... not the evil in Maycomb County like he and Scout used to think. Arthur is the good and Jem is thankful for that good. Scout was young, innocent and exposed to evil at an early age. She was forced to develop some sense of adult moral outlook. Scout is unusual, but extremely intelligent for ... but Scouts father, Atticus, tries to preserve young Scout from evil. He lets her know that there is still much good in life. Scout's developing into a person capable of assuming encounters, she will retain her conscience without becoming cynical or jaded. Scout is still a child at the end of the boo...

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• Grade Level: High School

... his eyes popped and he drooled most of the time" (16). As the book continues Lee begins to uncover the real Boo. He is an innocent and childlike character and he starts to show through subtle acts of kindness that he cares for the children and his appearances grow becoming more public ... sick, he never hurt anyone. Yet, the whole neighborhood locked their doors and closed their windows because of something they were told by another person. Tim was misjudged and considered dangerous, when really he was just sick. Even though his appearance in the novel was brief he was still ... the moc...

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... human. Atticus is the great one, but Miss Lee illustrates Atticus as being old and symbolically weak. Scout is the wise one but is young and innocent. Boo is the savior but he is initially feared. The most important theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is the one of good and evil. It ... evil. They then become more adult and lose their childhood innocence as they experience the sub-theme of the danger that hatred and prejudice causes to innocent people like Tom Robinson. Jem loses faith in the human race after witnessing what happens to Tom Robinson as a result of ignorance and racism. Atticus...

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... up so when Tom Robinson does get killed the reader realises that Tom Robinson was a "mockingbird". What the symbol is supposed to be showing is how innocent the mockingbirds are and this is done through the actions of the two acclaimed "mockingbirds", Tom and Boo. The quote mentioned above is really saying it ... harm. So the people like Tom Robinson and Boo are people who have not done anything to anyone except good things. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are innocent people and are victims of prejudice. Tom Robinson is a "mockingbird" because he has no choice where he is on the "social la...

• Word Count: 888
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• Grade Level: High School

... up so when Tom Robinson does get killed the reader realises that Tom Robinson was a "mockingbird". What the symbol is supposed to be showing is how innocent the mockingbirds are and this is done through the actions of the two acclaimed "mockingbirds", Tom and Boo. The quote mentioned above is really saying it ... harm. So the people like Tom Robinson and Boo are people who have not done anything to anyone except good things. Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are innocent people and are victims of prejudice. Tom Robinson is a "mockingbird" because he has no choice where he is on the "social la...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a general consensus in the town that Tom is guilty and its Atticus's trying to make sure Tom is found guilty but Atticus knows he is innocent. The mob goes in and threatens Atticus. The author shows prejudice through three main characters, Author Radley, Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson. The most ... ;Negros" are bad people therefore Tom, never gets to create his own identity. He is not given a chance to be seen as a good honest person. Fear in 'To kill a Mockingbird' leads to narrow-mindedness and ignorance. Fear is the cause of most people's actions but also the effect of ... white...

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... towards a mob of men set out to kill an innocent man. This particular extract ties in with the overall themes present in the novel, which are courage, innocence and growth, and prejudice through racism. The text is constructed as a first person narration from the adult of Jean-Louise Finch, in ... displays fear and disapproval at the sight of her. "I thought he would have a fine surprise, but his face killed my joy." Being as innocent and naive as she is, Scout interprets Atticus" fear as being anger, and furthermore, feels embarrassed instead of frightful when discovering she has leape...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Scout (Jeanne Louise), and a role model for Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus runs the race of persistence and perseverance when he is defending Tom Robinson in an innocent case of rape. The outcome of the race that Atticus runs is that Tom Robinson is found guilty. Atticus faces many obstacles throughout his life but most ... of the obstacles that he faces, even if it takes lots of perseverance. In the courtroom he keeps trying to give evidence that Tom Robinson is innocent and that it is Bob Ewell who beats up Mayella. Mr. Finch was very unsuccessful in this case because the jury found Mr. Tom...

• Word Count: 412
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• Grade Level: High School

... 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 these birds is a senseless act of injustice. The slaughter of a mockingbird can be likened to the bigoted treatment of Boo ... with a blanket as she witnessed the burning of Miss Maudie's house, the reader becomes aware, long before Scout does, that Boo is an affectionate person. He watches the children from a distance because he is too shy to come out and make friends. Because of Boo's unsociable manner he is ...

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... intelligence, calm wisdom, and exemplary behavior, Atticus is respected by everyone, including the very poor. He functions as the moral backbone of Maycomb, a person to whom others turn in times of doubt and trouble. Jem - Scout's brother, still in the midst of growing up, meaning in his puberty. ... rumors say. Scout eventually starts going to school, where she learns a lot of new things that she had never known before, a word called prejudice. An innocent 6 year old is brought out of innocence and brought into the "real world", with all it's new experiences and injustices. She watches ...

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... "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird," to explain a lot of parts in the story. A good example of this is when the people of Maycomb convict Tom Robinson, who is just an innocent man was going about his business and is basically being charged for being black. In this way the people are "killing a mockingbird." What is meant by this is that when ... he was just protecting the children, which in a sense would be the same as "killing a mockingbird." So, in away the two characters (Boo and Tom) are "mockingbirds," who are just innocent men, trying to live their lives the way they want, and in T...

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• Grade Level: High School

... with the unreasonable and highly emotional element of the town. Atticus is one of the few people of the town who understands the individual worth of a person, regardless of the color of his skin. Thus, when Tom Robinson, a black man, was accused of beating and raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman ... a minimum, this made him and his children highly unpopular; and at one point, this even placed him and his family in mortal danger. Naturally, his innocent young daughter, Scout, questions why Atticus is willing to defend Tom to the objections of the white folks in their community. Atticus s...

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• Grade Level: High School

... be applied to people? Characters who others distinguish as bad but who are in reality good. Such as Arthur Radley, ( otherwise known as Boo Radley) a person who other citizens make wild accusations about because of his reclusive lifestyle. When Jem gave a description of Boo, he said that Boo would dine on raw squirrels and ... birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit "em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." (90) As mockingbirds are innocent, and only sing for us, they represent the innocence of the town. blue jays are pretty birds and at first glance they do no...

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... When looking from the mind's eye view of a child, life seems simple and innocent. It is not until a child encounters a traumatic event will the mind set change. Every child is born with such innocence; yet, no person grows or matures until they have lost such innocence. Scout loses her innocence after the ... their true selves so they hide behind the story of Tom Robinson. Scouts innocence is to show readers no to judge people before knowing the real person behind the mask. After losing her innocence, Scout sees how hypocritical and deceitful people are, " Jem how can you hate Hitler so ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... in the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. Because Jem goes through changes he is considered a dynamic character. In the beginning of the book Jem is a happy and innocent child who is unaware of life's burdens, as he becomes aware of life's burdens in the middle of the book he becomes angry and saddened at the world, and by ... situation with Bob Ewell. He knows and understands that Bob Ewell is a mean, poor, and terrible person but he knows not to disrespect him or treat him poorly because he is a person just like Jem himself. In the beginning of the story Jem is an inn...

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... would be looked down upon and probably shunned from his society. Atticus probably considered this, and then decided that it was worth it to know that he had saved an innocent man from death. Scout asks Atticus why he needs to defend Tom. "For a number of reasons[...] The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town"(75 ... his peers. When he says that he couldn't hold his head up in down, he says it meaning that he couldn't hold his head up knowing that he sent an innocent man to hang. This is what makes Atticus such a great man. Atticus is not only a excellent citizen in...

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• Grade Level: High School

A songbird's melody can evoke happiness in anyone, as can the smiling face of a child. The mockingbird sings for the sake of singing, and an innocent child possesses an innate joyfulness, as natural as instinct. Yet a mockingbird's song dies as easily as innocence. In the beginning of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are ... that her father approved of. Yet he was in the mob that was seeking to lynch Tom Robinson. As Atticus later explained to her, he was still a friend and a good person, but sometimes when you're in a group, you do things and make decisions that you wouldn't ...

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... sort of like shootin" a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" Persecuting Boo Radley would have truly been like "killing a mockingbird" as he had been innocent all his life. The character of Tom Robinson was also an unjustly treated "mockingbird". Tom Robinson was an innocent man, found guilty for the simple reason of being black. Tom was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman, in a very ... afraid to stand up for what was right. Tom Robinson was happy to help Mayella Ewell with her chores, not because she was white, but because he was a genuinely kind person. Tom was not however, able to ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... kill a mockingbird" (52). Mockingbirds often sing for people and they never destroy gardens but still many people hurt them. The mockingbirds are just like innocent and kind-hearted characters in the novel. Tom Robinson, Boo Radley and Mayella are all "mockingbirds". This novel's theme is do not judge ... at all. I got it caught in a cotton gin when I was twelve years old. All my muscles were tore loose" (109). That shows the person that beats Mayella is not Tom Robinson. When Tom Robinson breaks loose and runs, the deputy shoots him. "He fired a few shots in the air and ... hurt them be...

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• Grade Level: High School

... novel. Boo can be divided into three stages. Primitively, Boo is Scout's worst nightmare. However, the author hints at Boo actually existing as a nice person when he places things in the tree. The secondary stage is when Mrs. Maudie's house burned to the ground. As Scout and Jem were standing near ... them exclusively, and does not hold up to the Finch family name, as defined by Aunt Alexandria. Atticus is the most pure and good-hearted person one may ever `see. Although it does not seem like it, Scout will evolve into her father; Jem will not. Scout finally understand all ... the thin...

• Word Count: 1057
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• Grade Level: High School

... novel. Boo can be divided into three stages. Primitively, Boo is Scout's worst nightmare. However, the author hints at Boo actually existing as a nice person when he places things in the tree. The secondary stage is when Mrs. Maudie's house burned to the ground. As Scout and Jem were standing near ... them exclusively, and does not hold up to the Finch family name, as defined by Aunt Alexandria. Atticus is the most pure and good-hearted person one may ever `see.` Although it does not seem like it, Scout will evolve into her father; Jem will not. Scout finally understand all ... the thi...

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• Grade Level: High School

... never harms anybody and strives to support his family. He also tries to help people like Mayella Ewell who need help with manual chores. He is an innocent person because all the beliefs and rumours that go around due to the fact that he is black are all lies and totally fictional. Boo Radley is a "mocking bird" because, like ... Tom he is a harmless person and looks after Atticus's children (Jem and Scout). He never ventures out of his house except for at the end when Bob Ewell attacks Atticus's children. This shows that he ... abide by to be accepted. If these guidelines are not abide...

• Word Count: 654
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• Grade Level: High School

... ideologies of their families and the discriminatory values of their public societies. Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical irony. Lee and Satrapi both use a child's first-person perspective in their texts to challenge commonly held values and beliefs of the intolerant public society. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses ... texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. Lee and Satrapi's use of fir...

• Word Count: 1031
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... ideologies of their families and the discriminatory values of their public societies. Lee and Satrapi highlight the intolerance through the use of first-person perspective, symbolism, and textual/graphical irony. Lee and Satrapi both use a child's first-person perspective in their texts to challenge commonly held values and beliefs of the intolerant public society. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout witnesses ... texts is that Marji challenges her family's ideals, whereas in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout gradually adopts her father's doctrine throughout the novel. Lee and Satrapi's use of fir...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are several ways that people grow up. Not all of them turn out to be what they are expected to be. The way a person acts is carved out by the peers that surround him. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus, a single-father of two school aged children, teaches ... When Scout was punished at school for explaining Cunningham's' situation, she gets mad and goes to Atticus for comfort "First of all you never really understand a person until you consider things form his point of view" (Page 33). Atticus tells Scout that Ms. Caroline only punished her because she has her own reasons and ...

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