Harper Lee is a novel takes place over the course of three years in which Scout Finch learns about life as she grows older. Throughout the book‚ many themes are revealed. One of the most obvious reccurring themes is the unjust persecution of the innocent. This theme is expressed through the victimization of guiltless characters such as Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and even the mockingbirds. Tom Robinson is an African American man living in the south in the 1930’s‚ a time when blacks were treated very
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Amendment when there is a jury trial all 12 jurors must make a unanimous vote on whether or not the defendant is innocent or guilty. 12 Angry men shows how one man votes the 18 year old boy is innocent while all the others are hung up on believing he is guilty. The one innocent voting man then does his best and gradually over a few hours begins convincing more and more of the 12 men that he is innocent. Also in the Fifth Amendment it states that people have the right to be a witness or to not be a witness
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A young‚ innocent child was killed as a result of an Israeli attack. Yet this was not one of few attacks that have occurred‚ but one of many in Gaza by the Israeli military. In Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem "For Mohammed Zeid of Gaza‚ Age 15‚" she criticizes and inspires society to object and respond to the unrest and violence occurring in Gaza‚ through contrasting the bullet’s effects to those of stray objects and criticizing the bullet and how it is personified by many. Nye describes that a bullet can
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To Abort or Not to Abort The great debate about abortion is ever raging in today’s society. Each opposing side believes that their choice is the correct one. Supporters of the pro-choice believe that the woman has a right to terminate her pregnancy no matter the circumstance. Pro-life advocates argue that the baby’s life is the most important thing. Abortion is murder‚ no matter what stage of pregnancy you are in. The only reason a woman should have the choice‚ is if her life is in danger or other
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don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their hearts out for us.” Miss Maudie explained this to Scout when she asked what her father meant by the metaphor. Mockingbirds are innocent and beautiful things; they do no wrong. It’s a sin to harm something that doesn’t do any harm. Killing an innocent creature isn’t something that can be justified‚ and that’s what Atticus meant by his words. The metaphor is one of the biggest themes of the story‚ and it is applied to several situations
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violence (as well as death and blood) and entrapment in order to show how naivete and innocence are exploited and taken for granted. Moreover‚ the idea of entrapment comes to fruition often in gothic literature‚ and usually happens to those who are innocent as a means of furthering the central idea of horror. In the short story‚ “Prey”‚ written by Richard Matheson‚ expounds upon the idea of entrapment when the main character Amelia is running from an evil doll and “trie[s] to open the bolt. It [is]
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Land‚ that is‚ Jerusalem. One of the most impacting crusades is known as the fourth Crusade when Innocent III was pope. The fourth crusade became terribly diverted from its original plans and became one of the most tragic and barbaric of all the crusades. When Innocent III was elected Pope in 1198 he wanted to ensure his superiority over the state. The Papacy was at its strongest when Innocent reigned as Pope from 1198 – 1216. He believed that the line of Peter’s bishops should control the
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Anne physically and psychologically from a civilized and innocent girl to a barbaric and ruthless woman throughout her stay in Vietnam. At the beginning of her stay‚ O’Brien portrays Mary Anne as a civilized and innocent girl by describing her physical and psychological characteristics. As Mary Anne makes her first appearance‚ O’Brien describes her as‚ “an attractive girl… [who has] terrific legs (p. 90)” suggesting that she is innocent has not experienced harsh conditions. O’Brien presents her
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Proctor had good morals and stood for what he believed. He always tried to do the right thing‚ and he protected the innocent citizens. Proctor had an affair with Abigail‚ but he had the opportunity to sign a paper confessing in order to help the innocents. Signing this paper would be hung up on the church doors for everyone to see‚ so he chose to sign it‚ but tore it up right afterwards. “I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence
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not only innocent the way he looks adds to the symbolism of innocence. Melville uses this symbolism to add a religious background‚ relation the character to Jesus‚ even though “the greatest innocence cannot be perfect.” The innocence of Billy Budd also plays on the rest of the world being the complete opposite of innocent‚ evil‚ such as the character Claggart. Claggart was considered ugly and there was something physically wrong with him. Melville was symbolizing that even the most innocent people
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