In the poetries‚ “Sympathy” and “Caged Bird”‚ the authors express how the bird symbolizes persistence‚ bravery‚ strength‚ patience‚ motivation and rebelling. The caged bird symbolizes many significances and reveals the theme which is‚ imprisonment has a major effect on the soul. The authors use theses symbols to help the reader relate to the implied theme of the poem and to help create an eerie/dark mood for the poem. Both authors went through confinement because of race and oppression‚ which allowed
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are Atticus‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. True bravery and courage is hard to find in people. Atticus displays true bravery and courage in the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus did not fight Bob Ewell even though he spat on him‚ threatened his life‚ and said harsh things. Scout stated‚ “Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye‚ just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat” (Lee 291). Atticus took
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A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson Theme: The poem deals‚ among other things‚ with the relationship between nature and humanity. At the start the poet is just observing the bird (“He did not know I saw”). She does not interfere‚ but she is not passive‚ as her observations are quite detailed e.g. noticing the Beetle. She is a presence in the poem from line 2‚ but we don’t find out much about her as the focus is on the bird. The human interference‚ finally‚ in line 14 (“I offered him
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their art to convey similar meanings. The works “Hope is a thing with feathers” and “Caged Bird” both talk about similar topics and use similar themes.These poems use figurative and literal language‚ talk about hope and how it gets us by‚ and talk about the songs that birds sing. Both are beautiful works and the similarities and differences are very complementary to each other. Both poems talk about birds‚ however one uses figurative language and the other uses literal language. “Hope” is The Thing
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Radley‚ the chivalrous Tom Robinson‚ and the prestigious Atticus Finch accompanied by his darling children. The main theme of this suspenseful novel was to teach the reader that you shouldn’t‚ in any way‚ shape‚ or form‚ hurt anybody whose purpose in life is to simply make the world a better place. These three characters implied this major motif throughout the story‚ truly giving the impression that they are as brave and bold as superman taking down a villain. To begin‚ Mr. Arthur Radley displayed
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Empathy Speaker: Scout Chapter: 24 Page #: 307/ 308 Quote: In the sudden silence that followed‚ Miss Stephanie Crawford called from across the room‚ “Whatcha going to be when you grow up‚ Jean Louise? A lawyer?” “Nome‚ I hadn’t thought about it…” I answered‚ grateful that Miss Stephanie was kind enough to change the subject. Speaker: Aunt Alexandra Chapter: 24 Page #:315 Quote: “Didn’t they try to stop him? Didn’t they give him any warning?” Aunt Alexandra’s voice shook. Speaker: Jem Chapter:
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Study Guide Chapters 20-25 Chapter 20 • Scout says that “Mr. Dolphus Raymond was an evil man”. Is she right? He is not evil; he is simply misunderstood and has received a bad reputation because society doesn’t understand his choices. • In most states of the USA people who drink alcohol in public places are required to hide their bottle in a paper bag. Why does Dolphus Raymond hide Coca-Cola in a bag? He wants people to think he is drunk because it gives them a
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To killlThe writer Harper Lee purposefully created first impressions of the character Aunt Alexandra in the written text To Kill a Mockingbird to deceive or surprise us‚ as the readers. Our first Impression of Aunt Alexandra is that she is stern‚ austere and rather sanctimonious. She has a strong commitment to propriety and tradition which often leads to a clash of personality with Scout. This is illustrated when Aunt Alexandra comes to live in Maycomb with Atticus and the children. It is not until
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The "rigid and time honoured code" of society was that‚ while‚ white people could employ and even exploit African-Americans‚ there could be no personal relationship between African-Americans and whites and no recognition that African-Americans had the same reactions and feelings as white people. Further‚ there was an evil assumption "that all Blackslie‚ that all Blacks are basically immoral beings". They certainly did not have the benefit of then To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus’ says "Mayella has
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Grade 8 Language Arts – Study Guide: January Exams [Jan. 20-23] Section 1 – Grammar (10%) Quotation Marks – Students must demonstrate that they can use quotation marks and punctuation correctly when citing evidence. Ex: In chapter 10 of The Hunger Games‚ Katniss reflects on the audience when she says‚ “I know they must be tracking me now though. The minute I hit the ground‚ I’m guaranteed a close-up” (163). Common Editing Mistakes – Students will be given a small passage that contains several
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