Not Afraid By Harper Lee
The songs that represent
The songs you listen to or hear on the radio connect to your favorite character from a book or to the book in general. To kill a mockingbird main characters Scout, Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell, and Mayella have many songs that connect to their traits and the situation there in.
The song “Not Afraid” by Eminem represents the traits Jem portrays in the book. A line that represents Jem is “I’m not afraid to take a stand”. This line portrays Jem because it represents someone being brave, in the book Jem portrays being brave in many chapters. An example of him being brave was when he talked back to Ms.Dubose even though he was scared of her. Another line that portrays Jem is “And to the fans, I'll never let you down …show more content…
First the line “I am a Superwoman. Yes, I am. Yes, she is. Even when I'm a mess. I still put on a vest. With an S on my chest”. Calpurnia is represented here because she takes care of the children and acts very motherly to them. Also she brought them to her church even though some of her own community turned against her. To continue the line “Cause no one knows. Me underneath these clothes. But I can fly. We can fly”. This relates to Calpurnia because aunt Alexandra wanted her fired because she was a better mother to the children than aunt Alexandra.
The soca song Mama Pray for Me by Popcaan represents Tom Robinson's situation and some of his traits. To start, “Dem waan mi lay flat like the tar”. This represents Toms situation because the people of Maycomb wants to kill him for the accusation that he raped Mayella. Also the line “MI nuh want haffi go shoot my enemy, Still I don’t wanna be a memory”. This represents how Tom Robinson didn’t want to be aggressive toward the people of Maycomb but he also didn’t want to die or go to jail.
The song A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke represents Tom Robinson. First the
The songs you listen to or hear on the radio connect to your favorite character from a book or to the book in general. To kill a mockingbird main characters Scout, Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell, and Mayella have many songs that connect to their traits and the situation there in.
The song “Not Afraid” by Eminem represents the traits Jem portrays in the book. A line that represents Jem is “I’m not afraid to take a stand”. This line portrays Jem because it represents someone being brave, in the book Jem portrays being brave in many chapters. An example of him being brave was when he talked back to Ms.Dubose even though he was scared of her. Another line that portrays Jem is “And to the fans, I'll never let you down …show more content…
First the line “I am a Superwoman. Yes, I am. Yes, she is. Even when I'm a mess. I still put on a vest. With an S on my chest”. Calpurnia is represented here because she takes care of the children and acts very motherly to them. Also she brought them to her church even though some of her own community turned against her. To continue the line “Cause no one knows. Me underneath these clothes. But I can fly. We can fly”. This relates to Calpurnia because aunt Alexandra wanted her fired because she was a better mother to the children than aunt Alexandra.
The soca song Mama Pray for Me by Popcaan represents Tom Robinson's situation and some of his traits. To start, “Dem waan mi lay flat like the tar”. This represents Toms situation because the people of Maycomb wants to kill him for the accusation that he raped Mayella. Also the line “MI nuh want haffi go shoot my enemy, Still I don’t wanna be a memory”. This represents how Tom Robinson didn’t want to be aggressive toward the people of Maycomb but he also didn’t want to die or go to jail.
The song A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke represents Tom Robinson. First the