... beginning of the passage, Harper Lee had emphasized on how "the thermometer registered sixteen, that it was the coldest night in his memory, and that our snowman outside was frozen cold". It was known that Maycomb did not have a snowfall "since 1885" and yet an unexpected snowfall had occurred. Harper ... the reader to feel anxious and eager to read out to find out more. Scout concluded that "something was wrong and "there was trouble in our(her) street". At this part of the novel, Scout was still immature and insensitive to interpreting other's feelings. Hence, as compared to Jem, ... a...

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... eternity. However, fighting for what one believes is right is never easy. The book, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in the sleepy Southern town of Maycomb, in the 1930s. Maycomb actively practices segregation, consequently exhibiting racism against blacks. The book follows the story of a mean and ignorant white man who ... quot;committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it, is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with". Bob Ewell believed in racism so strongly that he was eager to take the "rape" case to court...

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... or before sufficient knowledge." This type of prejudice was what Arthur "Boo" Radley had to endure every day of his lifetime in the town of Maycomb County, Alabama. "People determined to preserve every physical scrap of the past" (185). The residents of Maycomb are, for the ... , keeping much of their former beliefs and activities to themselves as possible. However, there is a notable few that do not quite fit with the rest of the town, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, Jeremy Atticus "Jem" Finch, Arthur "Boo" Radley and Charles "Dill" Baker Harris. ... when in fact, all these children are comp...

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... as Scout - in 1932. We see how Atticus, her father closely guides Scout and her older brother Jem whenever they stumble upon a problem. In the small town of Maycomb these problems come from all sorts of incidents, resulting in many different lessons, each one as important as the next. Among these lessons they learn about ... him with his shy ways into the limelight - to me that's a sin." The sheriff decides not to punish him by taking him to court or telling the town because it can't be justified to give him the glare of publicity because he is so timid that he would be a punishment. H...

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... Finch. He is brave in both a physical sense, and also strong in an ethical and emotional sense. Despite being nearly fifty years old ("Atticus was feeble ..our father didn't do anything" [p.95]), Atticus shows he is still as courageous as any man. Firstly, he displays his boldness by facing Tim Johnson, a crazy ... in his body, but in his mind and his heart. He displays his true courage when he fights to save Tom Robinson, despite the whole town's prejudice against Negroes. Atticus helps Tom to stand up for what he believes, even with everyone bad-mouthing him ("Your father is no better ...

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... a hair o' my head in my life." ( Lee, 246) Mayella also feels compelled to accuse Tom Robinson of raping her. Another concern Mayella has is being ostracized by the whole town of Maycomb. She is aware that it is intolerable for her to try and seduce a black man. Atticus elaborates on this idea during his closing argument at the trial saying ... : "She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time honoured code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with...she tried to put the evidence away from her." (272) One c...

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... change of winning so he need to do his very best. "I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them." There is no denying that it takes very special people to do certain jobs in this world. Not every man ... take on a fight even though they Atticus knew they would still lose the case. Finally, after losing Tom Robinson's case he still hasn't lose faith in pursuing justice in his town. Atticus Finch is a man of wisdom and courage. Atticus is courageous enough to face the conflicts after taking Tom Ro...

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... and significant influence in her life. She admires him greatly although this strong admiration is not always completely clear to the reader. Atticus is a lawyer in the small South American town of Maycombe, although the beginning of the novel comments on links to Cornwall, England. QUOTESSSSSSS Jeremy Finch, AKA Jem her brother who is four years her senior, provides brotherly love ... does not like to show his love, Jem is extremely protective of his young sister. QUOTE Finally, Calpurnia, a black cook. Scouts first description of her is a less than flattering one. " Our battles were ep...

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... his stance on the issue despite the adversity he knows he must endure because of this. When questioned why, he replies "if I didn't, I couldn't hold my head up in town...every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime that affects him personally. This one's mine, I guess" (pg. 100-101). While he says that every lawyer is moved ... made up of lying, cheating and immoral men. Atticus says that Tom's accuser, Mayella Ewell, has "broken a rigid and time-honoured code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with" (pg. 272) by tem...

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• Grade Level: High School