Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is about a white lawyer who is defending a black man being accused of raping a white female. The Finch family has to deal with the verbal abuse for the society. Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer and devoted father‚ has the ability to see past the ill in people and teaches his children the same qualities. He provides his children with an education and allows them to develop their own personalities by giving them more freedom than the average child. Atticus Finch shows his love
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How does Steinbeck present the character Crooks in Of Mice and Men? To what extent do you sympathise with him as a character? Steinbeck represents the character‚ Crooks‚ by showing the effects of discrimination. He is referred to as the ‘black’ stable buck and is named Crooks‚ due to the crook in his back‚ which was a result of being kicked in the back by a horse. The character is shown as reasonably literate‚ due to the possession of his books‚ which he uses as compensation to his loneliness. The
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Explore the ways in which Kidd strikingly portrays the relationship between Lily and Rosaleen in the course of the novel. Sue Monk Kidd uses Rosaleen as a stand-in mother of Lily to change her from a girl to a woman‚ and also to adapt her to the environment that is to come. Continuing the entire way through The Secret Life of Bees is her maternal and womanly impact on Lily‚ and the bond between the unlikely pair is shown throughout the serious and fun events during the story becoming much stronger
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses characterization to help develop her attitude about the proper treatment of human beings. The story is set during the Great Depression in Maycomb County where almost everyone is poor. The story is portrayed through the eyes of Scout‚ who is a six year old who views the world as those of an adult. Lee uses Scout to help portray the conditions of everyone in town. Throughout the entirety of the story Scouts disapproval of the treatment of blacks remain the
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How does Steinbeck present the lives of migrant workers in chapters one to three in ‘Of Mice and Men’? John Steinbeck’s novel‚ ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ was published in 1937. At this time America was still suffering the from the depression and the wandering workers who form the basis of the novel were very much within the consciousness of a nation separated by wealth yet driven by the idea of ‘the American dream’. Steinbeck’s novel is‚ however‚ essentially a tale of loneliness and of men struggling alone
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Harper lee has presented racism in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by describing how blacks live and are treated harshly. The court case of Tom Robinson‚ which is the main part of the story is a metaphor that Harper Lee has created of the situation in the 1960 ’s. Things were not stable at the time and Tom ’s case is just one example of the racial discrimination the blacks were facing during this time. The racial tension in the 1930s was so serious that even when blacks did do well‚ they were
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’To Kill A Mockingbird’ is a novel written by Harper Lee. The novel is based on the racism‚ injustice and prejudice of America in the 1930’s. Harper Lee presents her ideas about childhood through the eyes of six year old‚ Scout - Jean Louise Finch. The book is written from a child’s point of view on their surroundings‚ but an adult writes it from a child’s imagination and thoughts. Harper Lee cleverly uses a child’s perspective to portray events that happen within the story‚ because it is written
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Atticus is the father of Scout and Jem‚ he teaches them a lot of important life lessons that they will be carrying on in the future. Atticus is one of the most influential characters in the novel. He influences his children through his statements‚ his actions and the good examples he set for them. Throughout the novel Atticus was always correcting Scout and Jem’s behavior‚ whenever he notices his children doing something that isn’t right‚ he always encourages them to do the right things and tells
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Atticus is a very wise‚ yet feeble man; he is almost 50 years old‚ and wears glasses. He is greatly respected by almost everyone around him; Jem and Scout respect him and treat him not only as a father‚ but as a friend. However‚ Bob Ewell is not respectable of Atticus; he blames Atticus for his problems and abhors him for revealing how he abuses Mayella at the trial. Atticus‚ being the wise‚ kind‚ and patient man he is isn’t bothered by other people’s opinions of him; he only cares of the opinions
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The most significant and important relationship in Pip’s life so far has been Joe. Throughout Pip’s life he has been able to have Joe. Joe has been Pip’s best friend his whole life. When Joe is first introduced to the readers on page 8‚ he is perceived immediately as having a calm‚ easy going attitude. Even though they are not related by blood‚ Joe treats Pip as part of his own family. It’s fortunate that Pip was able to have Joe in his life as he grew up and not just his sister. Joe’s calm demeanor
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