to see an almost perfect character in a book? In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ she created a character like this who lives in Maycomb County. This book was set during the Great Depression. Atticus in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ it’s the town lawyer of Maycomb. He is also the father of Scout and Jem Finch. The story is about a family who lives in Maycomb County that faces difficulties throughout the story. Atticus is a good teacher‚ stays solid‚ and is a respectful person when he is raising his
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Is Atticus a hero? Why or why not? At least for me this a tough question. Atticus had done many things that could make him hero. However‚ at the same time he has done some things that don’t make him a hero. He could be heroic if you think killing a mad dog and trying to save Tom Robinson’s life. He could also be the complete opposite if you think that he knew Tom Robinson was going to lose and didn’t seem to care. Tom Robinson was killed because he lost the trail from Atticus. It definitely wasn’t
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it brings a little more happiness into his world. George at this moment thinks that Slim is the most mature and most trustworthy person around‚ and so he confides with him the story of how Lennie and he met back in Weed. Here we learn more about Lennie and George’s relationship as friends and companions‚ also how they ended up together in the first place in more detail. George apparently started to take
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and instantly regrets it. George either cared for Lennie or felt pity towards Lennie because of his disability or both. George always wanted Lennie to go away but when it came down to that he wanted Lennie to stay. He was always in between‚ no matter how frustrating Lennie made George they had each other and that’s more than most men on the ranch had.”George said I want you to stay with
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1925 and was set in the summer of 1922.This novel was written by Fitzgerald telling his life story that involves characters living in a small make believe town of West and East Egg on this lonely less distinctive island. The author from the past to present. Fitzgerald wrote this to tell about his life changes to reach his American Dream. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24‚ 1806 in the town of St. Paul Minnesota. Fitz attended Princeton University graduating with the class of
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Harper Lee was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama on April 28‚ 1926. During this time period a lot of racism was in action‚ the Jim Crow Laws were one of the most major events that Harper Lee had to live through. The Jim Crow Laws are a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks‚ as in public places‚ public vehicles‚ or employment. The majority of the people in her community were racist‚ but Lee knew the ways African Americans were treated just wasn’t right. Her father defended
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The relationship between Machbeth and Lady Macbeth By Myrna Cibelly Macbeth‚ the play written by William Shakespeare in 1606‚ shows us the relationship that exists between the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and how it creates most of the actions‚ reactions‚ moods‚ feelings and attitudes. Both love each other and that deserves any sacrifice. At the beginning of the play‚ they are very close and this is shown when he calls her‚ "my dearest partner of greatness." He
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1940’s with her mother‚ father and eight older siblings. At age eight Walker was shot in the eye with a BB gun. The deformation of her eye made her feel unworthy and alone. This resulted in Walker spending most of her time with her mother and aunt reading and writing. In
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In the novel ‘‘ Of Mice and Men’’ loneliness is present troughtout th novel.Many of the characters amit suffering from it. Early in the novel George says‚ : ``Life working as a hand ranch is on the loneliness of life.As the story develops George‚Crooks and Curley’s wife all confess their loneliness.Each of these character searches for a friend to talk to. First of all‚George is a lonely chacter because he has to take of his mentally handicaped fren Lenny.George could of have abandon him and lived
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a theme in this novel that is reflective of the time period in which the novel was written. Steinbeck shows the loneliness of the migrant ranch workers through Curley when one of the characters says “Curley ain’t giving no-one a chance‚” this shows how reserved the workers become as a result of constantly being on their own and having no stable relationships. George and Lennie are different however‚ and do have someone they can talk to and throughout the novella most characters are suspicious of their
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