the reader can also expect that each event that she describes may be somehow related to one of the themes of the book. 3. What is the setting of the story? How does Harper Lee use this setting to set the tone? Lee set the story in a small southern town in the mid-1930s‚ with the story opening in the summer when the children are not in school. In general‚ life was considered to be much slower in the South during the summer because of the heat and humidity. People sat on their front porches
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our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right’” (242). Jem was upset that Tom Robinson was sent to jail for something that he didn’t do‚ while others thought it was great since Tom Robinson insulted what they thought was a picture of a “good southern white woman”. Jem’s personal belief that people should get a fair trial broke the status quo because most believed that an African American man such as Tom Robinson‚ didn’t deserve as such‚ since they were racist. “Face was streaked with tears as
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Introduction Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story that takes place in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Like any southern town of this time period‚ Maycomb is filled with scandals and other thieveries‚ prejudice‚ and gossip spreading news faster than wild fire. Because of this‚ many characters are considered outcasts just for being different than other members of society. Throughout the book‚ Lee recreates a world that segregates/divides black and white communities. This
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How does the term ’Protestant Gothic’ help us to understand Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray? Even though his last years were horrible for him‚ being sent to prison and criticized by lots of people because of one of his own novels‚ one can’t deny that Oscar Wilde lived a really interesting life. His wittiness -shown in his numerous epigrams‚ like «The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about»-‚ sense of humor‚ vividness and way of thinking made him one of the most
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Written by Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is set in a Southern Alabama county during the 1930s. During this time period‚ women did not have a significant influence on society but shared their voice in any possible way. Although readers of this novel may initially perceive women as innocent and kind-hearted‚ as the story develops‚ this point of view changes as the harsh nature of these women is revealed. As Miss Caroline Fischer enters her classroom full of eager students for the first time‚
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of Fiction A hero encompasses many qualities‚ not just bravery or strength‚ but more importantly‚ the ability to inspire others. To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Nelle Harper Lee‚ explores themes such as racism‚ innocence‚ and the morality of youth in Southern America in the 1930s. Topping the list of the American Film Institute’s 100 years...100 Heroes and Villains is a main character of the story‚ Atticus Finch. The American Film Institute defines a hero as “a character who prevails in extreme circumstances
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Cited: "Biography." eNotes Publishing. Ed. Scott Locklear. eNotes.com‚ Inc.‚ . eNotes.com. 2 Jun‚ 2013 Bosco‚ Mark. "Consenting To Love: Autiobiographical Roots Of "Good Country People." Southern Review 41.2 (2005): 283-295. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 June 2013. "Flannery O ’Connor." 2013. The Biography Channel website. Jun 02 2013‚ 08:38 http://www.biography.com/people/flannery-oconnor-9426760. O ’Connor‚ Flannery. “Good Country
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How does Angela Carter’s use and manipulate the Gothic form. Why? Explain? Angela Carter manipulates and uses the Gothic form in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ to demean stereotypes in patriarchal society. The narrator’s subconscious desires are revealed through descriptions laced with sexual connotations‚ ‘caressingly thrusting.’ Carter highlights the young girl’s sexual anticipation‚ portraying women in a more sexualised way than that typical of a fairy story. The narrator innocence is also questioned
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Edgar Allan Poe; one of the most famous gothic writer known to America. His work consists of dark mysteries which mostly revolve around death. Many say that the reason of Poe’s gothic writing style would be because of his past. It is well known that Poe’s work would reflect himself in one way or another. As a matter of fact‚ according to a short story written in 1839 titled‚ “An overview of the ‘Tell Tale Heart‚’” John Chua mentions that “Critics who have studied Poe sometimes suggest that his characters
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reinforce the genre? ‘The Bloody Chamber’ is a short Gothic story‚ the sentences are long this is because big ideas are needed to be put across in a short space of time. A lot of information is needed in the sentences to convey the right idea/point to the receiver. Long sentence structure also increases the paced in which the text is read‚ this makes the reader feel the anxiety/excitement that the narrator is feeling. This nervousness supports the Gothic genre as it creates mystery as to what is going
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