“It’s not time to worry yet‚” Atticus Finch famously quotes when he and his children‚ Jem and Jean Louise‚ informally known as Scout‚ confront trials and tribulations within their lives (Lee 139). Harper Lee‚ the infamous author of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ sets the scene of her novel in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ during the nineteen thirties‚ a time of racial prejudice and the Great Depression. Living as a single parent during this pressing time‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer in the town of Maycomb‚ is aware
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“Just as Atticus is a nontraditional parent for his time and locale‚ so too is he unconventional in his racial and social attitudes.” Critic Elizabeth Malia is spot on with her description of this character. Atticus Finch is a main character from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which was published in 1960 and won the Pulitzer Prize the following year. Set in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ Lee’s book is about a respected lawyer named Atticus‚ a widower‚ who has two children named Jean Louise‚ better known
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First of all‚ I will be characterizing Atticus as an outsider and a riskful person. To begin‚ Atticus can be characterized as an outsider. Firstly‚ Atticus does not hunt‚ fish‚ gamble‚ drink‚ or smoke like a majority of the fathers and men in Maycomb do. As stated in the novel‚ “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting‚ he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read” (Lee 118). Not doing one or two of those activities to the
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characters‚ like Scout’s father‚ Atticus Finch. Atticus is revealed as an insightful‚ determined‚ and independent individual throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee through his and other character’s speech. Right off the bat‚ Atticus is a wise‚ understanding individual and a caring soul who is concerned for others’ rights. This is first seen when Scout is trying to convince her dad to let her stop going to school because Scout doesn’t like her teacher. Atticus tells Scout‚ "You never really
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dominate their political‚ economic‚ and cultural life. Imperialism was part of daily life and soon American’s felt the need to use it because of their industrial expansion and constant need of new raw resources. Scholars often make the connection between imperialism and the Mexican – American war‚ claiming that it helped expand imperial efforts. Americans managed to dehumanize certain racial groups until they were able to control their nations‚ imperializing places such as Hawaii‚ Cuba‚ The Philippines
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Journal of Education and Practice ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.5‚ No.4‚ 2013 www.iiste.org The Relationship between Culture and ELT: The Representation of Aesthetic Sense Culture in “Oxford Progressive English” Mumtaz Ahmed*1‚ Sayed Kazim Shah2 1. 2. Government Postgraduate College of Science‚ Samanabad‚ Faisalabad‚ Pakistan Department of English Linguistics‚ Government College University‚ Faisalabad‚ Pakistan * E-mail of the corresponding author: webmumtaz@gmail.com Abstract
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fight the glaring injustice. Atticus Finch is a man of integrity‚ intelligence‚ and a strong moral code‚ but more importantly‚ recognizes the importance of teaching this to others. Lee portrays him as a hero in many different ways‚ his strong mentality serving as a basic threshold for his courageous actions. Atticus Finch is a heroic individual by defending those he sees are helpless‚ and always staying true to his morals and values while simultaneously raising
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sell me on death‚ Odysseus. I’d rather be a hired hand back up on earth‚ slaving away for some poor dirt farmer‚ than lord it over all these withered dead.” Odyssey is trying to glorify the hero Achilles‚ telling him that he should not complain about his death because he’s respected by all the dead soul. But Achilles did not share the same point of view. He rather slaves on earth for another man than rule down over all the breathless dead. Have you ever known anyone who committed suicide? It’s a scary
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The Relationship between Community and Sustainability In recent years there has been an increase amount of awareness in terms of how sustainable our world has to be‚ in order to maintain the civilization of all people. The question becomes‚ is it already too late to fix our immoral behaviors‚ as we observe the number of failing state increasing all over the world‚ whether it in china‚ Africa and so forth. Throughout this paper‚ I will offer a summary on the ideal of a sustainable community and the
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character of Atticus Finch reveals the theme of the novel which is in order to make a change it takes sacrifice and hard work‚ along with determination. Mr. Finch sacrifices many things including his time‚ his pride‚ and he and his family’s safety. Atticus is a selfless character who surprises you multiple times in the novel and is a revolutionist in Maycomb. He plays a major part in the storyline as one of the main protagonists. Atticus is introduced as the widower father of Jem and Scout‚ his two young
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