Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird takes place in rural south Alabama in a town called Maycomb during the Great Depression, in a time when many Southerners both accepted and expected discrimination toward minorities. Atticus Finch, a widowed father of two, trying to raise his children well, teaches them to see things from another’s perspective. Lee incorporates the crucial quality of empathy in the feelings of the characters and expresses the empathetic theme with the influence of racism and prejudice in Maycomb society within the main characters Scout, Jem, and Atticus.…
Captain Strong has several patrol officers that are dissatisfied with their jobs. They are feeling overwhelmed by the excessive workload, they are unable to complete their preliminary investigations and often have to cut corners on their shift. They are rarely allowing to socialize with other officers because they patrol alone and are not allowing to take a lunch break with more than one officer at one specific location (More, Chapter 6, 2012). They are having difficulty feeling like they are making a difference with their role in the police department. Captain Strong has several options of approaches on how to address these issues. It is imperative to the success of any police department to ensure their officers are motivated by the work they do. This motivation ensures they duties are performed appropriately, which helps to establish trust within the community.…
Sergeant Wentworth’s problem started two months ago he received a phone call from Lieutenant Edward Rodgers the commanding officer of the training division. The Chief is planning to change the way the department handles promotions. The Chief stated “a new way of promoting personnel based on their accomplishments, not who they know.” “Personnel will be treated fairly and everyone will be given the opportunity to speak.” New position would be assigned to a patrol officer from the squads. Wentworth immediately thought of two members, Mary Mcbride and Alphanso Torres. Mcbride, was top of the police academy with computers but she was new to the squad. Torres, completed college and had taken a computer course. What worried Sergeant Wentworth the most was they both had no rank and were new to the squad. He was not convinced that the department needed anyone without rank to be in charge of all critical department information. The Chief is trying to give anyone an equal opportunity to have input on decision. Wentworth spoke with Torres about the position and that he was one of the top candidates. Torres said he would only consider the job if he got steady days and weekends off. Sergeant Wentworth could not promise him this and because of that Torres denied the position. After, he spoke with Mcbride who was very enthusiastic about the position. She accepted the position without any reservations. Wentworth called to registered his…
Within the short story “Daughter” by Enskine Caldwell a father named Jim discusses why he had slain his own daughter earlier that morning, and upon completing the story I’ve concluded that the father should've not been freed, and should be subject to the mercy of the enraged crowd.I believe so for various reasons, including his lack of empathy for his slain daughter, his reasoning, and his obvious inability to understand the terrible act he made. These elements create a clear conclusion that Jim should face the sentence he created for himself and face the mercy of the crowd.…
Compassion was a common theme in The Awareness by Gene Stone and Jon Doyle . To show compassion requires a desire to be sympathetic, show pity, love, and general concern for others. While in The Awareness each animal had varying ranges of emotions, such as anger, vengeance, and pity. Compassion was a common thread in each of the chapters. Compassion is a choice made, it simply requires an awareness of feelings and a decision to live with love, respect, and consideration.…
When you first walk into a room filled with people, what are your initial thoughts? Usually, it would be to judge someone. If you realize that your initial thoughts about someone was negative or mean, then the next step would be to put yourself in their shoes. Throughout Part 1 in To Kill A Mockingbird, this idea is shown in various scenarios, to prove that empathy is the solution to racism and prejudice.…
Josee Mode Ms. Holt Bane 5/9/24 Empathy The main theme in To Kill A Mockingbird was empathy. Atticus explains,”You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Throughout the book, we experience how each of the characters demonstrate empathy.…
The novel, Of Mice and Men, was written by John Steinbeck and is set in the Salinas Valley of northern California on a small ranch somewhere around the 1930’s. The novel is about the adventure of two men, George and Lennie, in hopes of achieving their dream to, “live off the fatta the lan’.” In the process of obtaining their dream, they are faced with a numerous amount of road blocks. The biggest road block would be when Lennie kills Curley’s wife, at this moment in the story all hopes of their dream have been put to rest. Steinbeck uses characterization in the novel to express empathy for a number of characters including Crooks, Lennie, and Curley’s wife.…
When someone shows compassion it has an impact even if it's just one person, even if it's just a small gesture it can make difference. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee has an intended message to the reader about how everyone has a need for compassion. Throughout the book she shows this theme through characterization, setting, and symbolism. The theme in this book the need for compassion it is an important theme because it shows the impact small amounts of compassion impacts things.…
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” Dalai Lama, Buddhist leader…
In society back then it was crucial for some people to understand the circumstances others faced but this was extremely rare for that to happen since they didn’t know how to and they never wanted to see others people views. Just like Atticus said to his daughter “....You never really understand until you climb into his skin and walk around it” Pg.48. You need to have empathy to stand in someone's shoes but you also need to have knowledge of the others person's life to know what is really their perspective.People at that time were selfish they didn't believe others had a say because they never pictured themselves in those situations. But there was also a bunch of people who had empathy just sometimes they would hide it to be part of a group.When…
Empathy is a quality many people value in others; in Maycomb county, many people show this. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one main theme is empathy. C.In Maycomb, Alabama, racism is prevalent throughout the town. However, many people, like Miss. Maudie and as young as Scout, show empathy that leads to a more equal society.…
Author Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is written about two siblings, Jean Louise and Jeremy Finch. They live with their father Atticus, a respected lawyer. Living in a town called Macomb County, this family has endured many hardships. Despite the odds, they manage to maintain a very healthy relationship. In today’s society people people do not usually care about others, it is one for all instead of all for one. Lee writes about how having compassion can help create and strengthen bonds with others. To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, explains the effects of having compassion through Scout getting to know Walter Cunningham, Atticus defending a colored man, and atticus treating Bob Ewell with respect.…
The term empathy is the ability to understand or feel the other person’s feelings. In the lines of Steve Dutch he doesn’t give any empathy. Dutch implies that students claim to know the material, but they not do well on exams. He believes that if you can’t answer the questions about the material you don’t know the material. I strongly disagree with Dutch’s argument of the line “I know the material- I just don’t do well on exams”, because many people have anxiety, different ways of learning, and the way questions are asked. Dutch is only giving his opinion of the situation his not facing in facts.…
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