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    parent is stereotyped to focus mainly on the lives of her children, putting them before herself, and teaching them the way of life. She provides nurture and care to make sure that her kids thrive in life. The book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, revolves around the life of Scout. The story begins with Scout as a six year old girl making her way through childhood. It is mentioned to the reader that her mother had died due to a sudden heart attack, leaving Atticus, Scout’s father, to care for

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    To Kill a Mockingbird, a classic novel by Harper Lee, is a quintessential example of a novel that brings to light the social injustice that occurred throughout history. This social injustice is not only experienced by people of color, but also people that aren’t perceived as high class in society. Some people that face social injustice in To Kill a Mockingbird are the following: Tom Robinson, the Cunninghams, and Arthur Radley. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the prime example of inequality is Tom Robinson

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    the novel they realise that he is a nice man. Scout is the daughter of Maycomb's brave and courageous lawyer, Atticus Finch who defends Tom Robinson in a situation where he is being wrongly accused of rape. Through the eyes and experiences of Scout, Lee explores the themes of racism and justice but most notably to consider what it means to be a hero. Heroism is when you demonstrate great

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    In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird these two children, Scout and Jem are influenced by the citizens and their expectations. However their view point isn't the same when Atticus their father decides to take a black man’s case, even if it seems hard to prove the Tom Robinson did not rape Mayella Ewell. Jem and Scout realize who Boo Radley truly is, instead of being a monster. Scout also realizes the difference between a lady and being stereotyped lady. Since the children are growing up without

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    Discrimination, even today, is a widely-faced issue, and one of the most famous literary examples of the struggle for equality is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. The story, based in the fictitious county of Maycomb, Alabama, follows a young girl, Scout, and her father’s attempts to defend a black man accused of raping a white woman, its emphasis on the divide of prejudice has made it a classic example of racism, although the book contains many more examples of discrimination in society than racism

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    Children often look up to their parents or parent as their first role model. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, two sides of parenthood is shown in Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. These two sides are shown through their parenting styles, personality traits and their role and views of the society. Firstly, the way a parent raises a child is shown in their children's thoughts and actions. Atticus Finch is an active parent in the lives of Scout and Jem. As Scout says: "Jem and I found our father

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    Bravery, showing mental or moral strength to face danger, is a crucial word in To Kill A Mockingbird. This book takes place in the South during the 1930’s, a time of prejudice and racism. At this time, one was ridiculed if one’s beliefs were not the same as the traditional beliefs of the town. Bravery is vital to go against society. Courage is a major theme in Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird, and is demonstrated throughout the book by Mrs.Dubose, Boo Radley, and Atticus. Courage is a major

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    to racial prejudice, there were other different social classes affected by discrimination as well. That is what Tom Robinson and Boo Radley faced in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, innocent lives were wrecked due to injustice. In this novel, Lee demonstrates how innocence can often be ruined significantly because of the evil that they are faced with. Tom Robinson is an innocent person, because when he went past the Ewell house, all he did was help Mayella

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    Scout's father, he is a mature man that prides himself on treating people with fairness regardless of race, he chose a career as a lawyer to help people in need in his own way. Many characters in the novel display heroism in different ways, Harper Lee made sure to show a bit of heroism in characters even if it was in a small way, like Jem inviting Walter Cunningham Jr over to their place for food The most prominent points of heroism in the text are related in some way to the antagonist, Bob Ewell

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    a case that is seen as moral. However, there are certain qualities that show the strength of the integrity no matter the situation. These qualities are present in the main character’s actions in To Kill a Mockingbird, a historical fiction by Harper Lee. In this book, the Finches, especially Atticus, are faced with the racist society of Maycomb, Alabama because of their opposing moral values. Similarly, in the Power of One, another historical fiction by Bryce Courtenay, PK also goes against a racist

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