Alaska. Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson City (via Lake Bennett) in Canada! The miners carried a year’s supply of food mining equipment with them. Character Sketch of Hester Prynne Those traveling to the gold fields in 1897 journeyed by boat from San Francisco to Dyea or Skagway in Alaska. Skagway was just the beginning; they had a 500-mile journey ahead of them through the hazardous White Pass to Dawson
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To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Questions Chapters 1-3 1. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout‚ Jem and Dill? 2. What‚ briefly‚ has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley. 3. Describe Miss Caroline’s interactions with Burris Ewell. What does this suggest about Miss Caroline? What does this suggest about the Ewells? 4. Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household? 5. Atticus says that you never really understand a person "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."(pp 33) What
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A Possibility of Evil Character Sketch – Adela Strangeworth She is portrayed as an old lady who has too much pride and wants to be in the know of every tiny piece of gossip in town. In the beginning of the story‚ it gives the readers the impression that she was a sweet old lady who takes much pride in her rose bush and enjoys the town gossip too much. Ms. Strangeworth comes off as prideful‚ intrusive and blunt. Ms. Strangeworth was portrayed as prideful throughout the story when she took so
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in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. A novel about racism and innocence‚ To Kill A Mockingbird shows the reader that life is not always fair‚ and does so by creating many mockingbird figures throughout the story. Each mockingbird has a different role in the story‚ but contributes greatly to overall message. In the novel‚ Miss Maudie explains to the children that mockingbirds “don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy” (Lee 90). This shows the innocence of mockingbirds‚ which sets the tone
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The Strength of Theme Today‚ most everyone in the United States is free of racial discrimination‚ however this was not always the case. Ellen Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ reminds the reader of a time in the 1930’s when prejudice existed. This classic tells a story from the perspective of a six year-old girl‚ Jean “Scout” Louis Finch‚ who lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama. She is a rugged and headstrong girl‚ who is the daughter of a prominent lawyer‚ Atticus‚ and her deceased mother. This
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of fear‚ but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear.” To Kill a Mockingbird‚ published in 1960‚ has won the Pulitzer Prize and has become classic in today’s culture. It is written by Harper Lee‚ who writes the novel from the point of view of the literary character named Scout (Jean-Louise) Finch. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout tells the reader about the people of Maycomb‚ Alabama and what events occurred while she was a child. The topic
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Courage “Courage is when you know you are licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (P.149) Courage‚ the spirit and soul of virtue‚ is one of the most significant themes in To kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses many of the characters and circumstances in the book‚ as well as her own deed of writing this novel to demonstrate all facets of courage. There is a physical courage which is demonstrated by several characters. Atticus
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they recover it only by the protection of the laws." This quote is saying that all men are created the same way‚ but society divides them based on false judgments. It says that the only way to achieve self equality is before the law. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ justice plays a substantial role expressed in Atticus’s opinions‚ Tom Robinson’s court case‚ and the death of Bob Ewell. Justice is expressed throughout the novel in the views and opinions of Atticus Finch. In the story‚ Atticus
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The Mockingbird symbolizes innocence‚ hope and peace. Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the greatest books I have read. While reading the book I have chose some people to be mockingbirds. I chose Atticus and Tom Robinson to be mockingbirds. I chose these two particular people because they both play a wonderful part in the book and haven’t done anything horrible. They just try to help others out and never lied once. The use of this symbol is mainly innocence‚ how a young african american
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my reading novel “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ “Night” by Elie Wiesel‚ the article “obedience of Rwanda” and the “Gang rape raises questions about bystanders”‚ all of the text examples above identify the answers the readers need. Would the action of the observer change anything? Should people have responsible to the situation? People offer to help the victim because they know how horrible the event and the consequence will be. In the novel “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ Boo
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