autocracy can be clearly seen in a letter of reply he sent to a liberal zemstvo head before his coronation. "I shall maintain the principal of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father (Alexandra 3)"(Nicholas & Alexandra‚ Robert K. Massie). His ultra-conservative political outlook was influenced greatly when a child Tsar Nicholas was educated by the reactionary tutor Konstantin Pobenonstev‚ enemy of all reform. If there were any doubts about Nicholas’
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Marseilles en rijdt naar Parijs. Tijdens deze rit wordt de hoofdpersoon‚ Michel Poiccard‚ aangehouden door de politie wegens het overschrijden van de maximum snelheid‚ waarna hij een agent neerschiet en rennend verder gaat naar de lichtstad. In Parijs moet hij geld ophalen bij een vriend van hem en probeert hij een Amerikaanse vrouw‚ Patricia‚ over te halen om mee te vertrekken naar Rome. Zij twijfelt over haar liefde voor Michel‚ wat resulteert in verraad‚ aangezien ze uiteindelijk‚ wanneer ze op het
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quotes on and about. Aunt Alexandra: Pg. 141 physical description Harsh‚ old fashioned‚ bossy‚ old‚ opinionated‚ honest‚ over powering‚ protective‚ strict She wanted to change Scout into a ‘proper lady’‚ determined to make a better difference than Calpurnia. Created more problems than solutions. Didn’t have respect for Calpurnia. Pg. 145‚ 140 quotes from Aunt Alexandra Chapter 12 Calpurnia took scout and jem to black church Chapter 24 Aunt Alexandra has tea party. Racism is displayed
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Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white women. Although Atticus knows he will not win this case‚ he does not give up on trying. The Finch Family is essential to Harper Lee’s novel because she uses the characters Atticus‚ Scout‚ and Aunt Alexandra to symbolize traits such as morality‚ innocence‚ and the expectations of a southern women. Atticus Finch
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many others like gender and social class roles and the “southern belle” stereotype. The gender stereotype that comes into play is with Scout‚ a tomboy. She hates wearing dresses and thinks that being considered a girl is an insult. Also‚ Aunt Alexandra brings up another stereotype when she comes to stay. She believes that because the Finch’s come from a line of landowners‚ they deserve
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Miss Maudie: • holds different views from those of the majority of townspeople; • she demonstrates courage when she is contrasted to others in the novel less tolerant than she‚ e.g. to the intolerant Mrs Dubose; to the empty-headed Miss Stephanie Crawford particulary in the matter of the children in the court; to the strict Baptists (she is condemned to hell) for loving her garden – “time spent indoors was time wasted”; • Scout appreciates Miss Maudie’s goodness which the latter maintains in
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is constantly trying to prove herself his equal.” Throughout the novel‚ Scout is impacted by gender discrimination‚ along with other women in Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra tells Scout a few times that she could not hope to be a lady if she wore breeches. Aunt Alexandra also expects Scout to play with stoves‚ tea sets‚ and necklaces. Aunt Alexandra is not the only person who discriminates women. Even Atticus‚ who does not judge anyone‚ also discriminates against women. On page 221‚ Atticus tells Jem that
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The following essay is based on the theme of “Expectations” in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. The novel set during the 1930’s depression in Maycomb south Alabama is based upon the ignorance and prejudice present in society. The theme of ‘expectations’ is an imperative motif which affects the events that occur throughout the novel. Social expectations were rigidly upheld in Southern Alabama in the 1930’s. These expectations determined what behaviours were acceptable for men and women‚ Caucasians
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Isabelle Marie then meets Michel‚ a blind boy with whom she falls in love with‚ and he with her on the pretense of her lying to him about being beautiful. During scenes where she is running around the meadow with him‚ temporarily escaping her life‚ she dreams of being beautiful and accepted by Michel.‚ almost to the point of delusion. “Wishing to be beautiful will probably make me beautiful‚ thought Isabelle Marie‚ to justify her game.” (p. 42.)‚ game being her deception of Michel. Her being beautiful
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pressure her into being more like a proper girl and do more “girl like” things. The town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ is more on the traditional side. The town is filled with older folks‚ who grew up with caucasian lifestyles‚ passed on by generations. Aunt Alexandra is a traditional woman who believes girls should act like young woman instead of “acting like a boy”. She invites over the women from church over for tea‚ to discuss the missionary objectives of the Maycomb Alabama Methodist Episcopal Church. All
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