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        <title><![CDATA[in chapter 13 what does atticus mean when he says " the summer's going...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[in chapter 13 what does atticus mean when he says " the summer's going to be a hot one" ?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[She means that jailing Boo for killing Bob Ewell will be like killing a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[She means that jailing Boo for killing Bob Ewell will be like killing a mockingbird because Boo was simply saving the two children Jem and Scout.
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the historic family information that gives the reader a glimpse...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the historic family information that gives the reader a glimpse into the book's setting?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are striking similarities between the young Harper Lee and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are striking similarities between the young Harper Lee and Jean-Louise ‘Scout’ Finch. Most notably Lee was herself a tomboy, and had a curious and wilful nature. Her father was a lawyer and they lived in the Deep South in the 1930’s. She also had a childhood friend, Truman Capote, with whom she had summer adventures just as Scout does with Dill. Capote became a famous writer in his own right and was known for his elaborate stories;...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:09:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[    After Atticus had reduced Robert E. Lee Ewell even further at the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    After Atticus had reduced Robert E. Lee Ewell even further at the Tom Robinson trial in the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, and "destroyed his last shred of credibility," Bob felt obligated to make known his feelings personally to Atticus. So, Bob responded in the manner he knew best. Miss Stephanie was there to witness the whole thing.

Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:53:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What comment does Mr. Ewell make which is reported by Miss Stephanie in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What comment does Mr. Ewell make which is reported by Miss Stephanie in To Kill a Mockingbird?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:24:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are there similarities between the character Scout and the author Harper...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Are there similarities between the character Scout and the author Harper Lee with regard to their upbringings?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:01:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How is Harper Lee approaching the topic of racism through Francis...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How is Harper Lee approaching the topic of racism through Francis Hancock, Tom Robinson, and Dolphus Raymond in To Kill A Mockingbird]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Scout and Jem receive airguns for Christmas, Atticus tells them...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Scout and Jem receive airguns for Christmas, Atticus tells them that although he would prefer that they practice their shooting with tin cans, if they must shoot at living things, they must never shoot at mockingbirds. Atticus explains that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.  Miss Maudie explains why Atticus is correct - mockingbirds never do anyone any harm, and are not pests in any way. All they do is sing beautifully and live...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[    Neither Jem nor Scout took very kindly to friends, neighbors or...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Neither Jem nor Scout took very kindly to friends, neighbors or relatives who verbally attacked Atticus over his decision to defend Tom Robinson in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Cousin Francis had already felt the wrath of Scout's knuckles, and now it was Jem's turn to vent his anger.    The children had never enjoyed passing by Mrs. Dubose's house, where she let loose long insults and tirades about many subjects, but...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Boo Radley is one powerful example of the mockingbird motif in the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Boo Radley is one powerful example of the mockingbird motif in the novel. Constantly hidden in the shadows, he only truly emerges at the end of the story. In his quiet way, through the gifts left in the tree and the blanket around Scout’s shoulders the night of the fire that destroys Miss Maudie’s house, Boo has been interacting with Jem and Scout throughout the entire text, but it is not until the end that the children understand his true...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:08:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What did Jem do when Mrs. Dubose said Atticus "lawed for niggers?" And...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What did Jem do when Mrs. Dubose said Atticus "lawed for niggers?" And what did Jem learn from his encounter with Mrs. Dubose and her following death?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:01:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[    Scout's third grade teacher, Miss Gates, enlightens Scout on her...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Scout's third grade teacher, Miss Gates, enlightens Scout on her views about Adolph Hitler, democracy, The Grit Paper and her own racism in Chapter 26 of Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.    Miss Gates vehemently opposes Hitler's treatment of the Jews in Germany ("there are no better people in the world than the Jews") and is proud to be an American--a world in which "We are a Democracy." However, Scout is less certain...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Harper Lee's classic novel, the mockingbird is a metaphor for Boo...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Harper Lee's classic novel, the mockingbird is a metaphor for Boo Radley.  Atticus Finch tells his children when they receive BB guns for Christmas that they can shoot all the bluejays they want, because bluejays are destructive and tear up people's foliage and crops.  However, Atticus warns them that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," because mockingbirds only sing for others' enjoyment and don't tear up property or crops.  Boo Radley,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:57:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[    Scout's first day in the first grade was so bad in the Harper Lee...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Scout's first day in the first grade was so bad in the Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, that she considered hitting the road out of Maycomb.

    When I passed the Radley Place for the fourth time that day--twice at full gallop--my gloom had deepened to match the house... the prospect of spending nine months refraining from reading and writing made me think of running away.

The irony of the situation is that the over-zealous...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:15:43 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[    Below are a few examples of lessons learned by Scout in Harper...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Below are a few examples of lessons learned by Scout in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
CHAPTER 12.  Scout learns that Calpurnia speaks one way in the Finch house and a different way at church.
CHAPTER 16.  Scout discovers that Atticus is beginning to take charge of his household again, "a quiet digging in" against Aunt Alexandra.     Scout also learns the definition of a "mixed child."

    "Half white, half colored....]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:50:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "To Kill a Mockingbird", what does it mean to be a mockingbird?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "To Kill a Mockingbird", what does it mean to be a mockingbird?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:20:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What's ironic about Scout wanting to run away in To Kill a Mockingbird.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What's ironic about Scout wanting to run away in To Kill a Mockingbird.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:15:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[    Below are 30 locations from To Kill a Mockingbird with...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[    Below are 30 locations from To Kill a Mockingbird with quotations.
FINCH'S LANDING.  Atticus' homestead, now inhabited by his sister Alexandra, where Scout "split my knuckle to the bone" on Francis' front teeth.
MAYCOMB JUNCTION.  The nearest train station "in Abbott County."
MAYCOMB COUNTY JAIL.  "The most venerable and hideous of the county's buildings," it was next to the newspaper office.
OLD SARUM.  An area in the northern...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:35:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As others have stated, there really is no wrong answer to your...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As others have stated, there really is no wrong answer to your question.  In addition to Atticus's obvious sense of honor and courage, I think that the ability of a child to see the truth about human nature is another factor in the novel's timelessness.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:18:29 PST</pubDate>
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