Amy Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee demonstrates to us how gender and class affects people in a myriad ways. The social issues are shown through the eyes Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch, our young female protagonist. Through her eyes, the effects of class and gender in the 1930's are revealed so they can be compared to the issues society has today. Gender and class issues impact people in the time time period of To Kill a Mockingbird as well as in the present day just in different ways. In the…

The document that is being reviewed is The Life of a Female Slave written by Harriet Jacobs. Harriet Jacobs was an African American slave that, after many harsh trials, was able to obtain her freedom, along with her children, by escape to a free state. Jacobs is responsible for her own writings, in the sense that she both wrote them and published them herself, which is remarkable because during this time it was uncommon for slaves to be able to read and write. Jacobs’ writings were later…

really gives us any details about Annabel Lee herself; she doesn’t talk and we don’t really know what she looks like so this allows the reader to characterize Annabel Lee however they see fit. Also, this could be the poet’s way of showing that she is perfect in his eyes and is made of pure beauty. Annabel Lee is first mentioned in line 4 when the poet refers to her as a “maiden,” which almost makes her sound like fairy tale character. He mentions Annabel Lee again in lines 25-26 saying. “That…

surroundings, and is a critical factor to determine their personal beliefs. If an individual can look at a situation in an unorthodox perspective, their position can be altered. This concept is presented in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Lee displays varying perspectives on a court case between a black man and a white family. Atticus Finch, the lawyer appointed to the case, changed the perspectives and beliefs of individuals regarding equality, by getting them to look past the…

Harper Lee was born in Alabama in 1926. She was the youngest of four and considered herself a tomboy (similar to Scout). Her mother suffered from a mental illness and rarely left the house (similar to Boo Radley). Lee studied law (similar to atticus) and then published To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 during the Civil Rights Movement. Her novel went on to win the Pulitzer Prize a year later. In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the social and gender inequalities are the main issues. Lee approaches…

Watchman, both by the renowned Harper Lee. In my reflection of reading these two stories, I viewed one as an innocent example and the other as a wake up call to reality. I agree that the character of Atticus Finch has indeed been added value to – in some ways that most people would not prefer. The fact is, he is the same person in both stories, only to be distinguished by the perspective of Scout and the reader. Most critics would be displeased in Harper Lee because Atticus demonstrated a…

This paternalistic theme continues in Lee’s work. This time, Lee denounces Northern liberalism. When Scout starts first grade she meets Miss Caroline, her new teacher who is implemented a new method of teaching that Jem incorrectly calls the Dewey Decimal system. While the Dewey Decimal system refers to the library classification, Crispino argues that the new method of teaching Scout is referring to the is the methods taught by John Dewey. Dewey has been described as "a philosopher who combined…

To Kill a Mockingbird Essay The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, confronts many intercultural conflicts. The story depicts the people of Maycomb County to be very ethnocentric. A majority of its inhabitants believe that white people are superior to black and the rich are superior to the poor. This becomes a very prominent barrier that prevents many people from trying to see things from another’s perspective. Many of the town’s residents contain a strong hold onto their traditional beliefs, in…

live the rest of her life with him but in reality, that is not always a possibility. Scout also has an issue with not seeing the difference between good and bad people when “[she] [breaks] away from Jem and [runs] as fast as [she] [can] to Atticus” (Lee 202). She thinks that the people Atticus is speaking to are gathered for a friendly chat when they are not. She does not comprehend that society has evil in its roots because her mind is clouded by the illusion of a perfect, peaceful community.…

Killing a Mockingbird To kill a Mockingbird a bestselling novel by Harper Lee with over 30,000,000 copies in 40 languages worldwide it was released in 1960. It was made into a movie December 25, 1962 screen play by Horton Foote. It is a story about a southern town in Maycomb County Alabama Macomb was an old town a tired old town. It is a story about a father his daughter his son, their friend and the man he defends in court Tom Robinson. The story takes place back in the 30s there is a lot of…