To Crawl in Someone Else’s Skin
According to Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird (1960): “People need to crawl inside other people’s skin and see things from their point of view.” Atticus wants his children to be able to see and understand situations from other perspectives so that they will not be quick to prejudge those who appear different. Atticus Finch is a lawyer with two children, Scout and Jem. The Finch family lives in a difficult environment in which to grow up…...
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Character Analysis In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbir
“‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-’” (Lee, 30). In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout who are all citizens of Maycomb County, Alabama. Throughout the novel, Atticus teaches his children many life lessons. These lessons open up readers to see what it’s like in Atticus’ shoes, to acquire his personality. Atticus plays a huge role in why certain outcomes come from…...
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The Courage of Atticus Finch
In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird Atticus Finch describes bravery with the quote “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. (chapter 11, page 149) He says this right after Mrs. Debose has died and quite her morphine addiction. In the…...
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Commentary by Atticus Finch
“To kill a mockingbird” is about segregation and how the white people doesn't like the black people so they have their differences with each other. Atticus Finch is a lawyer that is defending a black man known as Tom Robinson. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” atticus’s residents are upset at him because he cares for everyone and he is not racist. Atticus made thoughtful choices because he wanted to teach his kids that no matter what their color…...
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What Is A Gist Summary
This essay sample on What Is A Gist Summary provides all necessary basic information on this matter, including the most common "for and against" arguments. Below are the introduction, body and conclusion parts of this essay.The example of precis. The extract from the novel “To kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is a dramatic account of a trial of a Negro, Tom Robinson, wrongly accused of a capital crime of raping a white girl. His defending counsel, Atticus Finch, a…...
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