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After seeing the snowman that the children built, Atticus praises Jem in an unusual way by saying that he’s”…perpetrated a near libel…”  What does Atticus mean?

Jem advises her not to tell anyone, because he doesn't believe Atticus is proud of what he can do, and Jem "wouldn't care if [Atticus] couldn't do a blessed thing," as Jem realizes that Atticus is a gentleman and doesn't have to do anything special to be a good

Throughout Scout and Jem’s childhoods, their father Atticus was always there for them. Atticus always made sure he made time to talk to his children and teach them valuable life skills. Atticus taught both his children to read before they began schooling. Although he was ridiculed for it by Scout’s teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, who told Scout “Your father does not know how to teach (page 28)”, by teaching Scout to read he gave her

“If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him, then why are you doin’ it?” “For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” (Pg 75)

“Atticus as a Hero” Atticus Finch is from Maycomb County, Alabama a town where pride was everything. Mr. Finch is the towns most trusted lawyer. Atticus also serves on the Alabama State Legislature for Maycomb County. Atticus, in his late fifties, has two children Jean Louise, “Scout,” Finch and Jeremy, “Jem” Finch. Atticus will endure his hardest court case, in this small town and will be a hero to some, and an enemy to others.

When Cecil Jacob gave Atticus and his children Air rifles the father said if you shoot anything I don't want you to shoot any birds. Besides i really don't want you shoot the monyking bird so i don't want you to use the Air rifle because i am afraid that you will do that.

I believe Atticus's closing argument at the trial is correct and inspiring. It is correct because not all men are created equal as Thomas Jefferson had once said because some men are smarter than others, some are born with more opportunity. Some men make more money than others, some ladies make better cakes, and some people are born gifted beyond the normal talents of other people. I like and completely agree with the statement Atticus had made that not all men are created equal, except for in one place, which is the court, it makes a rich man equal to a poor man and a stupid man equal to a smart man. I find it inspiring because his statement forces you to look at things from his perspective, and not just yours, he explains his view of the

This is the closing statement of Atticus’s argument. Before the jury goes off to decide the verdict, he is trying to ignite an inner battle between right and wrong, along with provoke thought within the minds of the men that makeup the jury.

Dubose, one of our neighbors, certainly was a very peculiar woman. She was very old, and seemed very mean and stingy to Jem and I. She also insulted Atticus on numerous occasions for his standing in the trial, and that made Jem so furious that he “cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubosed owned”(103). Of course, when Atticus found out about this, there were consequences. Jem was to “come every afternoon after school and Saturdays and read to her aloud for two hours”(105). I chose to go with Jem, just so that he wouldn’t be alone, but that was not the only reason as I soon would find out. I realized that “each day we had been staying a little longer at Mrs. Dubose’s, and that she was well into one of her fits by the time it sounded”(109). At the time, I didn’t understand why this was the case, and neither did Jem. However, Atticus later explained to us that Mrs. Dubose “was a morphine addict”(111). That drug was supposedly for pain, but before Mrs. Dubose died, “she said she meant to break herself of it”(111). Her effort of getting clean of the drug was not a useless one and she “die[d] free”(111). To this day, I still believe that Mrs. Dubose was a great woman, and that she truly knew what it meant to be

This builds a stronger bridge in their relationship and also a stronger community within their family. This also teaches Scout and Jem that other people can have their own opinions, whether you agree with it or not, they have every right to have

I think that the kids will not meet Boo Radley. He is locked up in the courthouse basement. My first point to support that he is locked up is that hardly anybody in the entire city of Maycomb has seen him. In the book, Jem and Scout said that Boo existed, but nobody has ever seen him for the 15+ years that Boo has been alive. The only time people thought they saw him was at night, when he was looking through people's windows.

Having good manners, being optimistic and being respectful are all viewed as good traits, but to achieve them one must learn from mistakes and/or role models. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is a theme of the importance of morals. Scout is a rambunctious young girl wanting to learn more about society, Dill is an independent child learning from his surroundings and Jem is maturing into a young adult. Maycomb’s moral code has shaped their youth as they mature. Scout is a young girl in Maycomb learning about the world as she grows up.

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a tiny southern town in Alabama in 1932. The tiny town of Maycomb was home to deep rooted racism. Two children named Scout and Jem live in this town with their father Atticus and when their father is sent to defend a black man their lives see a dramatic change. The children soon learn the harsh truth of their little town and lose a childhood full of innocence. In her novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee foreshadows a loss of innocence through the symbolic significance of building a snowman, a harsh fire, and a mockingbird.

Jem is young and carefree in the beginning of the novel. He is just starting to take on the responsibilities of an older brother: “Jem condescended to take me to school the first day, a job usually done by one’s parents, but Atticus said Jem would be delighted to show me where my room was.” (p.20). Atticus is trusting Jem to safely get Scout to school, and help her

In addition to Jem, Atticus has also punished Scout. Readers see this, when