Alabama

The novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (1960), written by Harper Lee is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, whose father is defending a black man accused of raping a white girl in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. In a retrospective view, the narrator, Scout Finch further acquires knowledge from her childhood experiences, regarding the issues of prejudice and racial injustice explored, which allowed her to form a mature judgment of the society in the Southern United States during the 1930s. ‘To Kill a…

To Kill A Mockingbird Summary To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about a young girl named Scout who lives in Southern Alabama in the 1930s with her brother, Jem, and her father, Atticus. The main idea in this story is the loss of Scout’s innocence. This main idea uses symbolism, which is using something to represent something else. In this story, one of the symbolisms is the mockingbird as Scout’s innocence. The other symbolism is the loss of her innocence as the death of the mockingbird.…

person. Rosa Parks was an african american that took a stand by sitting down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa took a stand for equal rights for african americans and white people. Not only did she give hope to people that needed it she also gave courage to people that didn’t believe. Rosa gave hope to many people and this is her heroic story. Rose Louise McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February, 4, 1913. Rosa’s parent’s names were James and Leona McCauley. Rosa had a…

This regional historical fiction novel written by a young Alabama woman, Harper Lee, claims universal appeal as she takes the readers to the roots of human behavior. The novel referred, To Kill a Mockingbird, is set up in the 1930’s and portrays a childhood in a sleepy Southern town located in the state of Alabama. Near the end of Chapter 10, Maudie Atkinson, one of Maycomb's most open-minded citizens and lives across the street from Jem and Scout. says, “Atticus Finch was the deadest shot in…

successful people. For instance their culture, family, experiences, and their upbringing. Gladwell has made an interesting argument about how people become successful. In this paper, I will be talking about how Bradley Byrne, US Representative for Alabama became successful using some information from Gladwell’s arguments. Gladwell wants to convince readers that different kinds of explanations of success don 't work, people rise from nothing. It really makes a difference where and when people…

older brother, Byron Watson, before being sent to Alabama to his grandmother after the last straw. The novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is a historical fiction that tells the story of a Negro family, also known as the Weird Watsons by their neighbors, and their comical antics. However, the book doesn’t focus on the trip only but also, the circumstances that make the family travel to Birmingham, Alabama. The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 is a must…

told a radio interviewer in 1964 about her novel, which has since sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. It’s no wonder why many have been affected by the recent death of the “last centuries most beloved author”. Lee was born in Monroeville, Alabama in 1926, the youngest of four children of lawyer Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Cunningham (Finch). Growing up, Lee was surrounded by the stresses of segregation, which can be seen in her most famous work To Kill a Mockingbird, a reflective text…

To kill a mockingbird was written by Harper Lee during the mid- 1950s with the setting time 1933-1935 and setting place the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated by Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem, their widowed father Atticus and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus is a lawyer, leading to the family live well off compared to the rest of the society. Every summer, a boy named Dill comes to live in his aunt’s house in the neighborhood and is soon…

of the time.” (Lee, p 11) In other words, Jem told Scout that he thought that Mr. Radley punished Boo to keep him from getting out of the house. This makes the reader think that Boo is much worse than he actually is. The main setting, Maycomb, Alabama is vividly described in the beginning of the novel. Lee beautifully sets the story up, describing the town, the history of the Finch family and the town. According to the description, Scout is trying to…

prove many of Malcolm Gladwell’s theories, including the Matthew Effect, The 10,000 hour rule, timing, support, and practical intelligence. THE LEGEND Condoleeza Rice was born at a time where racism and segregation were still present in Birmingham, Alabama. There was racism in schools, public transportation, and even in local restaurants. Although the odds of becoming successful in the town of Birmingham were slim, Rice was strong and was able to defy all odds. A portion of Rice’s…