The last lesson is that the children are unaware about other people's lives. ... According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody. ... " (Lee 39) Scout learns from Atticus to think about people's situations before judging them, like Walter Cunningham. ... As the story progresses, she learns more about him and learns to understand him a lot more by the end of the book. ... This lesson is important because it teaches the children to take the time to be aware of other people and to learn about their way of life before condemning them. ...

• Word Count: 1536
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Radley who did it, and when asked why he told them it was dying. ... Dubose dies, but before she does she had her maid fix Jem a candy box. ... Jem was also faced with racism he has not known about before, throughout the actual trial. ... Dubose taught him some valuable lessons. ... This novel shows great lessons with race, family and life, very important things to everyone. ...

• Word Count: 1209
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Atticus defines it better: "It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... Dubose, dies. ... The idea of respect is also part of this incident in the book when, after she has died, Atticus calls Mrs. Dubose a "great lady" and explains to his children that her strange behavior was because she was addicted to morphine but that she had broken her habit before she died. ... There are many incidents in the book where Atticus behaves decently but one stands out in my mind. ...

• Word Count: 806
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This quote from the book sums up his feelings on the matter, as he makes his final address to the court: ?..... A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. ... According to her views, she died beholden to no...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

For example, he finds her by the window, where she is quietly reading her book. ... She reacts to John throwing a library book at her head for no reason. ... This is very harsh considering he provoked her by throwing the book at her and John does not get punished for this. ... When Jane is in the red room, she learns that Mr Reed died here nine years previously. ... In chapter 9, Helen Burns dies. ...

• Word Count: 5125
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

We trust him to do right" His conduct and conversation throughout the book show that he is entirely free from the usual Maycomb faults of pride, racialism and hypocrisy. ... Instead of hating and despising Mayella for lying about Tom Robinson he feels sorry for her. ... At each visit Mrs Dubose keeps Jem reading longer and longer until a month after his last visit Mrs Dubose dies. ... She was determined to break free of her addiction to morphine before she died and Jem's reading sessions helped her to do this. ... "She died beholden to nothing and nobody," he explains. ...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Atticus Finch To Kill A Mocking Bird deals with many primal and basic lessons in human nature. The book exposes many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. ... Atticus Finch is a good lawyer, a devoted family man who manages to care for his children without the help of their mother, who died., and a man who shows extreme integrity in the novel. ... The only time that he seriously lectures his children is about the evils of taking advantage of those less fortunate or less educated. ... He describes courage as knowing "your licked before you begin but you begin anyway and ...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School