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…To Kill A Mockingbird and Black Boy are two books dealing with racism in the early 1900's. Each one followed the life of a child as they grew up in the South. These two children lead drastically different lives because Scout Finch, the heroin…

…Do you not believe we need more compassion and tolerance in the world? Why can we not be like Atticus, Jem or Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? These characters show great compassion and tolerance throughout the novel despite the society…

…The novel To Kill a Mockingbird succeeds in portraying the lifestyle of a relaxed southern town in the early 20th century. It shows the families, feelings, and bigotry of the time. There are three main themes in the novel, which are: justice…

…"To Kill a Mockingbird". Besides evoking interest in the potential reader, the title is very significant and symbolic to the story. Atticus tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and Miss Maudie explains "'Mockingbirds don't do one thing…

…Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930's. However, there are many more subtle…

…What is a hero? In the dictionary a hero is described as an object of extreme admiration and devotion, idol. I think this definition should also include that a hero should have courage and put others before themselves. In To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus…

…Courage Shown In The Novel Do you think that courage is an important part of a novel? Well in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, much courage was shown. Courage is standing up for what you believe in, or doing something that is hard and takes many…

…TOPIC: In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” things are not always as they seem. Discuss. “Atticus, he was real nice.” “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” This is perhaps one of the strongest issues brought up in the novel, To Kill…

…and the media. Neither good nor evil can exist without the other. The coexistence of good and evil is portrayed in Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" when the characters of Jem, Dill and Scout come across good and evil through Maycomb society. Jem is placed…

…        In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout was exposed numerous times to the outwardly prejudice people of Maycomb Co., Alabama.         These prejudices are separated into what I would consider three catagories: race…