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Harper Lee uses To Kill A Mockingbird to bring attention to big issues. Racism, a very prominent one, appears not only from the white folks but also from colored characters as well, showing how this problem does not come from one side alone. This racial bias still…

The American Heritage dictionary defines rebel as, “to resist or defy an authority or a generaly accepted convention.” In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Connie is the rebel. Now, she is not a hardcore rebel: meaning, she does not get in trouble with the law. Connie sneaks around behind her parents backs to be around older boys. Connie is a fifteen year old girl. She fits the basic criteria as the rebellious teenage daughter. The only physical aspects that actually tells details of…

life).The experiences of two children in To Kill a Mockingbird really helps to bring these questions into focus. Scout and Jem are faced with extreme racism and have to decide exactly what they are going to do. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee uses Scout and Jem’s experiences in order to convey the idea that people should not discriminate against others based on prejudice and other beliefs they have for or against them. They should instead attempt to get to know people first, and base…

Commitment Essay “She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society.” -Atticus. The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, was published in the year of 1960. Written beautifully about the pros and cons of racism with plot in-between, Harper Lee accepted the Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer Prize is an award that recognizes an achievement in either a magazine, newspaper, and or online journalism. Ever since publication, the book has become a classic…

Although a variety of different lessons are told by significant characters, some are more pivotal than others. As the author states, “Atticus was feeble… our father didn’t do anything… or do anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone” (Lee 89). This tone of voice that Scout take contradicts the tone from previous chapters and also the way she had at first described her own father. Compared to earlier in the novel, she at this point seemed embarrassed and mad at Atticus for…

Remember when your first grade teacher said “Always help yourself before others ?” What if that was just a way to cover up the true instincts of humans, selfishness. As caring and considerate as we might look on a day to day basis, in struggle for survival the fastest to bring out their inner instincts win out at the expense of their rivals. Elie Wiesel, in his famous memoir Night showcases the true nature of humans with the character Elie. As we follow Elie through traumatising events during…

What do The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill A Mockingbird, and Of Mice and Men have in common? Each of these stories involves the idea of unfair treatment of the innocent based upon who they are as a person. Although two seperate authors wrote these stories, they still caputured the hard ship and the misconceptions of the people involved. These three stories follow different people, a family, two friends, and a young girl who all either see unfair treatment of the innocent or are the innocent treated…

Francine Prose appeals to ethos in multiple personaes in her essay I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read, including being a professional researcher, a former high school student, and a parent. In the second paragraph of page 91, Prose appeals to ethos as a professional researcher who looks for comprehensive sources of evidence to increase her credibility. Prose lists the sources of the “photocopy pages” she has collected before she states her observation. By saying “what emerges from these…

The Crucible “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and ability to affect those around him positively”(Bob Marley). John proctor was not a wealthy man, nor was he perfect, but he fought against the corruption within the court system. Proctor achieved moral integrity by admitting to his mistakes, and his refusal to confessing a crime he did not commit, he found self-respect when he did that, he would of rather died than be tortured his whole life based…

The Unknown Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel filled with the persecution of innocent people represented as mockingbirds. The Author, Harper Lee, created a community of people who are persecuted, judged, and attacked despite their innocence. Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol of innocence. In the book she says mockingbirds are innocent and commit no evil act. The birds only sing their songs for people to hear. The people of Maycomb are no exception, they live out their days…