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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

Scouts Is a Reader Scout is small town girl in the are of Maycomb. She doesn’t like being or considered less of because of she's a lady. Even though she never implied the fact the she’s more “tomboy” the readers can factor that in. She’s advanced scholastically, and enjoys learning more and new things. As the day go by she waits for the night when her dad comes home and they would spend the evening reading the newspaper together. Scout is a reader. At a young age she begins to learn to read and

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

The Tuskegee Experiments In 1932, Macon county Alabama, the United States Public Health system along side of the Tuskegee Institute and finances from the Rosenwald fund created an epidemiologic study in which they would study the effects of syphilis in the African American male. This infamous study became known country and worldwide when the truth about the study was revealed proving the men in this study had been deceived into believing why the study was truly taking place and what this meant for

affect the way a person lives the rest of their life. In her award-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee address issues by looking at them through the eyes of a child. The story follows six-year-old Scout Finch as she grows up in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression. Harper Lee writes for several events throughout the book test Scouts morals in order to call attention to how interactions shape a person. By learning from others, Scout grows to understand the intricacies of the human

An individual’s perspective is the building block of their beliefs and values. Harper Lee’s book To Kill A Mockingbird demonstrates the idea that false beliefs are often the result of prejudice, and that life experiences allow an individual to form his own opinions and his own belief system. This is portrayed through the character development of the three children in the novel, Scout, Jem and Dill. The protagonist Scout most evidently supports this thesis. In the beginning of the novel, she does

In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch is described by his children “Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us and treated us with courteous detachment” (6). At the start of the book Atticus is not thought of as the best parent. People disapprove of how he raises his children. His children think he is old but, through Tom Robinson’s trial they grow to respect him. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus faces many challenges with his job and people's

Alabama is one of seven states that does not have a lottery system. Because of this, Alabama is missing out on millions of dollars per year. In fact, lottery systems generated $65.5 billion dollars in 2012, twenty-five of which goes directly to state funded projects (Isidore). That is an average of over a billion and a half dollars in revenue per state per year. If Alabama did approve a lottery system, the money it generated would go to education and healthcare. Alabama ranks forty-fifth and forty-sixth