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The moral development of Jem To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows us how Jem changed his perspective and matured throughout the novel in his understanding of other people. Jem is 10 years old who lives with his father, Atticus and his little sister Scout. Although the novel is narrated by Scout the reader can see the perspective of how Jem matures. They are both put in situations that make Jem question his way of thinking. The people around Jem influenced him on how to gain a greater understanding

Morals, to some, are like a choice between good and evil. This is a choice that Scout, Jem, and Dill of Harper Lee’s coming of age novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, must make as they unearth the ideas that Martin Luther King later spread as a rallying cry throughout a nation. He proclaims that the “Arc of  the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” These characters ripen into heroic figures as they question the morals of those around them as well as the morals they were given throughout

Where Did My Innocence Go? In the rural town of Maycomb, Alabama, Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and Father, Atticus. Scout teaches many lessons as well as defies stereotypes. Scout gives readers her perspective of things. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the growth and characterization of Scout to reveal to readers how innocence slowly falls away through Scout’s obliviousness about other people, Scout’s protection towards her family, and Scout’s curious ways. Although Scout starts

True bravery is standing up for what you believe in. Does anyone else agree with that statement? Everyone is born with true bravery but it’s up to them if they will show it and a couple did. For example Atticus Finch and Martin Luther king jr, they both stood up for what they believe in and what was right. They never backed down they had the confidence to stand up and they did, stood tall and brave. Atticus Finch stood up for Tom Robinson. Martin Luther King Jr stood up for black rights. Rosa Parks

Coming of age novels, Cold Sassy Tree and To Kill a Mockingbird introduce readers to 14 year old Will Tweedy of Cold Sassy, Georgia and 5 year old Jean Louise “Scout” Finch of Maycomb County, Alabama. Both characters were brought up in small, close-knit southern towns, with false views of the world, and ignorance to knowledge and experience. As the stories progess however, the two gain a new type of knowledge and realization of the world. Experiences dealing with love, death, racism and discrimination

Scout's Growth In "To Kill A Mockingbird" In this book, Scout's maturity follows the concept of Bloom's Taxonomy, a multi-tiered model of conceptual thinking according to six levels of complexity (Forehand). Scout starts out using only the two bottom layers of this method, knowledge and observation, and comprehension, both which she has had since a very young age. Scout moves up a level in this system when she applies pre-known knowledge and analyzes situations. For instance, when Walter Cunningham

Title: To Kill A Mockingbird Author: Harper Lee Year of Publication: 1960 Text Type: Novel What makes the character in this text an outsider? The character that’s made an outsider is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is an outsider because of his skin colour, and was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. But him being black was the main reason as to why he was the outsider. Scout and her family were also outsiders. They were made outsiders by the neighbourhood because her father Atticus was Tom Robinson’s

The character Atticus impacts the story and many people throughout the book “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. However, does Atticus change much throughout the story? Do the events that occur throughout the story that change Jem and Scout’s views of many thing even affect Atticus? Atticus knew that Maycomb would disrespect Tom Robinson. He knew that in the court Tom Robinson would get a lot of hate. Since Atticus does not change much throughout the story, what does he represent and symbolize

School. Is it Really Necessary? “ A good leader doesn’t get stuck behind a desk.” - Richard Branson. This quote was said by Richard Branson. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16, and he became the founder of the Virgin Group, which controls over 400 companies. Richard did not have a great school education, yet he still went pretty far in life. Mr. Branson learned more from his personal experiences than he thought that he would have learned sitting behind a desk in school. Scout learns

The problem of ignorance is exhibited through symbols which show the prejudice the ignorant people of Maycomb have. Ms. Maudie, one of the few non ignorant people in Maycomb, teaches Scout why she dislikes nut grass: “‘Why, one sprig of nut grass can ruin a whole yard. Look here. When it comes fall this dries up and the wind blows it all over Maycomb County!’” (Lee 42). The nut grass symbolizes ignorance, which is quite prevalent in Maycomb. By using symbolism, Harper Lee compares ignorance to a