1921 Pulitzer Prize

Courage, it is defined to be able to do something that frightens one, which makes courage hard to come by. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee courage is present in multiple characters. Atticus shows determination through his job and his family. Miss Maudie Atkinson shows her bravery by deciding to state her opinion when it could make her life miserable. And Link Diez courageously stands up to a racist man to do what's right. These three characters show tremendous amounts of courage…

2. What is the impact of Miller's use of symbols on the audience's understanding of the ways in which the Loman family clings to their version of the dream? In death of a salesman , through the use of symbols , Arthur Miller exposes to the audience the false dream the Loman family is desperately trying to grasp on and a representation of the end of each version of “dream” for the Loman family which eventually causes their misery. Each member of the Loman family is in denial or perpetuating a…

The Critical idea throughout Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is the American dream that is sought after by so many even in today's time. However, the idea of the American Dream can be viewed as many different things to people of all kinds. In Death of a Salesman the main character, Willy Loman, struggles to fulfill his ideal of the American Dream. With the relatable elements, of envy, pride, and greed that everyone can comprehend, helps readers understand and sympathize with Miller's Death…

Steve Jobs once said, “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” By this he means don't let the voices and beliefs of others overrule yours, but instead follow your own intuition. This is exactly what Atticus teaches his children in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Atticus shows his children that even though everyone may be against your belief or stand on something, continue to think for yourself…

The narrative voice, or perspective, of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ is very different to that of Harper Lee’s first novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, Scout is around the age of 7 and this is shown through her perspective as the narrator. Her viewpoint is naïve and very innocent and she is susceptible to all the rumours and stories about Boo Radley. In ‘Go Set a Watchman’, Scout is 20 years older. She still acts childish and there are many instances where she feels the need to…

In the iconic movie, “Finding Nemo”, a shark named Bruce once said, “Fish are friends, not food.” This is verbal evidence that superlative character education was exemplified in this children’s film. Exemplifying true character education in a movie is very difficult, let alone in a children’s movie. These movies especially need to show kids how to act around others and how to grow up to be role models for others. In “Finding Nemo”, character education is exemplified in a plethora of areas,…

Marvin Marin English 111 Professor Emma Trelles May 4, 2017 True Colors The statement by Pablo Picasso that “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” is a true representation of the plays Trifles and Anna in The Tropics. The society preaches equality and fairness in role distribution between both genders, with the aim of promoting co existence among them. In both plays, Trifles and Anna in The Tropics, the script writers presents how males have been dominant in both plays. Susan Glaspell,…

Many lessons were learned by Scout and Jem during the time of Tom Robinson’s case. Harper Lee’s fiction piece To Kill a Mockingbird is an American classic.Both Scout and Jem learned many lessons from Atticus. Scout learned from Atticus that you must take a walk in someone’s skin to truly understand them. For example, when Scout saw Walter Cunningham Jr. pouring syrup all over his breakfast, she was very confused. But she did not think about what it’s like to be a Cunningham and realise he’s…

Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we see Scout learn many valuable life lessons that help grow as a person. Most of these important lessons come from Scout’s father, Atticus, a wise man that has justice running through his veins. Therefore, Atticus is the most influential person in Scout’s life. One lesson that Scout learns from Atticus is that you can’t shoot “mockingbirds.” This is an important lesson that Scout finally wraps her mind around when she says “it would…

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both symbolized by the mockingbird. First, Boo Radley is a mockingbird. One-way Boo is a mockingbird is that he never comes out in the beginning of the book. Throughout the book they refer to the mockingbird but one was never seen. Mockingbird never bother anyone, they do not do anything to people. Just like the mockingbird Boo never bothered anyone. Nobody had issues with him, it was only that nobody ever saw or knew what he did. One other way Boo is a…