Symbolism In Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird
.... made a foundation out of dirt, and
then covered it with what snow they had. One could interpret this in two
different ways. First of all, the creation of the snowman by Jem can be
seen as being symbolic of Jem trying to cover up the black man and showing
that he is the same as the white man, that all human beings are virtually
the same. Approval of these views is shown by Atticus when he tells Jem, "I
didn't know how you were going to do it, but from now on I'll never worry
about what'll become of you, son, you'll always have an idea." The fire
that night that engulfed Miss Maudie Atkinson's house can be seen as the
prejudice of .....
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Book Report: I Am David
.... Johannes taught David different languages and also
to help one another, especially in the camp. After Johannes was shot David
became very much like Johannes. David became caring, kind and smarter with
the languages he had learned. Any chance David had to do something good he
would, for ex. the time David risked his life to save the girl in the
burning cabin. (I hope I did not give away to much of the book)
Critique:
One reason I liked the book was because the author gave the character,
David, a positive attitude. David did not have much to live for (until
later on in the book) but still had a desire to live. Secondly .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: The Guilty Verdict And Consequences Of The Trial
.... tried to capitalize on the contradictory
statements made by Ms. Ewell. He questioned the witness using a variety of
techniques and seemed to receive less than uniform answers to the same
questions that were asked in a different manner. At times the witness
appeared confused and became frustrated and emotional as Mr. Finch
continued to try and raise a reasonable doubt among the jurors concerning
the testimony that was being given by Ms. Ewell.
The Defenses' strongest witness was the accused himself, Tom Robinson.
Lawyer Finch called his client to the stand and questioned him about the
allegations that were being made about him. M .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Mobs
.... had a
guilty verdict in mind, but with the attitude towards blacks in Maycomb
County, Lee made it bluntly obvious that they had no intention of
pronouncing Tom innocent. In the book Atticus made it very clear, "In our
courts, when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man
always wins." Just as in the horde outside the jailhouse, another member
of the Cunningham family played the outsider of this group. Atticus later
referred to the unnamed Cunningham, "You might like to know that there was
one fellow who took considerable wearing down—in the beginning he was
rarin' for an outright acquittal." Even tho .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Injustice
.... was, not one to rape and beat a helpless teenager,
but one to conduct himself as a civilized human being. I strongly feel
that this is a remedy that Harper Lee offers on the subject of dealing with
everyday injustice. Instead of getting angry when someone puts us down, we
should react by laughing along with the person or even just walki ng away.
These reactions may douse the person's sprit to criticize you and end the
tormenting
Another issue of injustice confronted in To Kill A Mockingbird is
that of religious injustice. When Jem and Scout attend church with
Calpurnia, Jem comments on the First Purchase Church, .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Character Analysis Of Jem
.... believe in evils in the world, such as racism. His
beliefs in why Boo Radley stayed in the house all the time changed too.
When he was young he thought Boo was just crazy and that's why he stayed in
the house. But he comes to believe that Boo stays in the house because he
doesn't want to come out, because he doesn't like the world outside.
His interests change too. When he was young his main focus was Boo
Radley. He worked all summer, every summer, to try to get Boo to come out.
But as he gets older he becomes less and less interested in Boo and more
interested in law and in football. His interest in law branches off from
his f .....
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The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
.... works best under pressure because he thinks more about it.
Somehow, Tom had sensitivity for others, even others didn't have it
for him. Like the situation with the torn page of the teachers book. Even
though Tom didn't tear the page he still took the blame for Becky when
Becky was being mean to him. He got a whipping Tom didn't care he had
gotten them before that was just same as it ever was for Tom.
Tom's upbringing most likely leads to his adventurous side. The
fact he doesn't have a mother living with him probably has a little less
respect for Aunt Polly than he Biological mother. He wouldn't have less
love since Aunt Poll .....
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The Canterbury Tales: Tools Of The Trade
.... Death is given human characteristics to make
him more real to us. This tool allows the main characters to focus their
feelings.With the use of personification the three men are allowed to
focus their feelings of vengence on a person instead of a biological
process.
Another tool that was heavily relied on was irony. There are many
examples used to show irony in the story. The old man sends the three
drunkards down a path where he says death is, however, a pot of gold
awaits them there instead. "If your so anxious to find Death, turn up this
crooked path; for in that grove I left him, by my faith, under a tree, and
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To Teach Or Not To Teach?
.... that Blacks can be just as caring as whites. The white characters often
view the blacks as property rather than as individuals with feelings and
aspirations of their own. Huck comes to realize that Jim is much more than
a simple slave when he discusses a painful experience with his daughter.
Jim describes how he once called her and she did not respond. He then
takes this as a sign of disobedience and beats her for it. Soon realizing
that she is indeed deaf, he comforts her and tries to make up for the act
of beating. The feeling that Jim displays shows Huck that Jim has a very
human reaction and the fact Jim says, "Oh Huck, I .....
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest And The Scarlet Letter: To Live With Fear
.... caught and
sentenced to electro-shock therapy (EST). The Chi usually blacked out in a
fog when confronted with problems; however, this time (he had endured over
200 EST sessions previously) he did not. However, McMurphy was
deteriorating, and the two seemed to be reversing positions. McMurphy
eventually was sentenced to a lobotomy, which left him as a helpless,
pathetic person, as the Chief had once been. The Chief now had the courage
to put McMurphy out of his misery, despite what the head nurse, Nurse
Ratched, the symbol of the combine to the Chief, would do to him. He
smothered McMurphy, and afterwards, escaped by lifti .....
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The Tower Of Babel
.... growing cultural tolerance and open-mindedness, matures from a
naive adolescent to a young man capable of dealing with crisis and
accepting his role in the culturally divided world.
Despite extensive cultural differences, the Highlanders and
Lowlanders represent two halves of a society that must intermingle in order
to reach their summit of individual and group possibilities. These two
definitive cultures of Highlanders and Lowlanders are represented
respectively by Alan and David. In the story, David is frequently
portrayed as one who dislike Highlanders, and his adventures show why. His
first guide tries to cheat him, wit .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Trading Places With Atticus Finch
.... enjoy seeing how
people dealt with the low standard of living.
There are many differences between him and me. One is that I have
never been persecuted. He was every day. That would not be fun. People
wanted to kill him, which wouldn't be fun either.
The other main difference was that he lives during a whole different
time and place. The era of today is a lot nicer, materially, than back
then, but there wasn't so much crime, either, which leads me to believe
that they were better people. I would still like to try living during that
time for a couple of days, if only for the above reasons. I try to emulate
his cool .....
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