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The narrator of To Kill A Mockingbird is Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Scout is a unique six-year-old girl, standing out in both her personality traits and social position. Before even starting school, she possesses the ability to read. She exhibits an unusually thoughtful nature and defies traditional gender roles by behaving like a tomboy in…

Robert Ewell, his family, and how he lives. A good example is the passage in which Robert Ewell testifies in the TomRobinson Trial. This is a description of the Ewell’s home as well as aninsight into the Ewells themselves. We learn what kind of a father Robert isand the kind of life into which he…

Bruce Cockburn, a well known Canadian jazz and folk artist, sang in “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” that one should “Keep kicking at the darkness ‘till it bleeds daylight”. This statement vividly outlines the determination needed to preserver through a tough situation and come out on the upside. When faced with a challenge that seems…

Boo Raddled is Attic’s neighbor who experiences prejudice from other towns people. Mr.. Cunningham is a poor town’s man who experiences prejudice from Attic’s daughter scout until Tactics intervenes. In each of these the author has against Tactics acting against prejudice. Body 1 In the book there is a trial in which Tactics defends Tom…

Finch as a teacher and father from chapters 9-1 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird. In Chapter 2, Miss Caroline Fisher tells Scout, “Your father does not know how to teach Through much of these three chapters, however, he shows himself to be an excellent father who takes his responsibility to raise his children very…

The fiction novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explores many issues and concerns such as maturation and morals and ethics . Lee uses the character such as Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch to help convey these notions and concerns. Jem and Scout take us through their journey of maturation. While then we learn…

Atticus: To being with, this case should never have come to trial. We are looking at an innocent man here, one whom the prosecution has not conjured up enough evidence to make this man guilty. We must, as moral people, take ourselves out of our bodies, and place our minds into another man’s mind, a…

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the narrator stresses that Maycomb County’s sole concern was fear itself. This highlights fear’s importance in the novel as it influences the actions of the townspeople. The quote specifically indicates that Maycomb County residents were troubled solely by their own irrational fears, particularly their fear of the black…

During the great depression in the south, Jem and Scout encounter various individuals whom they form their own perceptions of, some of which are ultimately proven false. Included in their misjudgments are Boo Radley, Mrs. Dubose, and Atticus. Initially, Scout is frightened of Boo Radley, and Jem and Dill’s curiosity about him prompts them to…

1)What were the four major ‘classes’ in Maycomb society like and how did they relate to each other and why? The four major classes in Maycomb were the Townsfolk, the Cunninghams, the Ewells and the Negroes. The townsfolk were a snobby bunch who spent their time spreading gossip. They were generally more educated and richer…