In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, I as a reader am able to extend the boundaries of my understanding of the issues and characters in this and other novels. ... The jury is all white which doesn't help and is a form of racial prejudice. ... All the issues in the novel help extend the boundaries of my understanding. ... Therefore the statement "The value of reading is that is allows us to extend the boundaries of our understanding" is completely true as the novel To Kill a Mockingbird has done exactly that to me and I have gained knowledge on several universal and unifyin...

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To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee addresses many themes such as prejudice, innocence, courage and coming of age, although racism seems to stand out the most. ... The mother died when Scout was two years old, so the father hired Calpurina, a black cook to help out around the house. ... The sheriff later kills Tom when he tries to run while in custody. ...

• Word Count: 640
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• Grade Level: High School

A true neighbor would put others well being in front of his own and be determined to help even if it jeopardizes his own position. ... Atticus and Boo Radly exemplify the meaning of this quote by being good neighbors in, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. ... Evidently, this applies to the situation because Boo Radly stabbed Bob Ewell, without knowing the capabilities of him, just to help Jem and Scout. ...

• Word Count: 462
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• Grade Level: High School

The book, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is set in the sleepy Southern town of Maycomb, in the 1930s. ... The supporting characters in To Kill a Mockingbird stand up for what they believe in, through multiple subtle, but meaningful acts of friendship, integrity, and morality. ... Like Judge Taylor, Miss Maudie also does her part to help with the trial. ... Underwood wrote that article because he really means that it was wrong to kill him, and he can be compared to a mockingbird, not because he's crippled, but because he is black. ... The moral of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbir...

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Atticus Finch is the protagonist's father in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. ... He is a widower and a lawyer, both characteristics which help him raise his children in a particular manner, teaching them to be fair and just. ...

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Along with many other literary works, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee prove this statement true. ... In the novels Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird, the monster and Tom Robinson are similar because neither of them is granted the simple request for justice. ... The use of diction in that quote, as well as the rest of the book, helps to convey the message that the monster is unfairly treated. ... Tom Robinson, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is also greatly mistreated for something beyond his control. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, there is much tension between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch, one of the most respected men in Maycomb County, Alabama, is one of the few white citizens who believe that race is not important. Justice is defined as the principle of moral rightness. Atticus Fi...

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• Grade Level: High School

With this thought, it is easy to understand that in To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird is Tom Robinson, a harmless man who becomes a victim of racial prejudice. Like the mockingbird, Tom has never done any wrong to anyone. He was a harmless creature who tried to help anyone he could, even Mayella Ewell, a white girl who brings Tom to trial just by helping her chop up an old dresser. ... Fostering the inclusion of people of color in the legal system and taking other steps to promote color-blind justice will help to ensure that equal justice for all is a reality to millions of citizens. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the fictional novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there is also a case of racism in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. ... A factor that helped the case better is DNA testing on both victims and O.J.Simpson. ... Some believe that when his first child was killed, O.J. ... Rodney King was almost killed by the LAPD with extreme use of unnecessary violence. O.J.Simpson killed his ex-wife and her friend and was supported by the NAACP during some point in the case. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He saw his people get beaten, killed, enslaved, and segregated from all things that whites were able to do. ... King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech he helped change everything that was going on. His speech helped create the greatest good for the greatest number of people just like Bentham/Mill's principle states. ... Although she was arrested, she helped create the greatest good because after she was arrested the U.S. ... When it comes to justice being serve I think of the book To Kill a Mockingbird. ...

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• Grade Level: High School