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To Kill A Mockingbird Coming Of Age Quotes

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Kaine Scheidt Mrs Andrews English 4/24/24 To Kill A Mockingbird coming of age moment chapter 10. A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles (Christopher Reeve). This quote explains how someone is a hero because they have overcome many obstacles. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, is about two children who grow up in a racist community. They have learned many things, as well as not to judge someone just because they might be older than other people. Also, how there are many heroes in their community. In chapter 10, the literary elements, setting, conflict and character are used to help create the main coming of age moment which shows that not all people wear capes. Also, …show more content…

We had gone about 500 yards beyond the Radley place”(Lee 105). This quote from the book explains why they were out and what they were doing when they found the dog. Also this is some more from the book when it says.“Tim Johnson reached the side street that ran in front of the Radley place, and what remained of his poor mind made him pause and seemed to consider which road he would take.He made a few hesitant steps and stopped in front of the Radley gate; then he tried to turn around, but was having difficulty’’(Lee 109). This part of the book shows that the dog is slowly losing its consciousness and slowly starting to get to the point where it might die. Another from the book is when Scout and Jem say”nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting street.The trees were still, the mockingbirds were silent, the carpenters at Mrs Maudie’s house had vanished”(Lee 108). This text evidence shows how the dog has cleared everyone from what they were doing because this dog Tim Johnson is going around, considered to be a crazy …show more content…

Calpurina said in the book to warn them about the dog coming towards them, “She got no answer and she shouted, Mr Nathan, Mr Arthur, mad dog’s coming! Mad dog’s coming!’’(Lee 107). This shows that people are getting warned about the situation, and how the dog is coming for them. Also some more is when Scout said, “Jem and I watched our father take the gun and walk out to the middle of the street”(Lee 109). This quote shows that the dog is about to be shot because it is still coming towards where they live, and the dog is very sick. The last piece of evidence for the main conflict is where Miss Maudie said, “We could see him shiver like a horse shedding flies, his jaw opened and shut he was a list”(Lee 109). This quote explains how the dog looks and why they are so worried about him being a threat. There were many character/ character changes and developments in this chapter and many things happened between Jem and Scout with their father. From the book for the character development is where Jem and Scout said, ” Jem became vaguely articulate -” do you see him,

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Scout explains, “…Jem and I watched out father take the gun… [T]ime had moved to a nauseating crawl.” This shows the relationship between her perception of her father to what she is now seeing of him, the sharpshooter that killed the dog in the street. This gun toting Atticus Finch is not a man she is familiar with. After this, Sheriff Tate boasts to Jem about how good of a shot Atticus is but Atticus retorts saying, “Hush, heck.

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