18 May 1868‚ the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III. When he succeeded his father in 1894‚ he had very little experience of government. In the same year‚ Nicholas married Princess Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt (a duchy in Germany). They had four daughters and a son‚ Alexis‚ who suffered from the disease haemophilia. Alexandra was the dominant personality in their relationship and encouraged the weaker Nicholas’s autocratic tendencies. He mistrusted most of his ministers and yet was incapable of carrying
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next morning Aunt Alexandra was‚ “radiating waves of disapproval‚” when she found out that Jem and Scout sneaked out the past night to go spy on Atticus. Aunt Alexandra believes that kids who slips out at night were are a disgrace to the family. Atticus replied with a witty remark of‚ “I was right glad my disgraces came along.” This page shows the constant fight between Aunt Alexandra and Atticus. This is a person versus person conflict which has been everlasting since Aunt Alexandra moved in. I believe
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Scout wanting to invite Walter Cunningham over to play. Aunt Alexandra does not approve of the older Cunninghams‚ for many reasons. However‚ this does not mean she should assume Walter is the same as the rest. “But I want to play with Walter‚ Aunty‚ why can’t I?’ She took off her glasses and stared at me. ‘I’ll tell you why‚’ she said. ‘Because---he---is---trash‚ that’s why you can’t play with him’”(256). While talking with Scout‚ Aunt Alexandra jumps to a hasty conclusion saying Walter is “trash”. Harsh
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itself in how Aunt Alexandra looks down upon Calpurnia‚ those several white men ganged up against Tom‚ and Mr. Gilmer’s tone towards Tom. Racism shows itself firstly in how Aunt Alexandra tried to get Atticus to fire Calpurnia. She insists on Atticus doing something about her‚ in other words‚ letting Calpurnia go. “Atticus‚ it’s all right to be soft-hearted‚ you’re an easy man‚ but you have a daughter to think of. A daughter who’s growing up.” (182) Apparently‚ Aunt Alexandra believes that having
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only being honest because she does not want others to feel as if she is patronizing them. If she talks the way she does around white people‚ they might make her feel as if she wants to be seen more superior to them. Chapter 13 1. Scout and Aunt Alexandra communicate very poorly with each other. Is the fault more with one than the other‚ or are they equally at fault? Explain. Both are equally at fault for not being able to communicate well with each other. Neither of them have ever tried to be in
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while the poor are looked down on. Aunt Alexandra explains to Scout why she cannot invite Walter Cunningham home. “But I want to play with Walter‚ aunty‚ why can’t I?’ She took off her glasses and stared at me. ‘I’ll tell you why’ she said. ’Because-he-is-trash‚ that’s why you can’t play with him." (Aunt Alexandra‚ Page 301). Without a doubt this uncovers that the population of Maycomb is divided according to economics. This is true because Aunt Alexandra refers to Walter as "trash" even though
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to modern day readers. Nonetheless‚ through the symbolic corn stocks‚ orchard tree‚ and the protagonist‚ Cather helps the readers gain an insight to the important themes and relationships among the major characters in her novel. First of all‚ Alexandra Bergson‚ the protagonist of the story‚ clearly symbolizes individualism‚ the struggle against conformity‚ and the pioneer spirit that Cather wants to convey to her readers. Alexandra’s struggle to retain her individuality instead of succumbing to
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Throughout history‚ women were‚ and oftentimes still are‚ limited in their freedoms and treated in a biased and discriminatory way. Women had to endure years of life without simple human rights‚ being controlled by a patriarchal culture and government. They lacked basic privileges to their own bodies‚ property‚ and ideas‚ subjected to living what can be seen as an aimless existence. As women fought for their rights as citizens‚ they gained voting rights‚ employment and education opportunities‚ and
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is supposed to‚ She wears dresses‚ and she hosts tea parties‚ and gossips. She stands by the thought that only old‚ white families are of value‚ and that every family had a “streak”. Whether it is a drinking “streak” or an incest “streak”‚ Aunt Alexandra has something against everybody. She gossips and tries to make believe she is perfect. She despises Scout’s overalls and she tries so hard to force Scout to be the perfect Southern lady that Scout has no desire to become. Mrs. Dubose is another “perfect
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allow the doctors to bother him too much." His temperature dropped and eventually the hematoma disappeared. Tsarina Alexandra‚ like Rasputin and Vyroubova who were obsessed with religion‚ believed that he had cured her son through the power of prayer. Rasputin’s debauched kind of lifestyle led Nicholas at times to occasionally distance him from the family. Even after Alexandra was told by the director of the national police that a drunk Rasputin had exposed himself at a popular Moscow restaurant
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