through properly. Did I mention my mild claustrophobia? Either way‚ I was scared. More than scared. If it was one thing I’d leant in my profession‚ it was exposure to fear didn’t always create tolerance. Dr Crane had kindly proven that. I could hear Alexandra breathing harshly to my right‚ but the other figures in the room were mostly silent. I tried to regulate my breathing‚ but the canvas bag smelt of sweat and petrol making me gag. I couldn’t help but feel that I’d brought this upon myself. Had I dragged
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to point out to you…and there is no man living who has never looked upon a woman without desire.’” Lee (204). Prompt #: 2 Thesis: Aunt Alexandra is almost like a mother to Scout for teaching her the ways to be ‘lady-like’ and also teaching her on how to have respect for the family since Auntie thinks that the Finches are superior. Quote 1: “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire…” Lee (81). Quote 2: “’Atticus says you can choose your friends but you sho’ can’t choose your
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Everyone grows up‚ but at different rates and different ways. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a girl named Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ who grows up in Maycomb County a time when racism was very common in Alabama. Their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ is a defense attorney who helps defend Tom Robinson‚ an African American‚ from being accused of rape. The book takes place in the 1930s after the Great Depression while also struggling for Civil Rights. From beginning to end‚ Scout innocently
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This was a disastrous move as it left Alexandra in control back in the cities. She had become increasingly under the influence of the one man who seemingly had the power to help her son‚ Alexis‚ afflicted by haemophilia. Alexandra believed that Rasputin was a man of God and referred to him as “Our Friend”. Others‚ appalled at his influence over the tsarina‚ called him the “Mad Monk” – though not in public unless they wanted to incur the wrath of Alexandra. Rasputin brought huge disrepute on the
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To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay Many people as well as Suzanne Swan think that the novel To Kill A Mocking Bird is outdated and should not be taught in schools nowadays. However‚ she is incorrect. This old historical literature is very educational and useful for high school students. Even though some novels get put aside‚ they teach students a lot about our history and life lessons. To Kill A Mocking Bird has been the most popular novel taught in high schools all around North America since 1970.
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neither good nor bad‚ which could be described as a “shade of gray”. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters surprised readers by starting off bad and ending good and overall‚ in a shade of gray. One character that falls into the shade of gray is Aunt Alexandra. The first time she appears in the book‚ it is discovered that even she‚ Atticus’ sister‚ doesn’t want him defending Tom Robinson because it’s bad for the Finches’ reputation. All she seems to care about is how important your family is or seems‚
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Name To Kill a Mockingbird Supplementary Materials (page l) Date Reading Guide Chapter I 1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the partlcular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Ouote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. a. pride in ancestry and "tradition" b. pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ social class is crucial to everything‚ from respect to survival‚ especially during the crude 1930’s in the southern state of Alabama. With the country still recovering from World War 1‚ The Stock Market Crash of 1929‚ the Great Depression and even the Civil War‚ nobody is in the clear of tough economic times‚ crime‚ and for most‚ poverty. However‚ caucasians with a more reliable profession that contained no manual labor such as Atticus Finch‚ a wise‚ noble‚ reliable and
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a tomboy who is constantly being pressured by her elders to take on the customary role of a southern young lady. However‚ throughout the story Jean’s exhibits masculinity through her nickname Scout‚ her hostile behavior towards her teachers Aunt Alexandra‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ fighting‚ and the wearing boy’s clothing. During the 1930’s the ideal young lady was supposed to be a spitting image of absolute femininity‚ so of course a lot of pressure was put on Jean to be “a proper Southern belle” (Johnson‚ 144)
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