1. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, we are introduced to Jean Louise Finch - A.K.A. “Scout” – an eight-year-old girl living in Maycomb County, Alabama with her older brother Jem and her widowed father, Atticus. During an important summer, Jem and Scout meet Dill; a boy who heightens their curiosity about the Radley’s - specifically Arthur “Boo” Radley - a man who hasn’t left his house in years, causing the children to make extreme speculations about him. After Scout’s first year of school, in which she absolutely hated, Dill returns in the summer, and Jem, Scout and Dill attempt to catch a glimpse of Boo, which almost gets them shot by Arthur’s brother, Nathan, and caught by their father. During Scout’s second year of school,
In 'To Kill a Mockingbird' many morals about the themes in the novel are portrayed through different issues and events. The major themes are appearance vs. reality courage, maturity and prejudice. Each of these themes has an event in the novel that help the reader understand its message.
“Hansel was ten and his sister, Gretel, was eleven when their stepmother decided to get rid of them. They didn’t catch on at first, because Hagmom (their secret name for her) had always hated them. So leaving them behind at the supermarket or forgetting to pick them up after school was no big deal.
1.Chapter 1 page 1 when jem is thirteen years old he breaks his arm badly at the elbow and is scared he wont be able to football. 2. Chapter 1 pp 7-9 jem and scout meet a boy named dill that comes to live at his aunts house just for the summer with his aunt that lives in Maycomb each summer. All the kids become friends after hanging out in a tree house and constantly watching and investigating the radleys house. 3.chapter 2 page 20 early in September dill left Maycomb to go home at the end of summer.
Chapters 2-4 (homework): This section of the book begins by Scout telling of Dill’s leaving is September, and the start of school. Scout develops a dislike for her teacher, Miss Caroline, when she tells her that Atticus can no longer teach her any further because he’s already caused enough “damage.” Jem tells Scout not to worry about it, though. Before the students are dismissed for lunch, Miss Caroline corners Walter Cunningham in an awkward position when she offers him money for his lunch.
Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird tells the story of two siblings named Scout and Jem Finch being raised by their father, Atticus, and a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Scout and Jem become interested in their neighbor, Arthur Bradley, referred to as “Boo.” There are numerous rumors and stories about the house Boo lives in as well as the people who’ve resided in it. Scout and Jem meet Dill who spends his summers in their town. Dill instantly becomes hooked on the idea to lure Boo Radley outside of his house.
Based on the description of Maycomb, Alabama, I don’t think that it would be pleasant for me to live or grow up there. It takes place in a country setting, and it seems as if hard work was needed every day to survive, for most people. On page 6, Harper Lee describes the city of Maycomb, Alabama. “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square” (Lee 6). This description of Maycomb characterizes it as an old, tired city which is hot and seems run down. I had never been to any city that seems similar to Maycomb, so I don’t think that I would find it easy to live and grow up there. It seems as much of the population has to work very hard in order to survive and get through their everyday life, making it even harder to adapt to the
Throughout the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem was influenced by Tom Robinson's Trial and Atticus’s definition of courage. Atticus’s definition of courage changed the way Jem thought about Mrs. Dubose. For example, “I wanted you to know what real courage is... It’s when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyways and you see it through no matter,” (Lee 149). In this quote, Atticus describes what courage, he states that courage is doing something even though you’ll know that you will fail. Another example is on page 149, “He picked up the Camellia, and when I went off to bed, I saw him fingering the wide petals,” (Lee). This is to say that Jem was now playing with the Camellia that Mrs. Dubose had left for him.
The game played by Jem, Dill, and Scout in chapter 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird suggests that the ignorance of adults and peers easily rubs off on children because of their curiosity and innocence. Scout explains the Boo Radley game as being “a melancholy little drama, woven from bits and scraps of gossip and neighborhood legend”(Lee 39). The children formulated their game based off of the gossip they heard from their parents and neighbors, which suggests that the children developed their ignorance and curiosity because of their influence on them and the fact that there was mystery surrounding the Radley house, which made it more appealing to explore. The game represents the problem of influences on children in society. Children have a tendency
Atticus Hill cherished and fostered his role as the bad boy in the family. He always dressed in all black, rode a Harley, and had long, shaggy black hair. But now that all his brothers had found their Mr. Right he thought maybe, at age thirty-nine, it was time to look around for a partner. He thought the drummer at the gay bar was sexy, so headed off there to check him out.
What insight does the reader gain about race in Maycomb from observing Scout’s visit to Calpurnia’s church? Consider race, relations, racism, and community. Support your ideas with text-based evidence.
On 2/27/2018 at 1:50pm, DHR worker Bridgette Dix and DHR intern Danielle Long visited a middle school in Banks, AL to investigate a call that the department received concerning a 13 year old girl named Meradith Holcomb. Upon arriving to the school, both the DHR worker and intern are welcomed into a room by the school’s counselor. In the room sat Ms. Laura Parsons who had also been called to the school with concerns for the student. As the worker and intern sat down, the counselor put down a stack of papers informing everyone that there was some disturbing info in it that needed to be read. In the stack of papers, Bridgette, Ms. Parsons, and intern Danielle discovered that the 13 year old had written a very explicit novel about two homosexual men as well as wrote notes
The students have read a series of stories and articles that cover a wide breadth of topics and subjects. Students have learned how to interpret nonfiction as well as fiction; each story is accompanied by a series of nonfiction readings for context and enrichment. We have read Daniel Keyes’s “Flowers for Algernon” and Laurie Halse Anderson’s contemporary classic, Speak. Next semester, we will read Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird.
Most people have bad history with people in their family. They often feel abandoned. They eventually learn how to cope with it.
At Lee there are not many issues that I have observed to speak of. However, as always, there is one; the lack of women speakers at chapel services and other public events, such as open lectures. As a woman it is crucial for me and my fellow female peers to have a person who can relate to our specific struggles, up on the stage. This lets us know that we are respected and that we are heard in our communities. Without proper representation misunderstandings can occur. Women bring valuable perspectives to different concepts of the bible. Many of which are not spoken simply because the men preaching would not think of because they are men. Fortunately, Lee is phenomenal at recognizing problems and addressing them as effectively as is humanly
The event that took place in my life was being diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. Since I have been diagnosed I have felt so out of place until I came into touch the the Lord. Having Marfan was always hard to deal with because no one would ever accept me and I could not go out and get just any job due to my health problems. I believe Colorado Christian University will be the best for me because they will help me strengthen my Christian relationship. One other experience was growing up poor and having to struggle throughout my entire life. I believe getting an education will help me have a career I love. I will put all my time into my work at CCU. I strongly believe CCU will help me gain confidence in my ability to go out and become my own person,