about 10 years old. Of course I was anxious to go out side and shoot at every moving animal I saw. While doing this I never really thought about how cruel it would be if I actually shot an animal till it happened. At ten years old you don't really think before you act so I just so happened to be shooting at ... dead. It soon occurred to me that the rabbit was doing no harm to me at all and then I just shot it. After that day I don't think I shot at another animal again because I knew that I had nothing against them and that it was just strait out cruel in the first pla...

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... Scout conveys the events relating to a court case where her father, Atticus Finch, is defending a black man who has been falsely charged with raping a white woman. There is one main character that links Part I and Part II together-the mysterious Boo Radley who hadn"t showed his face in twenty-five years. During the 1930's racial prejudice was deeply embedded in the ... in contact with. The mad dog that came through Maycomb (page 98) represented the ugly prejudice contaminating the town. No one tried to identify what was wrong with the poor animal. Like Tom, they simply stereotyped the o...

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... in the film by Bob Ewell, father of the alleged "rape" victim Mayella, when he walked up to Atticus and merely muttered, "You nigger-lover." Prejudice was directed towards another character, Arthur Radley, but in a much less confronting and more subtle way. People, especially children, feared Boo, and stories told gave him the reputation of being some kind of monster. "Jem ... -and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were blood-stained - if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There w...

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... woman. As a result, Scout and Jem are subjected to harassment from other children, being accused of siding with black people. That Christmas which is spent at Finch's Landing, the family farm, they are given air rifles, but are told not to kill a mockingbird. It is explained to them that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they only given humans pleasure ... ...

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... ground. The place where the novel is set is a county called Maycomb, an imaginary county in Southern Alabama in the United States. In Maycomb, most people were poor. Even the farm owners were always short of money. Black people worked at low wages. There was not much around as Scout says, "there was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go ... ...

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... woman. As a result, Scout and Jem are subjected to harassment from other children, being accused of siding with black people. That Christmas which is spent at Finch's Landing, the family farm, they are given air rifles, but are told not to kill a mockingbird. It is explained to them that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird as they only given humans pleasure ... ...

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... again, Walter," Atticus said pleasantly. "Heck Tate's around here somewhere." The reader is able to see from Atticus" dialogue, the calm and humane character that he is; we see that his courage is used with words, in that he doesn't resort to or condone violence in any situation. Another technique ... in the darkness. "I pushed my way through dark smelly bodies and burst into the circle of light." The light is symbolic of Atticus" character, which is depicted by both the reader and the other characters in the scene. Therefore, we see that this passage was very successfully in achieving ...

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... group of Americans who are fair and honest. Most of the these people are gone unnoticed and un-represented. The character Atticus Finch represents these fair and honest people. Atticus was a very fair and honest character and he made several comments in the novel to back this statement up. When he tells his daughter ,the ... they can't talk. Maybe if we didn't give them so much to talk about they"d be quiet"(page157).Atticus proves that he is honest when he tells a character in a mob, "That boy might go to the chair, but he's not going until the truth's told and you not what the truth i...

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... perspective of Scout, a six-year-old nave girl, who is too young to understand racism and prejudice. Scout Finch is not only the most important character in the novel, she is also the narrator. Everything that happens is seen through her eyes. Any author who sets out to write a first person ... story- one in which the narrator speaks of his or herself as "I"- has certain problems to face. This one character, the narrator, must know everything that happens in the novel. We can never see "inside the heads" of the other characters in the story. A nave ... character is less dependable and ...

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... in the 1930s, and Arthur Radley's willingness to sacrifice himself for Jem and Scout prove the main theme of courage. Although Mrs. Dubose is an irritable character in To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus views her as brave as she fights her drug addiction. In the beginning of the novel, Mrs. Dubose is addicted ... , a little longer each day, she overcomes her addiction. She is courageous to overcome her addiction, even though she knows she will die anyway. Atticus, a character in the story who views Mrs. Dubose as brave, tells his son Jem, "She [Mrs. Dubose] said she was going to leave this ...

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... the face of prejudice and ignorance even when faced with the possibility of being looked down upon and scorned. His personality and character is retained throughout the entire book making him the ideal moral guide and voice of conscience. We gain a lot of insight into his ... you do" (112). Atticus doesn't expect to win but he sees it through because it's the right thing to do. He tells Scout that it goes against his character to not help someone in need: "This case, Tom Robinson's case, is something that goes to the essence of a man's conscience-Scout, I couldn't go to ... They begin to...

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Social interactionism is defined as a thought in sociology that explains social behavior in terms of how people interact with each other. In To Kill A Mockingbird, the main character, Scout, acts the same around everyone because she is just a little girl. Throughout the story, Scout experiences social interactionism through the people around her. Because the story is told from a ... can inform a reader of To Kill A Mockingbird by explaining the multiple personalities of the other characters in the story that Scout witnesses throughout the book. Atticus Finch is a fairly static character. He ...

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... to prejudice; they assume that he must be senseless and evil as he lives with black people whom the majority of Maycomb are prejudiced against. Mr Raymond is a very interesting character as he accepts the prejudiced views of the community, as shown in the quote: '"Some folks don't - like the way I live." [] "I try to give 'em ... in a community can be as well as the sacrifices that victims of prejudice make to find harmony within their lives. The theme of prejudice is also channelled through the minor character of Aunt Alexandra. Atticus's sister Alexandra is a haughty, vain w...

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... movie was seen through the eyes of these children. This was a very clever idea, illustrating a child's innocence and misunderstanding during a perplex time period, the 1930's. The fascinating but rather peculiar character of Dill was played by John Megna. Not much is said by Brock Peters who plays the accused Tom Robinson, but his short performance is said to be very captivating ... in many reviews. This movie was renowned actor Robert Duvall's debut in film. He plays a very important character, which proves wrong all of the ignorance displayed throughout the movie. His ending presentat...

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... crime and is pursued. When 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 finally saw him," Atticus shows his ability to see beyond the outer layer of people and see them for who ... of that observation, "most people are once you get to know them." Atticus is continually shown respect because of his high level of moral judgment and character, not only from the white, rich people, but also from colored part of the community: "Calpurnia said, "This was all "round the back steps...

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... Maycomb, Alabama. He is almost fifty years old and has to wear glasses because he is nearly blind in his left eye. He is a very neat and tidy person. Atticus" character isn't focused on his looks, but on his personality and strength on the inside. Atticus" personality is that he is a very fair and just person. He only believes what he ... caring. He is extremely passionate about everything he believes in. He teaches his children Jean Louise and Jeremy not to hold grudges against people and how to be loyal. The character Atticus Finch doesn't change much during the novel because he is al...

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Atticus Finch is a defense lawyer for Maycomb County.He's also the honorable father of main character Scout and Jem. He is the lawyer for accused black rapist Tom Robinson and he tries to change injustices and racism in his small hometown. Atticus inner conflicts are expertly ... because his left eye is nearly blind. I assume Atticus normally does not look his age because Jem and Scout say he looks as old as he was for once. Atticus' character isn't focused of for its appearance, but for his personality and inner strength. Atticus is very fair and just person. In a time when black people wer...

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... before the peak of the American civil rights movement. Much of the book seems to parallel Lee's own childhood. Truman Capote, one of Lee's childhood friends, was inspiration for the character Dill. It is also believed that the Scottsboro Case of 1931, when Lee was five, serves as the inspiration for the Tom Robinson trial in Lee's novel. The main theme ... town during the night. The children enjoy trying to entice Boo to come out; however, he does not appear until the night Bob Ewell attacked them. Boo is the "mockingbird" character of the title, an innocent, saving the children from th...

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... they have lost such innocence. Scout loses her innocence after the trial of Tom Robinson when she realizes how unfair and bias the world can be. Harper Lee uses the character of Scout to develop the theme of innocence in the story. Harper Lee uses Scout's innocence to portray the events of life so that readers may remember ho their actions ... a child and understand the child's view, the world may see how blind it has been to the truth. Scout's innocence can be seen through her perspectives on people and their character, " You don't care what happens to him' I said. You just send him on...

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... that having enipathy can cause the world to shed some of its ugly skin and become the kind of place we would want our children to grow up in. The character who articulates the riced for empathy best is Atticus. father of Scout, the yoUng girl who namTates the stony. Early in the novel, after Scout undergoes a frustrating and painful fir ... act or think differently from us. "Fhough Scout seems unmoved by Atticus's message. I larper Lee has alread~ begun to develop an important theme in ttie 1)00k. Boo Radley is another character who suffers froni the town's lack ofemnpathy. Scout, her b...

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