“Just as Atticus is a nontraditional parent for his time and locale‚ so too is he unconventional in his racial and social attitudes.” Critic Elizabeth Malia is spot on with her description of this character. Atticus Finch is a main character from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. Set in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ Lee’s book is about a respected lawyer named Atticus‚ a widower‚ who has two children named Jean Louise‚ better known
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actions‚ thoughts‚ or what they say. Many different scenes throughout the novel are parallels and symbolize main themes. One example of symbolization is in chapter ten when Tim Johnson walks down the street. In this chapter‚ the characters actions symbolize the themes of racism and courage. Throughout the novel‚ it can be seen that the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in some way. In chapter ten‚ Atticus provides an example of that. “He’s within range‚ Heck. You better get him before
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smoking gun out of his hand‚ he scanned the sea of people lying on the ground in front of him; an ocean of red flooded the crowd. “What have you done?!” a voice called. In movies‚ directors exploit sounds‚ acting‚ and lighting to illustrate suspense to their viewers‚ whereas in novels‚ authors must confide mostly on their use of detail and emotion in the text to convey suspense. In the novel‚ In the Middle of the Night‚ Robert Cormier creates suspense through his lack of explanation about events‚ use
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the blacks unfairly. It’s not as bad‚ but still not what Atticus hoped it would be. Maycomb is still a tired‚ old town with the same families. As for Jem‚ Dill‚ and myself‚ we were the change that Maycomb needed. I lived in Miss Maudie’s house. Sometimes I think the only reason she left me her house was because I told her I would take care of her flowers. Across the street was my childhood home which was now Jem’s. Jem was a lawyer‚ like Atticus‚ and almost as good too. He always fought for the ones
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101 Reading Response #2 What We Really Miss About the 1950s Stephanie Coontz Stephanie Coontz‚ the author of “What We Really Miss about the 1950’s‚” delivers a polemical analysis of what was really going on during that period of time. Coontz claims that it could be misleading to have nostalgia for the 1950’s and subtly suggests that readers think about the ways in which the 1950’s led to the 60’s‚ 70’s and 80’s. Using strong and logical facts‚ she reaches out to an older/mature audience
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femininity or softness. Miss Maudie represents strength and integrity. When her house got burned down she just started working on her garden again as if nothing had even happened. “Miss Maudie hated her house: time spent indoors was time wasted. She was a widow‚ a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s coveralls‚ but after her five o’clock shower she would appear on the porch and reign over the street and magisterial beauty.” pg. 56 Miss Maudie
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the novel the children are trying to bring out the legendary Boo Radley. In this journal I will be predicting and characterizing the Ewells. As I am reading the first few chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird I predict the children will not meet Boo Radley. One reason I think the kids will not meet Boo is he is locked up in his home away from the living world. First off‚ the kids never see Boo but have heard many stories about him and his wicked ways. Jem believes he is chained to the bed laying there
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THE NIGHT MY GIRLFRIENDS AND I PARTIED LIKE ROCK STARS It was the night of July 18th. The air was very warm and it turned out to be one fun- filled and exotic night. Ainisha‚ Kimberly and myself had made plans to go out and get drunk (something we rarely do). We had got dressed and we all looked incredibly sexy like a top model in the sports illustrated magazine. We wasn’t to dressy‚ but sexy enough to blend in with the local crowd. Ainisha had worn a black printed shirt that hung off her shoulders
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Atticus Finch In part one of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus‚ the father of two young children‚ Jem and Scout‚ teaches his children many important lessons. Atticus teaches his children to not be prejudice towards other people. The children kind of already know that they shouldn’t judge people by the color of their skin from their black housekeeper‚ Calpurnia‚ who they love and appreciate. But when their Dad takes the case of Tom Robinson‚ people around town start calling him
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