Robert Mulligan's film classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is based on the celebrated novel of the same name, by Harper Lee. ... Much of "To Kill a Mockingbird" takes place in the local courtroom, and it's evident that most of the townspeople have lived a lifetime of deeply ingrained racist hatred. ... Robinson explains that contrary to what his accusers believed of him, he had tried to help Mayella Ewell because he "felt sorry for her". ... For many fans of "To Kill a Mockingbird", Atticus Finch's integrity is a standard to live by. ...

• Word Count: 473
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• Grade Level: High School

Prejudices in To Kill A Mockingbird " As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it "whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash." This was said by Atticus Finch in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird. ... Atticus was not a prejudice man at all, he tried to help Tom Robbinson in his case, and always taught his children to never judge, until they walked a mile in their shoes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Critical Essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a fictional story set in a small Southern town, Maycomb, in the early 1930. ... But, when the war ended, the U.S. unexpectedly stopped its policies to help farmers. ... In, To Kill a Mockingbird, the socioeconomic status of the white community is depicted with the Finch family as the upper-class. ... The Cunninghams send their children to school, as apposed to keeping them home to work in the field, and refuse to accept welfare or help from the town. ... In the seventy years since the fictional scenes i...

• Word Count: 1892
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• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee, reflects racial discrimination in Southern America. ... But he said sooner or later, he supposed, the temptation to go after birds would be too much and to shoot all the blue jays I wanted if I could hit them; but to remember, it was a sin to kill a mockingbird" (52). ... Tom Robinson is a mockingbird. ... He does not want to kill him" (125). ... One day, Jem and Scout were on the way home and Bob Ewell tried to hurt them because Atticus helped Tom Robinson, but Boo saves them. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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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After viewing the film, To Kill A Mocking Bird, it was very interesting and an informative piece of work. ... At the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird, the man is found guilty based solely on the verbal accounts provided by the victim. As the ending of the movie approaches, one learns that Tom was shot and killed while trying to escape from the authorities that had him in their custody. One could not help wandering if this killing was a racially motivated killing. ...

• Word Count: 594
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• Grade Level: High School

A trial is the examination before a court of the facts or laws in a case in order to determine that case. It is the act of testing or proving by experience or use. In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" a black man, Tom Robinson, was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell, and was brought to t...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the three books that I read, "Almost French" by, "The Ugly Duckling" by Hans Christian Anderson, and "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, I noticed two main themes that was portrayed in each. ... This was "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. ... The idea of racism in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" is not necessarily only black versus white (or shall we say Cygnets versus Ducklings) like it was in "The Ugly Duckling". ... In comparison to "Almost French", we notice that in "To Kill a Mockingbird", the idea of conflict is constricted to an "inner-town" area, in which all the conflict o...

• Word Count: 886
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• Grade Level: High School

To Kill A Mocking Bird.... The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee touches on many different issues. ... With the help of Dill the Finches" gather the strength to actually step foot in the Radley yard. ... The novel has helped me see deeper into southern living in the past. ... I think that the novel has helped me see a different side of myself. ...

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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...

• Word Count: 342
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• Grade Level: High School

Prejudice is shown in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee and in "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. ... There are some good examples of this through Tom Robinson in the book "To Kill a Mocking Bird". ... "To Kill a Mocking Bird" isn't the only book that prejudice is evident in. ... As you can see there was different kinds of prejudice in the books "To Kill a Mocking Bird" and "The Crucible". ... I think that prejudice will still be here for many years to come because some people just can't help but judge. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• 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. ...

• Word Count: 3114
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, she tells a story of a young girl growing up in a time of racism and hatred. ... Based on the events told in To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee does not believe that all men are equal under the law. ... "(178) This goes to help Atticus" defense of Tom Robinson because Tom Robinson had a bad accident while working, and it left him partially crippled. ...

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• 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

He believed that every little thing you do that is right will eventually add up and help the cause. ... Atticus was successful because he did what he thought was right, and doing that had to help something out in a good way. ...

• Word Count: 747
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• Grade Level: High School