In charter 1 the children view courage as something physical. Provide examples from the text and explain how Jem‚ Scout and Dill would define courage. The definition of courage is “the ability to do something that frightens one” or “strength in the face of pain or grief.” In the beginning of the book‚ “To Kill a Mockingbird” the readers were introduces to several different characters. The three character were Jem who was “ nearly ten‚”(7)‚ Scout “ almost six‚”(7) and Dill “ goin’ on seven” (8) Each
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Gatsby Symbols Symbols within The Great Gatsby play an important role in outlining major themes‚ conveying certain characters attributes and foreshadowing upcoming events. This allows readers to understand the overall meaning and message put forth by the novel in a deeper sense. One of the first symbols mentioned in the book is the Valley of Ashes. This is an area between West Egg and New York consisting of a large area of desolate land described as‚ “A fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat
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to cut the tops off every one of Mrs. Dubose’s camellias. Jem is then forced to read to Mrs. Dubose for a month‚ and after that month Mrs. Dubose dies and Jem then discovers that she had a morphine addiction‚ which is why she had fits. Mrs. Dubose does seem like a mean old lady as how she treats
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY A true gift is‚ in one sense‚ an unexpected blessing bestowed by a person –or even‚ perhaps‚ by fate. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee gifts are used as symbols of the people’s character and also help the reader understand the book better as it unfolds. One of the gifts in the book was given to Miss Maudie. One night during the snow storm her house caught fire. The neighbors put the fire out but she needed a place to stay. Miss Maudie stayed with Miss
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“The Masque of the Red Death” is a Gothic style story written by Edgar Allan Poe. In this story‚ many setting and descriptive details contain symbols. These symbols are very important because each symbol stands for something and gives readers much thought. For example‚ the red color represents the blood and the clock represents the time‚ etc. Through these symbols‚ we can learn the story teaches us that no matter you are rich or poor‚ you can not avoid death. There are seven chambers in Prince
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The Great Gatsby is an a novel that could teach many people around the world that their goals are never out of reach. Never giving up and striving for success are very good ways to achieve anything ever wanted. In this story Gatsby has a symbol that represents his hopes and dreams. This symbol is a tiny‚ green‚ barely visible light and the end of Daisy Buchanan’s dock. While this light represents Gatsby’s hopes to one day be with Daisy again‚ like in the past‚ the light could mean many things to
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heroes are super people that have super powers like x-ray vision and they can fly and do all sorts of things that regular people can’t‚ that’s what I used to think but they don’t really do you any good. a real hero is someone that contributes to you in a really good way like a role model or a dad. My hero always has been my dad .He is my hero because how he does things and all of the stuff he has ever taught and also he showed me all of my hobbies and activities I like to do. My interest in cars that
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A mockingbird‚ a bird that only sings it’s song‚ can be shown as a symbol for people who do onto help their world and the people in it. In the book to kill a mockingbird‚ a mockingbird is shown to be a person who doesn’t hurt anyone or do anything that isn’t violent. In the book it also explains that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird‚ the action of harassing‚ stereotyping‚ and disagreeing with the mockingbird. Tom Robinson‚ who was a mockingbird for To Kill A Mockingbird‚ is an example of this because
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The Scarlet Letter In the 1660s‚ the number of African-Americans among the entire population of New England was 1.7%. The percentage of found-out adulteresses was even less. Nevertheless‚ a truly gifted seamstress such as Hester Prynne wasn’t standing on ever street corner. The public all agreed that ordinarily‚ finery and indulgence was frowned upon in the Puritanic society. However‚ some held the opinion that Governor Bellingham was keeping enough distance between himself and Hester Prynne‚ and
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In the “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus‚ Lazarus describes America as the “ Mother of Exiles‚” which is symbolic for how America had become a destination for those who had no where else to go. The “ Golden Door” that immigrants saw coming from Ellis Island was a sign that they had made it‚ they had reached the promised land. The poem by Lazarus goes; Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame‚ With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed‚ sunset gates shall stand A
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