Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird’s Scout Finch is an unreliable narrator in that many of the key events she mentions throughout her narration are taken from second hand accounts and other people. One of the main plot points of the novel is the character of Boo Radley. The Finches’ neighbour‚ Boo‚ was depicted as an elusive person. He hardly went outside or socialized with others‚ due to his violent nature. Scout had hardly any real contact with him until the end of the novel. All of the knowledge
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Calpurnia scolds Scout for her treatment of Walter who is a guest in her home: “ He ain’t company‚ Cal‚ he’s just a Cunningham-” “Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are‚ anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny‚ and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo’ folks might be better’n the Cunninghams but it don’t count for nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em” (p 24-25). This quote shows the discrimination against the lower class
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town garbage dump‚ in a tin-roofed cabin‚ they are generally thought of as lower than everybody else because of their financial status. Then we also have the Cunninghams‚ a very poor yet proud farming family‚ in chapter three Walter Cunningham is over at the Finches house and Scout says to Calpurnia “He ain’t company Cal‚ he’s just a Cunningham” she said this implying that he is of a lower class and doesn’t have to be treated
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character of Calpurnia further develops the theme of inequality. Being lower class‚ black‚ and female‚ Calpurnia is often faced with racism‚ sexism‚ and classism. Throughout the novel‚ it becomes evident that inequality is not always deserved. Calpurnia helps to develop themes of inequality in several ways; one of these ways is the disrespect she receives from others as a result of her social class. One of these characters is Scout’s Aunt Alexandra. At
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hair he looses‚ or how much of a beard he grows‚ he continues to have a boyish charm. For some viewers he is always remembered as Opie Taylor and to others as Richie Cunningham‚ while the more populated group of the
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Abusive Relationships Abusive Relationships can cause physical and emotional violence‚ fear‚ and even guilt. Many abusive relationships often go unheard because of the threat from the abuser. Abusive relationships impact millions of relationships each day and teenage girls are at the highest risk. The impact on these relationships can cause life changing consequences. Abusive relationships can cause many physical altercations that can be life threatening. In the journal‚ “Reporting Domestic
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post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from the Gulf War? Nobody really knows the truth behind GWS‚ but many people have given their expertise and opinions on what‚ if anything caused GWS. In Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media‚ written by Elaine Showalter‚ she gives her account of GWS as "an epidemic of suspicion‚ a plague of paranoia that threatens a greater malaise than even Vietnam." (143) It is true that GWS could be a case of paranoia or suspicion‚ but the physical symptoms and the transferring
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life ruined. They only saw the color of his skin‚ and Atticus was not okay with that. Another example is when Scout beats up Walter Cunningham. After school‚ Scout thought “Catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard gave me some pleasure‚ but when I was rubbing his nose in the dirt Jem came by and told me to stop.” (30). Scout was not thinking about Walter Cunningham in this scenario. She was only thinking of herself and how she had to explain that Walter was poor to the teacher‚ which inconvenienced
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Retrieved on October 4th‚ 2011 from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1925/08/religion-and-science/4220/ Dan‚ C. (2006). God vs. Science.Retrieved on October 4th‚ 2011 from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2c9171%2c1555132%2c00.html Elaine‚ H. (2010). "Science vs. Religion" discovers what scientists really think about religion. Retrieved on October 4th‚ 2011 from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/05/28/AR2010052801856.html Ecklund‚ E.‚ & Park‚ J. Z. (2009)
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