How Does Harper Lee Present The Theme Of Courage In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper lee presents the theme of courage through several of the characters within TKAM‚ such as Scout‚ Atticus‚ Calpurnia‚ and Mrs Dubose. Within the book courage is shown in different ways such as Scout’s innocence and naivety or Atticus’ reluctance to carry out an action but still having to carry it out. One character to show courage is Atticus who shows courage twice as he shoots Tim Johnson and stands up to the lynch
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statement to Scout‚ "You don’t ’n I’ll tell Calpurnia on you‚" (pg. 45) shows Calpurnia set and enforced the rules the children were to live by. Scout had taken gum from a tree and put the wad in her mouth. When Jem questioned where she got the gum and found out it had been taken off a tree he began fussing at her and told her to rinse her mouth out. When Scout refused‚ Jem told her he would tell Calpurnia‚ just as any child would do with their mother. Calpurnia also attempted to teach the children
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses characterization to help develop her attitude about the proper treatment of human beings. The story is set during the Great Depression in Maycomb County where almost everyone is poor. The story is portrayed through the eyes of Scout‚ who is a six year old who views the world as those of an adult. Lee uses Scout to help portray the conditions of everyone in town. Throughout the entirety of the story Scouts disapproval of the treatment of blacks remain the
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home to tell Calpurnia‚ the house keeper. “At first‚ I told the kids to deal with it them selves‚ but when I saw the dog myself I was shocked.”She said. After she saw the rapid dog she dashed for the phone to tell Atticus that there’s a mad dog on the loose. Then she talked to Miss Eula May‚ the town telephone operator‚ to tell her to let everyone else on the street know that they should stay out of the way of the rabid animal. The Radley’s down the road don’t have a phone‚ so Calpurnia run over to
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Atticus and brother jem‚ must learn to deal witht the unjust jerdict of a black man accused of rape‚ a mysterious neighboor‚ and all of normal childhood trials all children go through. In the book there are three diffrent women‚ Miss Maudie Atkinson‚ Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandria. These women play an impotant part in the book they are very stong independent women but there personality’s are far from being the same. Miss Maudie lives across the street from the Finch’s. She is a widow‚ but she isnt upset
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has been a timeless and influential classic for decades. Many believe this is due to Lee’s addressing of racism‚ prejudice‚ gender roles‚ and classism in the Deep South. Lee addresses these problems through the interactions between characters‚ such as the narrator‚ Scout Finch and her father Atticus Finch. Consequently‚ Lee illustrates that a major theme is to never judge someone without knowing their whole story because it can lead to prejudice. Scout
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In Elizabethan Europe‚ Jews were seen as the lowest class of society‚ and were discriminated against to extreme degrees. Around the 1000s Jews lived in Europe amongst everyone else‚and did not live in ghettos. A Jew was often wealthy‚ and many became money lenders in their societies. Because of their jobs‚ they often had to be their own debt collectors as well. This led to much resentment against them‚ and the views on Jews were starting to turn negative. As time went on‚ these views became more
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Shakespeare believed that life was a combination of fate and freewill‚ he presents this idea to the audience through different events that occur throughout the play‚ events such as the Feast at the Lupercal‚ the Soothsayers prophecy‚ the animal sacrifice‚ Calpurnias dream and the presence of animals and Caesars ghost. These events build dramatic tension throughout the play‚ illustrating the struggle of fate versus freewill. The Romans believed in superstition and that people lived the life that was chosen
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not returned in time. Shylock’s greed got the best of him and left him nothing. When he was outsmarted by Portia during court‚ he was given many opportunities to forfeit the bond and take double or triple the money‚ but he refused. When he denied the money and realized that he could not go through with the cutting of the flesh‚ he decided that he will take the money instead. However‚ Portia as manipulative and clever as she is had other things in store for him. His greed and lack of compassion are
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Question 1 Essay question: The Merchant of Venice The outcome of the trial of Shylock versus Antonio doesn’t reach an apt conclusion at the end of the play. In the preceding essay I plan to demonstrate the factors that influenced my decision to object to the verdict that concludes this play. I believe Shylock’s punishment is too harsh in this unjust court of law. It is of most relevance to highlight the fact that Antonio was entirely aware of the penalty that would arise from the bond forfeiting
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