and straight rules. A good example to take in count when we are talking about femininity is when Scout was going to school for the first time and she had to wear a dress‚ which was not so nice to her ‚ and Aunt Alexandra told her that that’s the way educated women should dress. Aunt Alexandra also gives us a good example of femininity even though she sometimes has behaviors that can be seen as man conduct‚ like having more control in her family than her husband‚ this wasn’t common in the early 30’s
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1. Atticus is in disagreement with Aunt Alexandra over many things. The first matter of disagreement is when at the table during breakfast Atticus talks too loosely and honestly in front of Calpurnia. He only does this is because she knows that he respects her and isn’t trying to offend her. However from Aunt Alexandra’s point of view she believes that he shouldn’t talk like that in front of her‚ and declares that Calpurnia will spread the gossip all over the “Quarters before sundown.” Even though
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social class‚ their wealth‚ as well as their connection to the Finch family (as per Aunt Alexandra). This four tier system begins with the Finches and the townspeople at the top. These are the upper to middle class working people of Maycomb that contribute the most to the town. The second tier below that is the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are poor farmers with an inbred‚ incestuous family tree and Aunt Alexandra refers to them as “trash” because of this. The third tier is the Ewells‚ who can also be
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A variety of lessons are taught to Scout and the reader in this award winning novel. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Jean-Louise Finch‚ or more commonly known as Scout‚ growing up in 1930s Alabama USA with her father‚ Atticus‚ and brother‚ Jem. As she faces challenges‚ she is given guidance by many people around her. Her and the reader are taught how to communicate properly with people‚ how respect is given and gotten‚ and finally‚ equality among everything. The majority
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapter 1 1. Maycomb is a slow‚ tired town with an incredible assortment of citizens. But‚ all of them are typical small town personalities: the gossips‚ the hicks‚ the poor‚ the upper-class‚ the boogeyman‚ etc. Atticus is a lawyer‚ a “satisfactory” father and supportive of his family. Jem is the typical older brother and Scout the typical younger sister. They are best friends. Yet fight/argue plenty. 2. Dill is small for his age‚ with white-blond hair and
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Russian Revolution and Tsar Nicholas II The Russian Revolution‚ a 20th century period of political and social change‚ had many factors‚ the most impactful being Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence. His self-centered goals and struggles to meet the people’s needs caused uprisings throughout Russia. We see Tsar Nicholas II’s incompetence in his overall management ability‚ how he reacted to Bloody Sunday‚ and his delegation of power to his wife. When Nicholas II became Tsar in 1896 following his father’s
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One difference was the missing of characters such as Aunt Alexandra who was present in the novel but absent during the film. Aunt Alexandra was an important detail in portraying the main themes. The absence of Aunt Alexandra made a dent in the film which was impossible to miss. Atticus and Calpurnia are the main connection between the black and white societies. In the novel‚ Aunt Alexandra is the reason Jem and Scout get used to her old South customs. She constantly lectures
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“Perhaps Calpurnia sensed that my day had been a grim one: she let me watch her fix supper... ‘I missed you today‚’ she said.” To Kill a Mockingbird’s loveable Calpurnia lives her life switching between the different personalities society has forced upon her; Calpurnia is the motherly authoritative women in the Finch’s’ home‚ the quiet maid when around privileged whites‚ and the native “nigger-talking” lady in the black community. Even though Calpurnia is the African-American cook and housekeeper
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Most people may not know this book was based off some of Harper Lee’s childhood experiences. The theme is based off many things but main thing is moral courage and how it is used in conflict and characterization. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows how conflict and characterization reflected this theme of moral courage through many problems that happened and through many of the characters actions in this novel. To begin with the first literary element is conflict because it shows
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To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men: Differences Change the World Everyone in the world is different whether the difference is race‚ gender‚ or social class. Some people decide to celebrate these differences while others shun people whom they consider to be slightly different from what society considers to be “normal.” The article “The Other and Othering” by Sara Engelund states that people who are Othered usually feel that‚ “Differences between societies are emphasized while similarities
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