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To Kill A Mockingbird Quote Analysis

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Boo would feel extremely saddened that kids more in danger now, rather than the 1930s, especially because of all the school shootings that are happening right now. He would also feel intensely about mental health, in addition to today’s technology. He could easily adapt to the future, but, he wouldn’t be proud that America is still similar about 90 years later.
Everyone who’s read To Kill A Mockingbird knows that he would be saddened by kids being more in danger now especially because he starts to turn more into a father figure as the book goes on. For example, “Something about one of the trees attracted my attention. Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level[...] withdrew two pieces of chewing gum without their outer wrappers.[...] Inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies, one on top of the other.[...] ‘Indian-heads,’ he said. ‘Nineteen-six and Scout, one of ‘em’s nineteen-hundred. …show more content…

Ewell yanked him down, I reckon. [...] Jem hollered and I didn’t hear him any more” After that Jem doesn’t get up, but the quote continues, “I thought it was Jem at first, but it didn’t sound like him [...] [Boo’s] lips parted into a timid smile, and our neighbor’s image blurred with my sudden tears.” (Harper, 270) Considering that he would die to save a child’s life

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This is also a brave act. Boo collects up Jem and rushes him to Atticus' house. Boo enters the house with the boy. He has not had human contact other than his brother for many years, so this took much courage. One of the bravest things he does is to touch Jem and to allow Scout to allow him to hold her arm as they walk home.

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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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The central idea of To Kill A Mockingbird is Bravery. A quote used in the story that Harper Lee uses to show this central idea is “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” (30/34). This quote shows how some people can be brave. Many of the characters in the story were brave but the three i'm going to focus on are Atticus, Jem, and Arthur also known as “Boo”. Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout was very brave throughout the story.

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. People said they were Mayella Ewell's." (Lee 194) The smell and display of the beautiful flowers in the garden still help us to understand the lack of wealth and family. Mayella is trying to be better than the reputation of her family.

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There are many symbols in To Kill A Mockingbird, but one of the biggest and most obvious ones is the Mockingbird. It is mostly known for itself as a symbol of innocence in the book. It could also stand for very many objects, people, or themes shown in the book. The reason it is known for innocence is because it is a sin to kill a mockingbird as Atticus said to Scout in the book. Atticus said , “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit em’, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

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Looking at the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird, helps out Mayella Ewell and furthermore gives the gift of manual labor along with expecting nothing in return which resembles the way a mockingbird would give the gift of song and expects nothing in return. Tom Robinson is a middle-aged African-American man that helps out a young lady with some work. He does absolutely nothing wrong but he is still taken for granted. Tom Robinson personifies a mockingbird because they’re also innocent, give the gift of song in are taken for granted.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the theme of resisting the status quo means taking a stand is shown through the Finches supporting a black person. For example, when Scout's cousin, Francis, comments on Atticus supporting a black man with, “I guess it ain’t your fault if Uncle Atticus is a n*gger- lover besides, but I’m here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family” (Lee 45). The quote ties to the theme because Atticus is taking a stand by going outside the status quo and supporting a black man even though most disagree. Furthermore, when Scout asked Atticus what the term, “n*gger lover” meant, he responded by saying it was meaningless. Atticus explains, “n*gger-lover is just one of those terms that don’t mean anything—like

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The town of Maycomb made him the target, continued to set him up and made him the victim. As a person has been trapped by the cycle, destroying him and mentally being tricked to reteaching said cycle. We are clearly shown that much of what Mr. Ewell does is built upon a foundation spanning several generations, if the cycle isn't real why would the name Ewell continues as being associated with such negativity. And that he has trapped his kids to the same cycle has himself. “Atticus said the Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations.

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