where prejudice towards the Negro community was commonly demonstrated. A character who plays a major part in this issue is Calpurnia‚ the Negro maid of the Finch family household. “Voice” and “place” are two literary features used to explore Calpurnia’s role in emphasising racial discrimination. During the novel‚ “voice” is a literary feature that is regularly used by Calpurnia as she is at a particular advantage when assisting around the Finch household‚ despite being a Negro woman. The audience
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Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Calpurnia has become the motherly figure in Scout’s life by teaching her lessons‚ morals and values. Calpurnia taught Scout to write when she was bored on a rainy day “Calpurnia was to blame for this…then copying out a chapter of the bible beneath” (p24). This shows Calpurnia is not just cooking and cleaning; she entertains her and has a special connection with her. Another thing Calpurnia is doing for Scout is teaching her manners and mannerisms
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The author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate‚ Jacqueline Kelly‚ puts quotes from Darwin’s book the Origin of Species‚ before each chapter‚ to tell what the chapter will be about. In chapter two‚ there is a very detailed quote that describes the chapter very well. The quote is “The laws governing inheritance are quite unknown; no one can say why . . . the child often reverts in certain characters to its grandfather. . .” This quote means that some children do not have the same traits as their parents
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Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed
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parental duties. Luckily for Atticus‚ Calpurnia is around to pick up some of the slack. Without Calpurnia‚ Jem and Scout would not be nearly as well behaved as they gradually become. Atticus’s career would also take a dive‚ with no one to watch Scout and Jem while he works. Finally‚ Calpurnia also takes care of exposing Jem and Scout to new things‚ something every parent should gradually do for their child. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Calpurnia is the closest thing Jem and Scout
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Today was the feast of Lupercal (pg. 824). Caesar had returned to Rome. We talked about his victory over Pompey. Secretly‚ I wished Pompey had won the battle‚ but I was glad to see my friend Caesar. As we were walking‚ along with some others‚ through the public place‚ a soothsayer called out and said‚ “Caesar! Beware the ides of March (pg. 825-826).” If I were Caesar‚ I would have take heed of this warning‚ for this soothsayer does not appear to be a dreamer (pg. 826). While Caesar and the others
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A Voyage to Remember Dear Diary‚ April 10‚ 1912‚ 12:00 A.M. The Titanic is HUGE. I’m waiting in line to board it right now. Since it is a long line‚ I figured I could write a quick entry in my diary. I’m riding on the Titanic to New York to take care of my very ill cousin. She has been ill for a couple of weeks and I am the only family she has‚ so when I heard about the Titanic‚ I bought a first-class
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Isra Mahmood BA English Hons II – B 599 Paper IV Project The Effects of the Affair of Caesar and Cleopatra on Calpurnia ------------------------------------------------- Introduction After Hatshepsut‚ Cleopatra was the only Queen of Egypt who was seriously referred to as “Pharaoh”. The torrid love affair between one of the highest regarded Queens in history and that of the phenomenal Julius Caesar is considered to be one of the most romantic and grand ones in the world. Cecil B. Demille seems to
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Some excerpts from my Wartime diaries in the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars Wednesday 11th. April 1945 Woken at 4 am to go into Lugo area with Recce party. Stood at cross roads for a couple of hours. Area lousy with mines. Late breakfast when tanks arrived. On April ll th I went with Lt. Walmsley by jeep to Lugo‚ the fortified town that is surrounded by water and to which access is made by many small bridges. We stopped the jeep on the outside perimeter and looked across one of these bridges at the town
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The day before the party‚ Colonel Mustard and I were plotting on how we were going to kill Mr. Boddy. My specialty is poison. The Colonel is a hands on kind of man. We are going to kill Mr. Boddy‚ because he is blackmailing the Colonel. The Colonel and I are going to search for evidence of his party. He was going to leak my secret about my ability to switch identities. So I was going to kill him‚ before he got a chance to. We decided that tomorrow tonight‚ would be the night. He was hosting a party
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