discrimination in the United States. In this passage‚ the matriarch of the family Lena Younger‚ also known as Mama‚ is arguing with her adult son Walter‚ about what to do with a windfall to be acquired from a life insurance policy on her deceased husband. This quote reflects the ideological differences between the two generations‚ about what is important in life. At the start of the passage‚ the author writes‚ “Oh-So now it’s life. Money is life.” By using these words‚ Hansberry shows the conflicting views about
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“Learn the rules like a pro‚ so you can break them like an artist” Pablo Picasso. This quote is important to my essay as of how the same situation happens in the novel. In the story there is one leader and there is one boy that hates the leader this makes him learn his rules and then make his own rules and makes everyone join his group. The Author made this happen in the story because of all the war that was happening and how the book was called lord of the flies. This happens with
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someone who is greedy? Many people have met someone like this. The person who says this quote‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ he is arguing that some people do not just accept having what they need‚ and are greedy about it. Gandhi’s argument supports the theme which relates to Manifest Destiny‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and society because greed is present in many people and often it can bring out the worst in people. The quote‚ “Earth has enough to satisfy every man’s need‚ but not every man’s greed.” relates to
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doing actions that require him to abandon his old routines. He had to give up his job‚ his wife‚ and his house to gain the books and knowledge he so desires. Bradbury quotes Montag in his description stating‚ “You want to give up everything? After all these years of working‚ one night‚ some women and her books-‚” (page 51). This quote shows that Montag wants to quit his job just for the sake of gaining books and finding knowledge so he can be happier. This is necessary to gain knowledge because it
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of this quote is during their sneaky trip to Boo Radley’s house. This was the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take a quick peek‚ the see the shadow of what they think is Boo with a hat on. They go numb with fear‚ and run for it. As they are leaving the area from under a fence‚ they hear a shotgun go off from Radley Place. The quote of narration
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“It ain’t right‚ Atticus… No son‚ Its not right” (Lee 284). This quote from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper shows how society is racist after Atticus lost the trail‚ though he is resilient it still shows that society is racist‚ because society believes that whenever it is a white man vs a black man‚ that the white man always wins. This being the start that Harper Lee uses conflict in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird to illustrate the negative effects of intolerance in society. In the start Tom Robinson
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Quote #1 “The birds did not understand Snowball’s long words‚ but they accepted his explanation‚ and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. FOUR LEGS GOOD‚ TWO LEGS BAD‚ was inscribed on the end wall of the barn‚ above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters (3.10‚ 3.11)” Big words bad‚ small words good: it’s easier to understand rules when they’re simple‚ but simple rules tend to gloss over the complexities of human society. Like‚ "don’t tell lies" is all well
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history. But‚ we have also lost a man of quiet dignity‚ who dedicated his final years to making sure the sacrifices of his fellow ‘doughboys are appropriately commemorated.” –Eric Shinseki (Secretary of Veterans Affairs) The significance of this quote is that it made me and the worlds realize that there will be no more living links from the World War I because all of them have passed away. Frank Buckles was someone who strived to enlist into
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But when Duddy forges Virgil’s signature to receive money‚ this changes how the reader looks at Duddy as a friend to Virgil. This is proved in the quote: “Duddys stealing
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On Tuesday the class talked about the following quote‚" To seek the source‚ the impulse of a story is like tearing a flower to pieces for wantonness"(Kate Chopin). This quote feels like a spot on description of how a book should be read. I took this quote to mean that when reading a novel‚ the impulse to understand the climax or hidden meaning in the story is so great that one is practically willing do anything to find the clue that will relieve them of this desire. The noun form of wantonness means
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