“Then I saw the shadow…the shadow of a man with a hat on…the shadow, crisp and toast moved across the porch towards Jem..When it crossed Jem… he went rigid.” (53)…
1) Chapter 5: "He said he was trying to get Miss Maudie's goat... (p. 48). (To get one's goat is to make a person disgusted or angry.)…
In this article, Lubet questions the role of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. His article provides many different sections and ways to analyze Atticus’ character.…
Walter represents misunderstanding in the novel by not telling that he is poor to Miss Caroline and makes Scout yelled at him for pouring syrup on all of his foods. The two character that prove this is Miss Caroline and Scout. In chapter 2, Walter caused a misunderstanding with Miss Caroline when he lied about forgetting his lunch in the morning, which cause a misunderstanding with Miss Caroline. On pages 21, it stated “Did you forget your lunch this morning? Ask Miss Caroline.…
1) Page 8. "The Lord God created the Earth and all upon it." The reason why I had picked this quote was that it was referring it to the bible.…
Chapter 1 In this chapter the Finch family is introduced by Scout. Simon Finch established a homestead, ‘Finch’s Landing’, on the banks of the Alabama River. Both of his sons ended up leaving the landing as, Atticus, studied law; the other had studied medicine. Their sister Alexandra stayed and took care of the landing with her husband.…
“There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other.” In my own words this quote means that “There is a time when people have to change, to change their form of thought. A time when we need to be scared but help each other.” The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee supports the meaning of Wangari Maathai’s quote through the use of the literary devices of Symbolism and Setting.…
Lemuria, the place I called home, was it really worthy of the title? Was my home in Holcomb, where I never belonged? New York City, where my acting career took off? Or maybe Los Angeles because, that is where I officially met him, and we became betrothed. Then again, the order was my family, until death do us part.…
A lot has happened since the day that I stood on Boo Radley’s porch and looked out into the street. I had finally been able to see the world from his perspective. It was on that day that I truly learned that a person cannot be understood until I stood in their shoes and walked around in them. From that day forward, I vowed that I would one day teach my children the wise words that Atticus Finch had taught me when I was a child. Seventeen years have passed since that day.…
Imagine you are in a town where racism is evident and you have been falsely accused of rape against a white woman, Mayella Ewell. You are an African American young man who has a beautiful wife and children, fighting for your freedom in a trial that could end with you being six feet underground. The evidence of the trial is to your advantage and your defending attorney is now presenting his closing argument that is sure to prove your innocence. The major conflict in the trial is the inequality you face because you are a colored man against a white woman. Racism was one of the many problems affecting the United States, especially in southern states, during the 1930’s. It is still a major issue in the United States today. In “To Kill A Mockingbird”…
In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee is able to successfully develop the characters and portray her purpose for writing the novel. Numerous authors use their characters to achieve the goal of establishing a theme and purpose within their material. They are able to do this by using literary devices to convey what they want the readers to know. This technique is commonly used by authors to relay information and this book features the use of the main character’s perspective, irony, and metaphors. Harper Lee utilized rhetorical devices that manifested the purpose of the novel which focuses on the treatment of people, discrimination during that time era, along with prevalent gender roles forced upon characters throughout the book.…
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word ( ~Martin Luther King, Jr.)." The novel "To kill a mockingbird" was written by Harper Lee in the 1960s about Two kids Jem and Scout who live in Maycomb county with their dad Atticus Finch and their maid Calpurnia. In this town many things happen, for example, there was a trial About how A black man named Tom Robinson rapes a girl named Mayella Ewell (A white girl). Out of everyone in the town, Atticus was asked to defend Tom and he accepted causing everyone to call Atticus names…
Atticus does, however, prove to be a very good father. Whenever someone talks badly about her father, Scout will stand up to them and sometimes even do it violently. Everyone in the town, it seems, makes fun of Atticus because of the black American he is defending. They feel that he is a disgrace to his family and to the rest of the town. However, Atticus never lets that get to him, and he doesn’t want it to get to Scout either. When Scout asks her father about all of the bad things people are saying about him and the trial, he says “You might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change… it’s a good one, even if it does resist learning.” (101)…
“Folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates them.”…
Mr. Williams is frantically reeling around the classroom like a fool searching for a piece of scrap paper to record votes on. It is one minute from the end of class so he must elect a new leader of the choirboys today, and I know I will triumph over the other peasants. After all I have threatened each and every one of them, so there is no way I will not prevail.…