Phoebe Sanders English 9 Period 1 Who can be considered a Mockingbird? When thinking back to “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee it makes people think of many characters. When answering the question who could be considered a mockingbird, people may think of three characters. Those characters are Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson. Readers can see this through the towns people actions, and beliefs. Many believe and consider it a sin to kill a mockingbird. This is because mockingbirds
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was calling Atticus very rude names. Jem snapped and with a baton “ran flailing wildly up the steps to Mrs. Dubose’s front yard . . . [and] he did not begin to calm down until he had cut the tops off of every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned . . .” (Lee p. 102-103). After this incident Atticus gave a month long punishment that brought Jem and Scout to the conclusion that Mrs. Dubose wasn’t absolutely horrible. Because of Atticus’s teachings, both children have grown to understand society and dare
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Atticus presents this in his closing argument,“ The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence… It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross examination…” (Lee 271). Tom’s left hand is disabled making him inconveniently incapable of beaten Mayella on the right side of her face. Having his impairment accounted for, the occurence of events claimed by Mayella and Bob Ewell, and the injuries sustained from the
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In the award winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is just an ordinary lawyer and unanticipated hero. However, the actions he demonstrates prove there is more to him than meets the eye. The story takes place in the nineteen-thirties when racial equality was nonexistent. Atticus’s client Tom Robinson has been accused of raping a Caucasian female, which Atticus knows is not true. Since Atticus possesses unwavering morals, he defends this case because he believes Tom is truly innocent and
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Brittney Garrison Mrs. Easton English 3-4 Period 7 9 June 2015 To Kill A Mockingbird Everyday people’s lives are judged by others. Why? Because most think they understand what the other is going through when they have no clue. The idea of walking in someone else’s shoes teaches that everyone has things, big or small, going on in their lives and that you should not judge a person until you know the full story. Like in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, a few of the main characters begin to
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There are many examples of evil, hypocrisy, and injustice in “To Kill A Mockingbird” and even throughout the world. These examples include Tom Robinson’s death, Bob Ewell’s attempt on the children’s life, the ministry circle, the class discussion in Miss Gates class, Tom Robinson’s trial, the treatment of Boo Radley, and the mass rape spree that recently happened in Germany. These are all examples of evil, hypocrisy, and injustice in “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and our world today. The examples of evil
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In the story by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout matures throughout the story as she learns many morals and new values through experience and practice. To grow into the person Scout became by the end of the book, it wouldn’t have happened without Atticus Calpurnia and all their friends, family and neighbors. She observes behavior that quite often bewilders her, as she goes through a series of maturing experiences. She begins to comprehend that not all people act, or have the same beliefs
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Analysis of Atticus’ Closing Argument Using the Rhetorical Devices The purpose of this writing assignment is to analyze Atticus’ closing statement and identify the three approaches – ethos, logos, pathos—he uses to persuade the jury. This approach to rhetorical analysis will help you question a text, explore your responses to it, and prepare an analysis on the thoughts and ideas of the novel. INTRODUCTION: Paragraph 1: Introduction Catchy beginning – usually a quote from
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I believe in the book, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, that Boo Radley symbolizes the Mockingbird mostly because he does nothing wrong but help people. For Example “A Mockingbird does nothing but sing its heart out for us to enjoy.” My first piece of evidence is Boo Radley gave them two carved dolls, a ball of twine, a spelling-bee medal, a broken pocket watch with an aluminum knife attached on a chain to it, two pieces of gum, and two pieces of gum. My quote to back up my first piece of evidence is
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To Kill a Mockingbird Trial Organizer Make a copy and then fill out with as much information as possible. You may need to add more rows for each witness. Heck Tate Quote from the witness What evidence it presents “he said, it was her right eye mr.finch she was bunged up on that side of her face” (pg 168). That shows she was hit by a left handed person “Id say they were all around me finch”(pg 169). Someone who had two hands had to
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