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One moment, an individual may be a carefree child, only to suddenly realize that they have been transformed into a mature adult due to a powerful and traumatic experience that will be etched in their memory forever. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout’s adolescence is gravely threatened one fateful night…

Children perceive the world and experience it differently than adults. Looking through a child’s eyes can be both frightening and enriching. Not only can children promote the comprehension of difficult subjects, they can also display how a child learns and conforms to society. Children see the world as it is, without bias or prejudice. Children…

In the 1930s, segregation was a big problem. Black people did not have the right to vote, they could not marry white men or women, and several other contrasting factors. The lives of white people were very different. According to the BBC, They had separate schools, separate bathrooms, separate churches, separate football teams, and even…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, despite racial tensions in Maycomb, the adults in Scouts life influence her to believe that equality is a necessity. Harper Lee utilizes Atticus, Calpurnia and Reverend Sykes as role models to demonstrate to Scout the right perspective on equality. During the time period of the book, there is a lot…

There was one major conflict among smaller conflicts combined with it. These conflicts are the major key points in the story plotline. These conflicts are with the main characters of To Kill A Mockingbird, in whom are Scout and Jem Finch. As well as their brother, atticus finch, but who is the most important in…

Young people always need someone to look up to, whether it is to become something great like their idol or have an evil turn on it. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the protagonist Jean Louise, also called Scout, sees the full truth of the people in her community. Growing up around the…

In Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird, she shows socio-economic prejudice that happened in Maycomb through the Cunninghams, the Ewell’s, and Tom Robinson’s community. This ranges from the courtroom to everyday life and the people of Maycomb seem to be at ease with this. This ideal changes as Scout and Jem learn more about their…

“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” is a popular saying that means one should not prejudice the worth of someone or something by its outer appearance. The prevalence of this prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird, is shown through the unfair treatment of African-Americans based on racial, societal, and gender stereotypes. By juxtapositioning good…

Think about the last time you judged someone before getting to know them; perhaps a peer at school. These judgments could be about the simplest things, their appearance, behavior, rumors, etc., normally these judgments are proven wrong with the chance of getting to know someone. This “quick-to-judge” behavior is known as prejudice, prejudice never tends…

The pursuance of seeking an idea, place, or person is an individual that possesses aspiration in their daily lives. You may find some challenges on the way but taking every mistake as a learning experience helps you excel and improve form it. In humans, especially children, having aspiration in something results in open opportunities to…