reason to do that. We still need Cal as much as we ever did.’ (pg. 182&183)” When Atticus hears what Aunt Alexandra has to say‚ he doesn’t go and blow his top. Instead‚ he very caringly explains to her that they do‚ in fact‚ still need Cal. Even though Atticus doesn’t even remotely agree with Aunt Alexandra‚ he remains the very patient and calm man he is and is very gentle with Aunt Alexandra. Atticus could very well have gotten furious‚ not elucidated‚ or just flat out ignored her. Despite Aunt
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that she had married someone else. But when her and Emil got shot‚ I thought it may finish as a tragedy. But overall‚ I would see it as a triumph in the way that the Bergsons finally got what they wanted out of their land. It made them rich. Also‚ Alexandra and Carl finally married. And being that the whole novel was basically based on the land‚ they were triumphant in getting what they risked‚ what they longed for. Families on the Great Plains faced many hardships such as weather and the tending of
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tree and start talking‚ Scout narrates this‚ “As Mr. Dolphus Raymond was an evil man I accepted his invitation reluctantly‚ but I followed Dill. Somehow‚ I didn’t think Atticus would like it if we became friendly with Mr. Raymond‚ and I knew Aunt Alexandra wouldn’t (200-201). Scout is quite ignorant in this quote because she looks down on Mr. Raymond by calling Mr. Raymond a sinful man. She is inconsiderate to Mr. Raymond because she does not know what he is dealing with. The fact Scout says that Atticus
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trying to escape. At the trial the judge did not think Tom was guilty‚ but that did not matter because it’s white over black. Calpurnia is the Finches house keeper‚ mother figure and disciplinarian in the house hold. Alexandra was not a fond of her. Cruelty was shown to her from Alexandra. Boo Radley‚ also known as Arthur‚ six-and-a-half feet tall. Talking about Boo gave the kids the thrill as telling a scary story around a campfire. The quote above touches on the idea that‚ without reason‚ humans are
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novel‚ along with other characters‚ developes the issue of gender into a very complex and varying social construct. In the novel‚ there are two main characters that represent either side of the gender argument in Maycomb. These characters are Aunt Alexandra‚ a strong believer in classic
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“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” (–Keri Russell) “If there is no struggle‚ there is no progress.” (–Frederick Douglass) When you make a small effort to change your ways‚ there can be a greater impact on things and those around you‚ as shown through the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird. Although Scout has gone through some difficult relationship problems with women in the book‚ these women also influenced her well‚ setting good examples and being respectable
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Harper Lee‚ uses Atticus to teach the reader a lesson. One of these lessons is that ‘most people are finally good when you finally see them’. The characters that the book focuses on with regards to this lesson are Bob Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell and Aunt Alexandra. Atticus keeps telling the children to look at other people as if they were in their shoes‚ which can mean that he wants the children to realize that people in general want to do good in the world. Even if they are doing the exact opposite‚ they
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individual’s part. Upon the novel‚ The Dew Breaker‚ written by Edwidge Danticat‚ two main characters Michel and Dany failed to find closure among the absence of a fatherhood guidance. In relation to Michel’s background‚ he had grown up with the ideology that his father had died due to some sort of “political” action‚ however soon by Romain’s character‚ he finds out that it’s quite the opposite. Once Michel had found out the truth‚ he had drifted into the verge of being in complete denial. He simply couldn’t
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begin with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky whose composing came from his own personal anguish. Born on the 7th of May in Votkinsk‚ Russia‚ Tchaikovsky was raised by his father Ilya Tchaikovsky and mother Alexandra Tchaikovsky. With Ilya being a loving spirited man‚ mother Alexandra was quite the opposite. Alexandra was detached and
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A good mother is one of the few prized people in our lives. We depend on them from the start of our existence and latch on to them as they become a part of us. They influence our first words‚ tastes in food‚ and tastes music. They teach us girls how to use make-up properly and shop for the deals. A mother isn’t always the being who gave us life‚ but could be the one who proves herself a role model on how to live. A maternal presence can be made up of many women filling the gaps of a dead or absentee
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