Ang Lee

In the novel Skellig, David Almond commonly referred to birds and flight. These references are often used to enhance the reader's understanding of Michael, Mina, Skellig and the Baby. Almond deliberately does not intertwine the use of birds at the start of the novel, as Michael is still a “typical” boy who loathes his new home and is jealous of the extra attention his sister Joy receives calling her - the bloody bay or something- quote. As Michael becomes more curious of Mina and Skellig, the…

Greetings ladies and gentlemen. I, Rocio Mattei, stand here beside you today to present 2017’s most prestigious award. This award is given to someone who has a brave, courageous, and naïve personality. As most of you know this award is well-known as the BCN Award. This year the person chosen to receive it is a young girl who has demonstrated a brave, courageous, and naïve character. This young child only does well for Maycomb County. Before calling her up on stage, let’s first take a look at how…

When I first watched Tomboy I finally saw something that resembled my boyhood. Adults are still very careful to not assign a transgender identity to children, often times ignoring the child and stating that adults know better than what the child is feeling. The filmmaker is careful to not assign any identity to the character, making the film less of a statement and more of a capturing of a summer, yet so many of the scenes are difficult to interpret in any way other than that of a trans…

Scout is a strong, tough, tomboy who develops a lot through this story. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story written by Harper Lee, following the story of the two siblings Scout and Jem. Growing up in the small town of Maycomb Alabama, Scout and Jem have many adventures as they both grow up and mature. Scout goes through many coming of age experiences through conflict, foreshadowing, and setting. One example of scout coming of age is in the school yard where a classmate was harassing Scout. With…

Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra. Calpurnia is a good mother figure. One reason why Calpurnia is better is because she treats the kids well. When Jem and Scout get in trouble, Calpurnia punishes them, but she makes sure they learn a lesson from their mistakes so that in the future they do not repeat the same action. Calpurnia respects both Jem and Scout individually on how they choose to present themselves. She does not want Jem and Scout to change who they are for others.…

overreacts to Scout’s innocent question by grabbing her by the collar and shooking her to never say a word about the courthouse, Scout’s reaction is the following one: “I crept from Jem’s room and shut the doors softly, lest undue noise set him off again.” (Lee, 331). From someone who first fought Jem for showing a bit of superiority, Scout’s reaction is quite impressive and inspires a lot of maturity. Note that shutting the door is the first thought that comes in her mind. At this passage of…

“Low-down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children” (Lee, 360) These are the words of Mr. Tate to tell Atticus Finch what he truly thinks of Bob Ewell. One thing about This is true because, Bob loves to drink, but when he does, he has no self-control and even attacks the children of the person he hates the most, Atticus Finch. Bob and Atticus have two drastically different lives, they have totally different social classes and ways of thinking and behaving.…

Belle, a film released in 2013, depicts the life a biracial woman, Dido Elizabeth Belle, living with a white family in 18th century England. Although she lives as a white woman, she is marginalized on numerous occasions. Belle illustrates the difficulties of being a biracial person in a society that is predominately white. As the story progresses, Dido learns the truth about her position in society, struggles with her identity, and strives to make a difference, just as the Invisible Man did.…

To a New Start Brutal, rough, eventful. My day in three words. Nothing could have gone worse. It was a brand new start for me. New start to the teaching aspect. New to the town of Maycomb, Alabama. I was From North Alabama, Winston County, so the Maycomb residents have a different lifestyle and I was definitely not fitting in or adjusted to it at all. Maycomb is a little world of its own. As soon as being introduced to all of my fellow, new students, I knew something was already off. It was then…

“Remember,” Duke whispered, “No talking.”. Bill nodded as they went out into the darkness of Mufasa’s dirt road. When they reached the center of the town they bumped into the hyena statue and it made Bill jump. “Calm down, it’s just a statue”, whispered Duke. “Sorry, it startled me”, replied Bill in a normal voice. “Shush”, Duke said in a yelling whisper. At that moment they had realized, they should have been quieter. Then out of the dark alleys the hyenas come out charging directly toward…