Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ or Jem as he is called by Scout‚ is the narrator’s brother in To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is an athletic ten year old boy. Everyday during the summer he will play outside with his sister‚ Scout‚ and their friend Dill. As well as being athletic he is adventurous and highly spirited. He will run through the streets and climb trees‚ until Calpurnia‚ the cook‚ tells him to come inside. Jem is courageous and daring‚“in all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare” (Lee 12). He can
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Growing up is where you advance and learn maturity. Growing up in To Kill a Mockingbird and in Beautiful Brains shows a lot of struggle and confusion. Growing up can be a good thing you have way more freedom because the citizen of the U.S.A put their trust in us to do the right thing and not the wrong thing. Coming-of-age involves recognizing different perspectives. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Scout is an example of a character whose coming-of-age process involves gaining a different perspective
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Moral courage is a quality many hope to have‚ but cannot achieve. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbrid‚ by Harper Lee‚ she uses a character named Atticus Finch‚ the father of the main characters‚ to show moral courage. She uses Atticus to show readers that despite not knowing the outcome‚ one can still succeed if one musters enough courage. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus shows evidence of being a brave man. He helps Tom Robinson when the lynch mob came to take him‚ he shot a rabid dog‚ saving the entire
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To Kill a Mockingbird The style in which any author writes their work can reflect or reveal their attitude towards a subject. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ she expresses……(intro). Harper Lee uses characterization‚ motifs‚ and irony to show how she feels people should be treated. Harper Lee uses characterization to display her philosophy towards the treatment she feels people deserve.The story takes place during The Great Depression‚ meaning no one in the town of Maycomb has any money. So
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The opening of the video shows a number of Gothic cathedrals. What are your impressions of the cathedrals? What do you notice about them? I think the cathedrals were made into to scary of a fashion. The Gargoyles and pointed banisters make the church seem more like a prison than somewhere to be welcomed‚ but the cathedrals nonetheless are such impressive structures. 2. How did Gothic architecture change from previous time periods? What was new about Gothic architecture? Sometime in the past the walls
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Compare and Contrast how Successfully the Composers of Rebecca and the Short Story The Tell- Tale Heart Convey Gothic themes The Gothic genre is a style of film and literature that expresses themes of madness‚ death‚ darkness‚ romance and obsession. Although Rebecca and The Tell- Tale Heart are fitted to the Gothic genre‚ the composers have conveyed similar themes in different ways. Obsession in Rebecca is that of Mrs Danvers‚ who is obsessed to the point it drives her mad. She would do anything
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Women during the Civil War were forced into life-style changes which they had never dreamed they would have to endure. No one was spared from the devastations of the war‚ and many lives were changed forever. Women in the south were forced to take on the responsibilities of their husbands‚ carrying on the daily responsibilities of the farm or plantation. They maintained their homes and families while husbands and sons fought and died for their beliefs. Many women took the advantage of their opinions
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SESSION 2012/2013 GKA 2043 Research Methodology Title: The Study of Gothic Style and Its Influence on Modern Day Concept Arts Introduction: Gothic art flourished from the 12th century to the 16th century in Europe in response of the Byzantine and Romanesque tradition. Although Gothic is associated with arts‚ its most prominent use is in architecture‚ mainly for its pointed arch and flying buttress. To this day‚ the Gothic style is taken as a ‘label’ for visual arts such as concept art designs
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adapted their stories to appeal the people of their time. “Dracula” by Bram Stoker used many of the conventions of the gothic genre to appeal to the Victorian Society. Stoker used the style of the novel‚ his characters and the tone to create an enticing text based on the beliefs of the novel’s era. The tone of the novel Dracula seemed to be fear. Fear is a very common theme in many gothic texts. A few different types of fear were used in “Dracula” but the most prominent was the fear of evil and the supernatural
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Northern and Southern Colonies Differences The Northern and Southern Colonies of North America were politically‚ economically‚ and culturally very different from one another. The people of northern and southern colonies came to the new world for very different reasons and as time went on their differences would only grow. The differences between them would ultimately culminate in the American Civil War‚ which took place in the mid-nineteenth century and nearly ended destroyed‚ the country we
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