...In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch, a loving father, representation of morality, a prominent citizen, compassionate, courageous and much more is the County lawyer who clearly shows his vehement arguments in court. He is the father of Jean Louis Finch (Scout) and Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem) and they live in Maycomb County located in southern Alabama, where there is such thing as “Maycomb’s usual disease” or in other words, racism. This disease can truly be seen after Atticus is assigned to defend Tom Robinson, an African American who is accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. Many do not think that he should defend him because of Tom Robinson’s skin color and race, but there are many reasons why he should....
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...Scout growing up every single chapter by telling her experiences that Scout had as she goes from total innocence, awareness, to full understanding. It took Scout 2 years to fully understand her society. Throughout the chapter you can see Scout grow up and become more like Atticus and think like him. Scout starts growing up when she tells Atticus that she wants to quit school because Ms.Caroline wants her and Atticus to stop reading, Atticus says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point...
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...the book I’m not sure where but they have a mother like worker named Calpurnia, in this journal I will be the theme about Atticus basically the theme about him. One major theme in the book is that there is more to one person then first thought. Atticus a great father and a lawyer and fit this theme. As first seen through Atticus was he acted like he was one hundred, he acted like he was old but he was really young. He is acting like he was mean but he not like that. Atticus is more loyal. He has a new tone in voice in front of the kids. Calpurnia is a maid that works for Atticus. Her first impression to me was that she was a silent lady that cleaned the house. What changes about her is that now she and the kids Jem and Scout are with her most of the time and now she is more active. Another reason that...
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...filled up with cement. “Someone had filled our knot-hole with cement. ‘Don’t you cry, now, Scout...don’t cry now, don’t you worry-’ he muttered at me all the way to school.” (83) This quote signifies that Jem wants to help Scout to mature and become a “big girl”, and not to cry whenever something bad happens, and to move on and either deal with it, or try to solve the problem. The second quote happens at the beginning of chapter twelve and part two of the novel. The author starts the chapter off telling the reader that “Jem was twelve. He was getting so moody and hard to live with.” (153) This beginning quote is essential because it is telling the audience that the kids are starting to get older and mature. Jem tells Scout “It’s time you started bein’ a girl and acting right! I burst into tears and ran to Calpurnia. Calpurnia told me not to fret, that he was growing up.” (153) This quote signifies that as Jem himself is growing up and maturing, he wants Scout to do the same. Considering how at the beginning of the novel, Jem always wanted Scout to “stop acting like a girl”, we can clearly tell that he is getting more mature and understands that that phrase does not really mean much, and he wants his sister to start maturing just like he did and start acting properly. This also makes sense as the quote is located in part two of the novel, which could signify that in this part, the kids are starting to indeed get older and mature. The third and final time Jem helps Scout mature is...
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...within her story that possess varying traits. Courage is a trait that is special in this story because it is shown in various ways. It can be seen in Atticus’s approach to the case involving Tom Robinson, Calpurnia’s devotion to the children and Atticus, and Mrs.Dubose’s unrelenting ability to overcome her addiction. For these reasons, the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a symbol of courage itself and is a story that will leave a lasting impression. Atticus is one of the characters previously mentioned who displays courage. He takes many steps to remain an honest and truthful man. In the story, he is a lawyer and defends an African American man who is accused of rape and his community is not content with his decision. “I’m simply defending a Negro-- his name's...
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...just that of color, as her ‘mocking birds’ which must not be harmed because they do none, suffer from the cruelty and ignorance of those around them. The story is told through the eyes of the child narrator, Scout, who lives along with her brother, Jem and with their father, Atticus, the town lawyer and destined to represent Tom Robinson. They also have a housekeeper named Calpurnia, to whom they have a very close relationship. In his attitude to Calpurnia, as to much in his life, Atticus challenges the contemporary view because though Calpurnia is black, she is treated as a member of the family, much to the annoyance of his sister, Alexandra. Atticus is in fact the means by which Lee examines much that is wrong with Maycomb society, from his lack of prejudice, to his defense of Mrs. Dubose and Boo Radley and his skillful means of challenging the education system which denies Scout the freedom to read by simply ignoring it. The motto by which he lives is that, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (quote from the book) and this is being passed on to his children. However, Lee is keen to avoid making Atticus appear patently and self-consciously...
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...prejudice in the town of Maycomb is when Aunt Alexandra was talking to scout about inviting Walter Cunningham (Jr.) over for dinner and Scout is complaining why Aunt Alexandra wont let her play with him and she says, “I’ll tell you why…Because—he—is—trash, that’s why you cant play with him.” This is an example of a metaphor used to describe that Walter is “Worse than them” essentially. This supports the theme of inequality by showing that Aunt Alexandra doesn’t want Scout playing with Walter because she believes they are in some sort of higher “social class”. For my second piece of evidence I have another quote from Aunt Alexandra. This time she is speaking with Atticus about getting rid of Calpurnia because she is black. The quote reads, “You’ve got to do something about her…You’ve let this go on too long, too long.” Aunt Alexandra is suggesting to Atticus that they get rid of Calpurnia. She wants her gone not just because she takes the kids places but because she’s black and this shows her prejudice. This is an example of tone used by the author to make that part of the story feel darker and show how strongly prejudice...
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...and walk around in it." (Lee 30) In this quote, Atticus Finch explains to Scout Finch how everyone has a different opinion on subjects, and that the only way to understand a person’s opinion is to see the world from his or her perspective. The illustrious Harper Lee challenged racial stereotypes and explored the rough side of life through the eyes of young Scout Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Scout, supported by her older brother Jem and father, Atticus, matured from a bigmouthed, boisterous little girl to a compassionate and caring person. Along the way, she pushed the limits of her curiosity with Boo Radley and learned...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird Tiffin University Lisa Caskey September 28, 2012 Degree Completion Program English 365 Issues in Literature Discrimination and prejudice were very common in the 1900’s. Prejudice is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as “preconceived judgment; or opinion; an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge”. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/). Discrimination is defined as “prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, and or treatment” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/). Discrimination and Prejudice run rampant in Maycomb County, Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story based in time of the Great Depression. The book displayed acts of hate based on the color of someone’s skin. Colored people were the main ones discriminated against. But there were instances where poverty stricken families were also discriminated against. The story begins in the summer in a small town called Maycomb County. The story is told from a child’s perspective. The child’s name is Scout finch. She is retelling the story of her and her brother Jem’s childhood. Their summer consists of playing games and acting out scenarios from different books. They also act out stories made up about people residing within their neighborhood. They do this along with “Dill” Miss Rachel’s nephew who comes to Maycomb for the summer. These stories are based on assumptions and judgments of what they believe...
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...Since Scout grew up in an environment with people like Calpurnia and Atticus who have neutral views against their opposite race, Scout is not aware of the hatred between the blacks and whites. “Cecil Jacobs had announced the day before that Scout Finch's daddy defended niggers” (Lee 99). The other kids have grown up to have the same racist perspective as their parents and also incorporate the same thoughts. However it’s not the same case with Scout and she comes down to violence instead. The shocking fact here is that kids as little as Scout are racists without any knowledge of the world around them. “…Grandma says it's bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he's turned out a nigger-lover we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb agin…” (Lee 100 ). This is another example for when Scout’s cousin believes his Grandma and accepts the fact of Atticus being a “nigger lover”. Racism in Maycomb is considered as an usual disease since people believe the first thing they hear and intake the hateful thoughts without considering it...
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...she created Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus always treats everyone the same no matter who they are or what they do. Atticus always has a good attitude and very rarely raises his voice or shows extremities in his emotions. Atticus also is very straightforward, honest and doesn’t beat around the bush. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows Atticus as fair, consistent, and honest to illustrate equality. Throughout the novel Atticus is portrayed as a very fair man. “I asked Atticus if Mr. Cunningham would ever pay us. ‘Not in money,’ Atticus said, ‘but before the year’s out I’ll have been paid. You watch” (Lee 23). This quote from the book shows...
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... but you would not hear anyone get referred to as a mockingbird. Many people were given the symbol of a mockingbird in the past because of the prejudice they face from others. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates how misunderstood people are portrayed as mockingbirds because of the help and kindness they provide to others while still receiving prejudice from the community. Atticus Finch was portrayed as a mockingbird because he didn’t show prejudice towards Tom and simply helped him out. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb that has been asked to defend...
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...cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don´t forget it – whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, he is trash.” Good morning Mrs. Braun and fellow year 10 students. Today I present with this text three key themes – social class, prejudice and ignorance vs. cowardice – of Harper Lee´s novel “To kill a Mockingbird” (TKAMB). Social class is one of the key themes, which Harper Lee used in her novel and illustrates this with quotes like “You ain´t got no business bringin` white chillun here – they got their church, we got our´n.” This is said by a coloured women to Calpurnia, because she is bringing Scout and Jem, two white children, to the church for coloured people. This shows the reader the big differences between the social classes, because different coloured people have even separated services. Also a highlighted quote in the novel is “I don´t know, but they did it. They´ve done it before and they did it tonight and they´ll do it again and when they do it – seems that only children weep.” The court condemned the coloured man Tom Robinson for raping a white women, although they could not really condemn him, because of missing evidence. Nevertheless, he was condemned, because he is coloured and back then the words of white people were more credible than the words of coloured people. However, there are still people like Scout, who have other opinions. She sees...
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...using literary elements but how the author uses these literary elements like juxtaposition, motifs, and imagery to prove themes like humbleness, innocent of people and how unjust the society is will be explained. Harper Lee is great using literary elements to make themes like using juxtaposition to build a theme of humbleness. In chapter 12, after Calpurnia brings them to her church she says how “folks don’t like to have somebody around known more than they do, It aggravates’em” (Lee 167). Even after the fact she one of four people in her church who are literate Calpurnia knows being modest is better than bragging about it. Someone who isn’t would be Aunt Alexandra. In chapter 13, it talks about Aunt Alexandra and how “she never let a chance escape...
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...was don’t harm something that doesn’t do anything wrong. Who do you think was a mockingbird? I will be discussing my opinions on who can be given the worthy title of “Mockingbird” in the book. All a mockingbird does is produce beautiful sounds. Let the characters voices of to kill a mockingbird be heard. The sounds they make determine the life they will live! Atticus: The genius behind the main moral views of the story. Prejudice, Racism, Judgement, and Equality. Atticus expresses his passion for equality many times during the novel. He is the only white man who supports the black folks, he has a kind heart and is a very cunning man who uses his moral opinions and wit very well during the story. “I never met a strong person with an easy past.” -Atticus. When Atticus says this I think about how everyone who has ever been successful has overcome a great struggle in...
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