Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a time of the depression and where racism is dominant‚ in Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Jem is the older brother of Scout and sometimes he does not take responsibility of his actions but now knows that he needs to be responsible and courageous. Jem is brave. He shows bravery while looking out for Scout‚ taking chances and standing up for what he believes in. While watching out for Scout‚ Jem is brave. For example‚ Jem decides that he wants Boo Radley
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Tom Robinson‚ the Guilt Free Man “What was the evidence of her offense? Tom Robinson‚ a human being. She must put Tom Robinson away from her. Tom Robinson was her daily reminder of what she did. What did she do? She tempted a Negro.” (Lee 203) In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Tom Robinson‚ an innocent and nice black man was accused a raping a white girl named Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s lawyer‚ and he has it all under control and is able to prove his point that Tom Robinson
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"Courage is not a man with a gun in your hand it’s knowing you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what . You rarely win ‚ but sometimes you do " said Atticus finch to his son Jem. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee courage is a main personality trait portrayed by Atticus and Scout . There are many scenarios in the story where courage is shown in the story which occurs in Maycomb a town in the Deep South Alabama during the 1930’s . Throughout
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How does Harper Lee create tension in chapter 11? All the way through the book‚ Scout talks about an elderly‚ horrible neighbor‚ Mrs. Dubose who is Restricted to a wheelchair.’’ If she was on the porch when we passed her wrathful gaze would rake us ...’’ this merely expresses the hatred she has towards these two children. It was impossible to go to town without passing her house unless we wished to walk a mile out of the way. ‘’ This demonstrates to the reader that anywhere they want to go they
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Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion” argues that even if we all agree that a fetus a person from the moment of conception‚ and a person has an essential right to life‚ the mother’s right to determine what she does and does not do with her body supersedes the rights of the unborn infant. Judith Jarvis Thomson illustrates her point by asking the reader to imagine that you wake up in the morning‚ and you discover that you have been kidnapped in order to save a life of a famous violinist
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The theme of “Catch the Moon” by Judith Ortiz Cofer is after losing a loved one‚ people can overcome the bitterness that develops by working and helping others. First in the story‚ the narrator says that Luis would “build a display wall for his father. People would be able to come into the yard and point to whatever they wanted.” This supports the theme because although Luis started by being sneaky‚ troublesome‚ selfish‚ and fearless‚ he changes into a kind‚ thoughtful‚ motivated‚ caring‚ and helpful
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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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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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Summary: Chapter 12 By this time‚ Jem has reached the age of twelve‚ and he begins to demand that Scout “stop pestering him” and act more like a girl. Scout becomes upset and looks forward desperately to Dill’s arrival in the summer. To Scout’s disappointment‚ however‚ Dill does not come to Maycomb this year. He sends a letter saying that he has a new father (presumably‚ his mother has remarried) and will stay with his family in Meridian. To make matters worse‚ the state legislature‚ of which Atticus
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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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