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Harper Lee illustrates through the Finch family that families should instil values, morals, and life lessons so one can develop into a healthy, productive, and moral person. However, families like the Ewells, who fail to protect, teach, love, and guide with positive influences and surroundings, will lead to a negative and non ethical identity of children. Mr. Atticus Finch is a role model for his children, Jeremy and Jean Louise, or as better known Jem and Scout. Finch positively shapes his children’s

Eliel Pepito 8/1/10 The Beak of the Finch Summary The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work, study and data is collected

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee follows the Finch family through the hardships of the 1930s. The story takes place in fictitious Maycomb County, Alabama during the 1930s, when there were many racial issues such as the Jim Crow Laws. The Finch family consists of Jean Louise, nicknamed Scout, her brother Jeremy Finch, nicknamed Jem, and their father Atticus Finch who is one of the most prestigious lawyers in Maycomb County. The family experiences first hand, the harsh injustices that

for a reason. For example, there is a young girl named Jean Louise, but she goes by the name of Scout Finch, she is a total tomboy,at the start of the story she is about six years old and narrates the story, the story goes on until she is about nine but she tells the story as an adult. Scout Finch is unsuspecting, she will always say what is on her mind, even if it is totally random. Scout Finch is full of rage and temper, if she has a problem, she would much rather solve it with her fists opposed

In many circumstances, people show different ways of reacting to a problem. People react with anger, or revenge. Yet some react with wisdom and level-headedness. Although fictional, the character Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird has the attributes of the wise father figure of the classic novel. Atticus never spoke out against anyone or acted for his own selfishness; but kept his eyes focused on the ones he loved. Through all the persecution he had faced from the town, he kept

(Scout) Jean Louise Finch Jeremy Finch ( Jem) Atticus Finch Bob Ewell Calpurnia Arthur “Boo” Radley Dill Harris Tom Robinson Mayella Ewell Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose Rachel Haverford Maudie Atkinson Judge John Taylor Zeebo Heck Tate She is the protagonist and the narrator of the story. She is Atticus’s daughter and is Jem’s sister. He is the son of Atticus and he is Scout’s brother. He is also one of the main characters

The character Atticus Finch from the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” has many traits that are deemed admirable by others. People describe him as selfless, kind, sympathetic and unwavering in his beliefs. He is seen as an unmistakably great role model and person throughout the entire book. Their rare many people throughout history and in this world that have shown that they embody the same characteristics as Atticus. Dr. Zaher Sahloul is one of those people. He has many of the same characteristics as

Prompt 1: Impact of a Literary Character (#18). A literary character that impacted me a lot this year was Atticus Finch, from To Kill A Mockingbird. He stood apart from all the other characters to me because of his honesty and integrity, and the way he always fought for what was right. Instead of going with the flow of society, he held himself to a higher standard of living than did his peers. His standards are summed up by the following statement: “Before I live with other folks, I’ve got to

anyone will ever have to do is be a parent. There are many good and bad parents, but what makes an excellent one? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is a lawyer in the town of Maycomb as well as the sole parent of Scout and Jem Finch. In Scout’s and Jem’s adventures of growing up, they are constantly being guided by Atticus. His words of wisdom and honesty keep them from straying too far from good morals. Atticus is caring and respectable; he is always doing what is best for his

critical time in her life where the things she learns will be inculcated into her disposition for the rest of her life since she is in her developmental years making it important for Atticus to parent them the way he does. For this reason, Atticus Finch, her father who is a respectable and unbiased lawyer, instills the good morals which he himself possesses into his daughter Scout and son Jem. During this time period, authoritative parenting