In literature throughout history‚ authors have used literary devices to depict characters exhibiting prejudice to a certain person or people group. Harper Lee shows that those who are affected by prejudice can decide to accept or stand against it. The character who best represents this in To Kill A Mockingbird is Tom Robinson‚ he is accused of rape and beating a white woman. This yet alone does not stop him from standing up against the fact that he is innocent. Also‚ due to many of the children being
Premium Black people To Kill a Mockingbird Race
There are many ways to be brave and bold‚ and many people illustrate it in their own way. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee many of the characters show courage. In the 1900s‚ being a lawyer in the south and defending an African American is considerably an unfavorable situation to be in given the racial and political views of the early 20th century. If it was time for a trial with an African American‚ in this case‚ Tom Robinson‚ being accused‚ you could immediately predict
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Atticus Finch
Did Lee Harvey Oswald work alone in the longest unsolved assassination? On November 22‚ 1963 Dallas‚ Texas one of our beloved presidents died. John F. Kennedy was shot at Dealey plaza while riding in a motorcade. Lee Harvey Oswald shot with the gun that killed our president at the scene of the crime. In the Assassination case there are three known shots‚ two shots hit and one did not. In the timing of the shots taken‚ it would be impossible to have shot them with the bolt action sniper that oswald
Premium John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy assassination Lee Harvey Oswald
Kymora-Lee Sue Chung Hing is a multitalented‚ vibrant‚ thirteen year old. She is outgoing and loves to laugh. She has an exuberant personality. She is gifted in many different talents and hobbies‚ and she absolutely loves her culture. Although I haven’t known her for very long‚ I have learned quite a bit about her and her interests. In fact‚ I have gathered some into depth information about her. Kymora-Lee Sue Chung Hing was born on September 12‚ 2002‚ to Suzanne and Floyd Hing. Kymora was born in
Premium Japan United States Green
No matter how hard they try‚ there are some people who cannot get ahead in life. Walter Lee Younger is a man who is frustrated with his current position in life‚ and every disappointment he has encountered thus far. Although he tries to be a loving man‚ sometimes he does not know how to show the idea of love‚ "Sometimes...sometimes...I don’t even know how to try" (Hansberry 89). His position in life can be regarded as symbolic of every black male struggling to provide for his family by any means
Premium Man The Play Alcoholic beverage
Although Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were born in the same time period Catton showed how they had very different views from one another. To start of with Catton explained how Lee was an "old age" and did not like change. He wanted the old aristocrat concept to stay in the American culture. He was also born into a wealthy family so he believed it was okay for the upper-class to be more privileged and thought inequality among men made society more advanced. In contrast‚ Grant was born poor and
Premium Marriage Same-sex marriage Homosexuality
A woman would stay home to care for the children‚ and do the cooking and cleaning‚ while a man would go out and financially support the family. Harper Lee writes‚ “Jem parceled out our roles: I was Mrs. Radley‚ and all I had to do was come out and sweep the porch” (39). Even children are influenced by the standards and roles of a woman in the household. The children’s reenactment of their image of the
Premium Gender role Great Depression Gender
MILLERSBURG — For allegedly assaulting an officer after threatening to harm himself‚ a Millersburg man faces a handful of charges that could land him in prison. Robert E. Lee Ringler‚ 21‚ of 640 S. Monroe St.‚ pleaded not guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to assault‚ resisting arrest and criminal damaging. The assault charge‚ because it involved a police officer acting in his official capacity‚ is a fourth-degree felony‚ punishable by up to 18 months in prison. The charges stem from a May
Premium
The verdict of a court case lies squarely on Atticus’ closing statement that needs to be powerful in order to win. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ a court case takes Maycomb by surprise. A case between an African American man and a poor white woman makes for a difficult situation for its residents. The jury needs to be able to analyze the information and evidence given from the witnesses to give an honest conclusion. Depending on how the jury swings‚ it could put an innocent man’s life
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird White people Black people
Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ many different prejudices are revealed. The most prominent being the racial prejudice between the white people and black people in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the 1930’s. However‚ there are many more subtle and discreet prejudices against other people in Maycomb‚ also. One of the first prejudices to become known is against the Cunninghams. The Cunninghams are a very poor farming family who were hit hard by the Great Depression. "...The Cunninghams never took
Premium Black people White people Race