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To kill a mockingbird scout's development
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“Being Tough” “Scout’s Honor” by Avi is a realistic fiction story about three nine year old boys who want to get past tenderfoot level in Boy Scouts. To get past tenderfoot level they must go on a overnight camping trip. The main character asks his scoutmaster where some good camping ground is They live in New York and don’t have any good camping ground near their house. Scoutmaster Brenkman suggested A park in New Jersey. The boys make a plan to meet up at the subway station first thing tomorrow morning. The boys eventually get to their destination, but they have to walk from there. After the boys get to there final destination all three of the boys should not have done this. The three boys struggled with being tough. Max does not want to admit that he is not tough. ,for example, when the three boys were at the subway station on their way to go camping, Max hopped on a train and the doors closed. His buddies told him to wait at the next station. When his friends got there Max had streaks running down his face. Max claimed that there was a leak, when he was really crying. Another time was in paragraph 72 Max said “There might not be an end to the bridge.” His friends protested but Max truly was scared. Max tries to look as tough as he possibly can in front of his friends. In paragraph 3 Max said that he had been ready for years to go on this camping trip. But he wasn't ready from the start Of the camping trip. This proves that Max hadn’t been ready. …show more content…
Horse also gets insecure very easily. A reason how I can prove this is when they had finally made it to the camping ground. For example in paragraph 58 horse was complaining that he was hungry. Max told Horse that people used to open cans with their teeth. Horse balled up his fists and said ”you sayin my teeth aren't strong”Horse snapped. Horse gets way too sensitive when someone is threatening him. This proves that Horse was not ready to go on this camping
Max Powers trusted people he thought were his “best friends”, but not all friends are best friends, as Max would soon find out. Max was blinded by the fact that he recently received a will of $12.4 million, due to a skydiving accident that resulted in his parent 's death. He didn’t even realize that his previous “best friends” (Dez Tenney,Chloe Goode,Beverly Hills, Ray Leetuff) were plotting to kill him and become millionaires themselves. Max hosted a housewarming party, at his new place in a very expensive neighborhood due to the fact that he recently received $12.4 million. Max invited Dez, Chloe, Beverly, and Ray because he considered these people to be his best friends, but what he didn 't know was his so called ¨best friends¨ only accepted
The book HIDEOUT, written by Gordon Korman, begins with an adventurous group of middle school kids that come to the rescue of one of their friends to hide a fierce Doberman before a crooked businessman can bring him harm. The story starts out in the beginning of August, in Cedarville, New York, with the school friends all heading off to summer camps but they did not know they would be sneaking a dog along with them. There are two main characters in each of the summer camps and the story takes place in all three of these camps. These summer camps are in the woods of New York’s Catskill Mountains. They are Camp Ebony Lake, Camp Ta-da and Camp Endless Pines. These three camps may be in the same woods but they are spread out and are miles away from each other. There is a different theme to each camp and it makes the book more interesting because the setting is always changing.
An example of their adventures is when Kevin mouths at Tony D. and his gang, defending Max and himself; after of which he discovers that Max could not have fought Tony and incredulously questions, “You mean you couldn’t take him and I was giving him lip?” (31). Kevin’s words reveal his trust in Max. He incited Tony, believing Max would be able to protect the both of them. The boys’ next conflict, an encounter with Iggy, the head of a troublemaking motorcycle gang, and Loretta, his wife, show Max’s concern for Kevin and his wanting to keep Kevin safe: “I feel real bad for Freak because he hated it when people try to rub his head for luck, but I don’t say a word, I just run us home, thumping the short way back around the pond, and my big feet never trip me up because I’m on automatic, I’m this running machine” (72). Max is very attuned and sensitive to Kevin’s feelings, an important quality in a friendship. Also, his desire to protect Kevin and keep him away from Iggy and Loretta prevent his clumsiness from impeding his speedy progress to home. The conflicts Freak the Mighty encounter prove the boys’ undeniable teamwork and
After they found that they thought there's more to this and they started adventure to find the person this belongs too. Without giving away the plot, the story rapidly gets better. Plus, it leaves you with clues to work out. Also explains how the boys feel about searching for the person whom bag this is and etc. Also teaches to stay a couple step of the police officers and other criminal justice people. The 3 boys life is based on who just wanted simple life and get away from the corruption government who cares. The author Andy Mulligan has fitted this story to be a perfect plot to keep the reader guessing like he did me. Andy, use a twisting plot to make sure if you do anything make sure you stay ahead of the law enforcement. He, also used a unique setting of his story in such a good detail so you can image it in your head. But if you're not at a certain age some parts are disturbing to little kids. One part that scares ad disturb a lot of people is the “Prison cages” because when you a little kid you don’t see yourself in jail nor behind bars. Another thing that can have you scared is “ Police Brutally” because we supposed to look at cops are people to save us and help us. Not to hurt us and etc. And, this book is for both boys and
His father kills his mother, then the father goes to jail and Max gets stuck with his grandparents. Max is lost, needs a friend desperately and needs help. He even admits it on the first page, “I never had a brain until Freak came along.” He always thought that his head was empty. “Not that I have any ideas. My brain is vacant” (6). He said he was brainless, stupid, couldn’t learn… He did not believe in himself and Freak came along to help him understand that there is an “...unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.” -Unknown
Scout is one of the central character’s in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout is a girl who slowly changes through the course of the book. Throughout the book, Lee describes the character of Scout as being tomboyish, innocent, and aggressive.
Also, Max is a slow learner and not the brightest. However, Kevin is almost like a “mini-einstein” and is extremely intelligent. So he directs Max to where he wants to go by pointing his tiny feet in a certain direction. A second way they show trust, is with Kevin’s secret. Kevin has a secret surgery for getting a new and improved bionic body. He tells Max and only Max. Kevin also trusts him to not tell anyone about it, like it was top secret. So far, Max is the only one who knows about it. Finally, at the end of the story, Kevin is on his deathbed and he asks Max to write their story. Kevin trusts that Max will finish the story about their adventures and their time as friends together. Trust helps builds friendships and bonds.
Growing up in Maycomb, Southern Alabama in the 1930s was not an easy thing. Amid a town of prejudice and racism, stood a lone house where equality and respect for all gleamed like a shining star amid an empty space. The house of Atticus Finch was that shining star. Jean Louise Finch, also known as “Scout”, is given the opportunity of being raised in this house by her father, Atticus. I stole this essay from the net. As she grows, Atticus passes down his values of equality and righteousness to Scout and her brother Jeremy Atticus Finch, also known as “Jem”. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee, we see Scout learns many lessons about dealing with prejudice by observing the behavior of other characters in the story.
It is evident that Max tries to escape his reality and get lost in a world where he can find freedom from his complex troubles, much like every other child in the world today whom does not know how to deal with such chaotic and complicated thoughts. Max, unknowingly comes face to face with all his emotions through the lives of others, helping him to come to an understanding in his escape. In the film “Where the Wild Things Are” Max’s sister ignores him, he feels his mothers new boyfriend is taking her from him and he is overall portrayed as a lonely, lost character. Max is told by his mother that he has gone out of control, which essentially is the last straw in initiating him to run away to where he eventually ends up where the wild things are. According to the article “Fantasy - Necessary for Sanity and Morality” in order for proper development, “A child needs to understand what is going on within his conscious self so that he can cope with that which goes on within his unconscious.” This can be attained by daydreaming through stories and scenarios to ...
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Part of growing up is the situation you are put into, but even with a similar childhood characters tend to vary. This is prevalent in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, in which the small town of Maycomb Alabama is home to the adolescents Scout and Jem. They are in the process of becoming two morally candid people. They are exposed to real world features like bias and social class. They learn and develop throughout the book and many events shift how they think, for example the trial of Tom Robinson. Brother and sister, Jem and Scout are very alike but at the same time particularly divergent.
First, Max thinks he a stupid person and then Freak become Max’s biran and become his friend. Second, they are Freak the Mighty, they go anywhere together and they help each other. Third, Max’s try to help Loretta from his dad by tell the secret that Killer Kane did with his mom. Finally Max’s know how write the story from Freak. The story Freak the Mighty make me think about the importance about friendship that I have got with my friend. They are part of my life because they are my friend and they help me with everything. It like Freak help Max’s to read and write, and with everything to change his
Bravery is a very important theme in To Kill A Mockingbird. Many of the main characters show bravery in many different situations. These characters aren't always brave in the same ways, for example Atticus does the right thing even if he knows it won’t work out, Scout does scary things, while Calpurnia is courageous in general. This novel shows how important courage is in real life as well.
In a small town in Alabama, a story unfolds about a young girl trying to figure out what is wrong and right when it involves civil rights. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, Jean Louise (aka Scout) Finch was an unordinary little girl. She was not like the other girls in Maycomb, Alabama, and she was treated like she had no say in anything. Scout changed so much throughout this book, and she became a person that she never thought of herself becoming. This story shows many characteristic of the little girl just trying to make it in a small town in Alabama; Scout Finch taught us to look into someone else’s life before being prejudiced, to be unique, and to always care for people no matter the circumstance of their backgrounds.
...e of this fight. James puts his own life in danger by going against Max because he realizes what he stands for, he stands for the common man and fights for all the people suffering in the depression.