To Kill a Mockingbird Characters Comparison Calpurnia vs. Aunt Alexandra By: Patrick Anderson In the book To Kill a Mockingbird I thought that the two characters that would be best to compare would be Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra. I picked these two for a couple reasons. One they are both against each other‚ seeing as Aunt Alexandra wants to fire Calpurnia. Another is they are both alike in a way‚ they are both mother figures in Scouts life. One reason Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra being
Premium
A foil is a character that contrasts with another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character. Chaucer uses a foil for numerous characters in The Canterbury Tales. Although a foil is mainly used to show important qualities in the protagonist of the story‚ Chaucer employs it to both bring his characters together and set them apart. Two characters that Chaucer compares and contrasts using this technique are the Knight and the Sea Captain‚ or Skipper. He depicts them
Premium The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury
Character Analysis: Scout While people see failure as something to look down upon‚ some choose to realize that without it‚ no one would mature or come of age. In the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout starts out as a normal little girl learning from stories spread throughout Maycomb. But soon‚ school starts and it starts to broaden her knowledge both in education and opinions. Scout later learns control over her attitude‚ taking a huge step in the coming of age process. She next shows bravery
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Northern Mockingbird Bildungsroman
Foil characters are described as two characters who have opposite characteristics‚ they are similar in some way‚ but for the most part their ideas and personalities are different. In the play “Antigone” written by Sophocles‚ the two sisters‚ Antigone and Ismene‚ are perfect examples of foil characters because although they were raised by the same parents‚ in the same kingdom‚ their attitudes contradict. Antigone is not afraid to speak up to Creon‚ but Ismene begs Antigone not to break the law because
Premium Sophocles Oedipus Oedipus at Colonus
“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
Premium Black people Family Race
allowed the character in “The Bicentennial Man”‚ Little Miss to be able to speak her mind and as a foil character allowed the main character to strengthen. A foil character is a character that uses their opposition to highlight the protagonist to show their motivation and power. In the short story‚ Little Miss contributed to the main character’s motivation by her character morals‚ devotion‚ and the author’s purpose of creating her.
Premium Gender Fiction Race
Atticus Finch is a heroic character in To Kill A Mockingbird. A hero is a person who is known for certain achievements and qualities. Atticus is known for many qualities he displayed during the novel‚ as well as various achievements. This makes him a heroic character. Atticus Finch is a hero because he defended a black man in court‚ proved his abilities and intelligences‚ and cared for everybody equally. During a time when black people were thought to be lower than white people‚ Atticus defended
Free To Kill a Mockingbird Black people Harper Lee
Jessica Stimson Year 11 English Individual Spoken To Kill a Mockingbird Good morning/afternoon everyone. I am Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the author has created me as an old‚ ill‚ widowed woman who suffered an addiction to morphine which brought on my abusive behaviour. I have been portrayed by Lee as a character analogous to the 1930s in the state of Alabama. To an extent I held certain attitudes
Premium
Foil Characters in A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen creates characters in A Doll’s House who change throughout the play. Ibsen’s use of foil characters helps the reader understand each individual character better. Some of the characters in the play are perceived as opposites but in fact share several similarities. Krogstad and Torvald‚ Christine and Nora‚ and Krogstad/Christine’s relationship and Torvald/Nora’s relationship are all foils to each other. Foil characters are mirror images of each other;
Premium Henrik Ibsen A Doll's House Norway
As with many authors‚ it is interesting to know that she used some of her personal experiences to influence her stories. One of these is “To Kill a Mockingbird”. In this story you will find several parallels with her life to the life of the main character in the book‚ Scout. Amasa Coleman Lee was the father of Harper Lee. Not much is known about him‚ but around 1915 he became a lawyer. One specific case that he defended was that he once defended two black men‚ a father and son‚ who were accused
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Truman Capote