several important characters face conflicts that shape the story‚ as well as shaping their lives. The important characters are Scout (the narrator)‚ Jem (her brother)‚ Atticus (her father)‚ Miss Caroline (her teacher)‚ Boo Bradley (her neighbor)‚ and Dill and Miss Maudie (her friends). Harper Lee uses the characters and their conflicts to illustrate the themes of the book. One of the first conflicts told is between Arthur “Boo” Radley and his father Mr. Radley. This conflict started when Boo was a
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"(Lee 191) [Analysis] “....They do get on a lot better without me”‚ suggest that Dill feels neglected because his parents don’t care about his being. “I can’t help them any”‚ suggest that since he’s not a use to his parents anymore‚ he’s no longer needed. Dill’s family is not connected to say the least. He is sad because his parents ship him off each summer because they don’t care about him being in Meridian. However‚ Dill suck it up and move away from his “parents”‚ that shows courage because it’s hard
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calls himselfDill‚stays forthesummerwith hisaunt‚ Miss Rachel Haverford‚ who ownsthehouse next to theFinches’. Dill doesn’t like to discuss hisfather’s absence from hislife‚ but he is otherwise a talkativeand extremely intelligent boy who quickly becomes the Finch children’schief playmate. All summer‚ thethreeact out various stories thatthey have read.When they grow bored of this activity‚ Dill suggeststhat they attempt to lure Boo Radley‚ a mysterious neighbor‚ outof his house. Arthur “Boo” Radley
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Atticus would like it if we became friendly with Mr. Raymond‚ and I knew Aunt Alexandra wouldn’t. ’Here‚’ he said‚ offering Dill his paper sack with straws in it. ’Take a good sip‚ it’’ quieten you.’ Dill sucked on the straws‚ smiled‚ and pulled at length. ’Hee hee‚’ said Mr. Raymond‚ eventually taking delight in corrupting a child. ’Dill‚ you watch out now‚’ I warned. Dill released the straws and grinned. ’Scout‚ it’s nothing but Coca-Cola.’” (To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 20 pg. 267) As you can
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In the texts‚ of To kill a mockingbird‚ The Hurricane and Hairspray‚ the themes of race‚ injustice/justice and friendship are shown. Tales of conviction of blacks or any race of that kind are seen throughout life. With strong friendship embraced when supporting convicted innocent people. It makes you wonder‚ if all these characters have been found innocent‚ how many other people have been charged for a crime that they didn’t commit? Starting off with race‚ this theme is thoroughly seen as the
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Video Game in the young popular culture Qiao Lu Video game characters are icons in youth popular culture; it is commonly use video game characters in some products’ marketing campaign when their target markets are young adults. Sometime‚ the video game will evolve other forms of media as well such as the film‚ the books and cartoons after the popular of video game. However‚ when the people enjoy the excitement of video game‚ there is serious sexism and stereotypes involve in it. How popular the
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questioning his beliefs. Lee uses Jem’s experiences with prejudice to introduce the message into the story‚ which is a message that is also meant to influence the racist American south. During the first part of the novel‚ Jem‚ Scout and Dill have a childish obsession with the idea of Boo Radley‚ the “terrifying” recluse who lives down the street from them. Yet‚ over time‚ he commits various acts of kindness towards the children: leaving presents in the tree‚ sewing Jem’s pants‚ and eventually
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formation of race subtly affected the construction of society.In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee‚ portrays the challenges of race and gender expectations through the maturity of Scouts character. On page 48 Scout defies what it is to be a girl‚”Dill if you don’t hush I’ll knock you bowlegged.I mean it-” Scout is really passive agressive‚ Lee manages to disperse any such idea of gender roles.Yet‚before a blue sky‚ comes a thunderstorm‚ Scout still faces the challenges of gender expectations with
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Kill a Mockingbird gender stereotypes are pressed upon girls and boys‚ forcing them to change how they act in order to fit in. They can still be seen being influenced to change who they are today. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Scout and Dill to show how kids are forced to change. One place Harper Lee gives her message of the effect of sexism is when‚ after hearing Scout swear‚ Uncle Jack tells her to stop and “of course” she wants to be a lady (105). By saying this‚ Uncle Jack becomes
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Cited: -Anderson‚ C. A.‚ & Dill‚ K. E. (2000). Video games and aggressive thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior in the laboratory and in life -De Jong‚ T.‚ & van Joolingen‚ W. R. (1998). Scientific discovery learning with computer simulations of conceptual domains. Review of Educational Research‚ 68‚ 179-201. -Marc Prensky (2002) What Kids Learn That’s POSITIVE From Playing Video Games 2-4. -Dill‚ K. E.‚ & Dill‚ J. C. (1998). Video game violence: A review of the empirical
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