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    Analysis: thematic response- I think one particular theme that was showed in this chapter was the obsession Jack has about killing a pig. This theme really stuck out to me because he is so concerned to make sure he kills a pig because he didn’t kill the pig the day he had caught on but it ran away. I think the point that author is trying to make come through is the fact all humans want to prove they can do something when they mess up doing it the first time and sometimes it turns into an obsession

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    Something that I haven’t consider is how the way they kill the animals to get the meat. And how they are treated. They should at least not kill them like that. It horrible the way they do. They are not thinking what pain and suffer the animals go through when they are killing them savagely. And how they treat them is no way any human should be treating an animal. They should really consider other ways of doing it but not in a savagely way. When chickens are put in cages they are all being stuffed

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    body, how would you approach the situation? In To Kill a Mockingbird, this scene occurs in the book. However, the old man (you), Atticus, refuses multiple times, even though he had the best aim in Maycomb. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch, a father of 2 children, and a wife who passed away, has faced many decision that

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    There was more to the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, than let on. The book had symbols and little lessons. One of those symbols, would be the Mockingbird. The mockingbird is a symbol of innocence. Although the mockingbird has only mentioned a few times in the story, it was still an important animal. The people of Maycomb find it a sin to kill a mockingbird. The bird doesn’t do anything destructive. Therefore it does not deserve to die. A mockingbird is a symbol of some and just a bird for others. Those

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    In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Calpurnia can be described as respectful. For example, in chapter 1, Calpurnia and the kids are watching Mr. Radley leaving his house for the last time. “’There goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into,’ murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the yard. We looked at her in surprise, for Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people.” Scout and Jem looked at Calpurnia in surprise after she spoke about Mr. Radley, saying that she rarely commented

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    Did George Kill Lennie

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    stommic. Lennie was a man that had mental problems and George is the only person that takes care of him but he killed him because he kept getting in trouble and he had to kill him. So even if George and Lennie did not get caught that day or year they would have found them and instead of just killing Lennie they may even kill George to. They would torture them like shot them or stand them and they may even call weed and get weed in valved and hurt them to. That Would be a sad moment for Lennie because

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    doing anything but hurting us in the end by causing wars, arguments, and hurt feelings. Hatred can be seen in everyday life and in every single person on Earth, but can’t be stopped because you can’t change people’s feelings. Hatred is also shown in To Kill a Mockingbird, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Merchant of Venice, and in the Holocaust. Hatred was shown multiple times in the Merchant of Venice. The first example of hatred was when Antonio spit on Shylock shown by the

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    She did what? With who? Oh my lord! Well, I never. Miss Stephanie Crawford is the town busybody, having no remorse nor any ability to apologize for the rumors she’s spread. this example is seen many times in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. In every single incident she is involved in, Miss Crawford has been one of the antagonists. Her position is to know every single ridiculous detail about her neighbors, no matter if the rumor hurts or helps them in the long run. Most likely however, the rumor

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    is changing around us, you all have different points of views and different reactions. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, at the age of six Scout has learned that people can be harsh and that there is always ‘good and evil in people’ according to Atticus. A child’s development can be understood as when everything around the child changes them, from the parents to friends. Therefore, in “To Kill A Mockingbird” it’s shown that society can change people, but an individual can benefit from this change

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    out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,’” (119). The book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, takes place in the 1930’s. It is set in Maycomb County, Alabama, and is an engaging “coming-of-age” novel. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, having good manners, different types of prejudice, and the importance of showing and feeling empathy are developing themes. The importance of manners is an emerging theme in the book by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird. One example that proves

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