features which are used to make characters like Aunt Alexandra marginalized. Throughout the novel she is illustrated as a foil to Atticus’s attitudes and beliefs; additionally she symbolizes high-class society during the Great Depression. These techniques position the reader to view Aunt Alexandra as an antagonist. There are many reasons for the marginalization of characters and these are expressed through different textual techniques. Aunt Alexandra is primarily utilized as a contrast to Atticus through
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night or shoot in the alley‚ using road lights as the lighting. To take an example of lighting from Breathless‚ in the beginning of the film‚ which Michel sits in the car and be chased after the police officers‚ a shot shoot from the back sit to the front‚ the light only comes from two of the side where the car’s windows are set. Another example is when Michel stays in Patricia’s room‚ the light inside the room is completely come from the huge windows on the side of the bed. Furthermore in the entire
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Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra is all about social class. She does not let Scout and Jem play with Walter Cunningham‚ because his family is below their social class. One of the most prominent moments that comes to mind is when Aunt Alexandra would not let Scout associate with Walter Cunningham after the trial. When Scout learns that one of the Cunninghams was on the jury and fought for an all out acquittal‚ she is determined to invite Walter over and become his friend. However‚ Aunt Alexandra is
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Characters Comparison Calpurnia vs. Aunt Alexandra By: Patrick Anderson In the book To Kill a Mockingbird I thought that the two characters that would be best to compare would be Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra. I picked these two for a couple reasons. One they are both against each other‚ seeing as Aunt Alexandra wants to fire Calpurnia. Another is they are both alike in a way‚ they are both mother figures in Scouts life. One reason Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra being mother figures to scout is
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Aunt Alexandra is definitely a control freak and she wants things to go her way and the Finchs’ movements to be under her control. As stated in the book‚ she thinks that Scout should be ladylike and proper. Are these lessons of conformity she is teaching correct or was this just the way she was raised and‚ acting like her snobby self‚ thinks her niece and nephew should act too? Aunt Alexandra always wanted Scout to be more of a lady and act proper. Alexandra shows that being how society says you
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these ways is the disrespect she receives from others as a result of her social class. One of these characters is Scout’s Aunt Alexandra. At many points throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Aunt Alexandra treats Calpurnia with condescension. This is evident in one of Aunt Alexandra’s orders to Calpurnia‚ “Put my bag in the front bedroom‚ Calpurnia‚” (Lee 169). Aunt Alexandra is constantly promoting
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woman. In the beginning of the book‚ she is a tomboy who cannot wait to pick a fistfight with anyone‚ but at the end‚ she lowers her fists because her father‚ Atticus‚ tells her not to fight. Scout’s views of womanhood‚ influenced by how Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Calpurnia act‚ make her think more about becoming a woman and less of a tomboy. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout is a tomboy. She acts‚ dresses‚ and walks like a boy because when she was little her mom died‚ leaving her
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Michel beings the film stealing money at a racetrack. When he leaves‚ an inspector (Jean Pelegri) stops Michel‚ but he is released because there is not enough evidence. Michel ends up joining a small group of other pickpockets and learning how to get better at the craft. Michel visits his mother and meets Jeanne (Marika Green) who tells him to visit his mother more often. The police later
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which precedes it. The narrative itself is portrayed through random events rather than a consequential chain of action. At the beginning of the film we are introduced to the main character Michel‚ although little information is provided on his background‚ his motives and his ultimate goal. Throughout Breathless Michel always seems to be running away from someone and running after someone else. The narrative is portrayed as a constant chase sequence with moments of action interspersed. As the film progresses
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a Mockingbird to respond to the above assignment. STEPS TO FOLLOW TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |Whenever possible‚ divide the assigned topic into two or more |Atticus and his sister Alexandra have different ideas about how | |subtopics. |Scout should be raised. | |For each subtopic‚ list as many details from the work as you can.|Atticus:
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