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Quotes In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Importance of Details Kathreen Perez 1)Interesting Traxler, 3 Chapter 20 detail: -The whole county thinks that Mr. Raymond drinks whiskey, but he is actually drinking coca-cola in a bag. During the 1930's, racism raged through every corner of the United States, and the imaginary district of Maycomb County displayed the effects of injustice brought upon the African-American community during that time period. In this part of the book, Scout and Dill were outside of the courthouse when they were greeted by a very comforting and not-at-all drunk Mr. Raymond. His life story is by far one of the most interesting and plot-twisting narrative in this book. He tells the kids that he's been faking his alcohol addiction due to Maycombs strict rules on racism and has no choice but to act drunk. It's sad how racism was so bad back then, that a man had to pretend to be drunk 24/7 to be with his black wife and biracial kids. Everyone accepts him …show more content…

He said that Tom was guilty of pitying a lonely girl, and Mayella was guilty of pursuing what she desired, yet they haven't commited a crime. What Mayella did though was that she “merely broke a code... so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with.”(203) Because of this act, she feels so guilty, that she would rather have Tom die than live with it. This is the same effect brought by racism that Mr. Raymond had to deal with. Luckily, Mr. Raymond was able to create a cover-up by acting drunk, but Mayella was too slow and she also couldn't take the guilt of knowing that she kissed a black person. This detail was revealing because the cause of the problem (racism) was identified and now they are one step further to coming up with a solution. Atticus is trying to preach to the jurors that this terrible conflict thats on everyones mind wouldn't have happened if everyone just didn't

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To Kill a Mockingbird: In To Kill a Mockingbird there are plenty of lessons that you learn reading the book. The one I am going to talk to about is always being nice by seeing things from other’s point of view. There is a quote from the book “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”. This quote is saying be nice to everyone, because you don’t know what they’re going through. The quote was from Atticus.

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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee talks about discrimination based on gender role, age, and skin color. The characters in this book all have different personalities that influences others. Maycomb, Alabama in 1930’s is where everything happened with slavery and struggling with being poor. The characters Scout, Jem, and Dill had a strong bond and had lots of courage. Shows that justice means other things to other people.

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but Coca-Cola.’ ” This quote shows how easily the people in Maycomb came to their own conclusions about Dolphus Raymond. Everyone thought that he had been drinking alcohol out of his paper sacks, just because of how he was hiding it and the way that he

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The quote relates to a major theme in the novel because Atticus makes a statement about killing blue jays but never killing mocking birds . Scout feels the need to question her fathers edict because it is unusual. This quote explains how similar Atticus and Miss Maudie are. They both agree strongly that it is a sin to kill a mocking bird, an animal symbolic of Boo radley and Tom Robinson. Neither has causee harm, and prove only to have pure hearts.

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Jem is Shaped and Influenced by Society Jem, Scout's brother, from To Kill A Mockingbird is shaped and influenced by his society around him. Jem lives in the small town of Maycomb which is deeply rooted in racial injustices. Jem is initially unaware of the racial division but quickly sees the harsh reality of the world. Jem tells Scout, “There are just some kind of men who-who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one” (Chapter 23).

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The mockingbird is the dominant motif of the novel. Mockingbird is a type of songbird. Throughout the novel, the mockingbird represented the innocences. The first character to use the symbolism is Atticus, "... it's a sin to kill a mockingbird".

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Mockingbird in Everyday Lives “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. ”(119) In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus uses this quote to teach that it is wrong to harm innocent creatures.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird prejudice in Maycomb is terrible. There are two major people in To Kill A Mockingbird that are prejudged severely. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the two main people who are prejudged. There is also one other man who prejudged, Atticus Finch. All three of these men are mockingbirds.

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In Modern day society racism isn’t as common as it was in the 1900’s. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the Mockingbird is a symbol for an a character who brings nothing but peace to the world. Atticus Finch is an harmless and innocent mockingbird, whose image is ruined by trying to step aside the racial barrier in and defend Tom Robinson. Atticus is a mockingbird in this book because of his exceptional behavior he provides to the community around him.

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True is Immortality, False is Gone Do you think that how many bias you have? If you have a bias, you cannot see the fact properly. We are living in an informative society, and even now much information is being created. If we hope to obtain the knowledge, we can get as much as we want.

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“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.” This quote explains how Mockingbirds are the most important symbol in this novel because without them there would be no good in the world. Harper Lee describes Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley as Mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird. There are many occurrences in the novel where these three characters portray this symbol. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are all metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds because, Atticus is always the bigger person, Tom provides pleasure to people he encounters, and Boo looks out for the people of Maycomb.

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Maycomb, Alabama is a motionless community where life is still, those who were there, lived there for generations, rarely did anyone move into or out of this paralyzed town. The town follows the 1930s stereotypical lifestyle where racial discrimination is clearly visible, as proven in the Tom Robinson court case. In this quiet town, the only thing that seems out of the ordinary is the Radley Place, from the outside, the house appeared almost vacant with rarely any sound. The neighborhood children made horror stories about Boo Radley who never left his house, in fact, only Mr.Radley, Boo’s brother, occasionally came out of the deserted house. In To Kill a Mockingbird, various events happened that showed the courage of the community.

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Meeting Mr. Raymond was significant for the children since it taught them a very important lesson in life. “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is the important lesson here since they believed that Mr. Raymond was just a drunk man;however, he is a man that wants to live they way he lives. The children were shock that Mr. Raymond was not a drunk, just a man that acts that way. Another lesson is that sometimes you have to act like someone you are not. The only reason he pretends he drinks is that the people of Maycomb will not understand his way of living.

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Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming of how you appear to someone else? In this passage from chapter 31 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the literary elements of motif, diction, and setting develops the theme that changing perspectives or “walking in someone else’s shoes” brings understanding as it did for Scout as she thought of Boo Radley’s point of view. This passage comes as the aftermath of a fatal situation. Harper Lee uses the mindset of a young girl, Scout, standing on her strange neighbor’s porch to demonstrate this “coming of age” lesson. The author establishes “coming of age” to be the learning and maturing as one progresses through life no matter his or her age.

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