Atticus Kodiak

Oskar Schindler. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a tired lawyer who defends Tom Robinson, a falsely accused African American man. Atticus lives in a small town in Alabama dominated by traditional views and unspoken bitterness towards African Americans. Oskar Schindler lived in a postwar Germany where the Jewish population were defamed as the root of the nation’s problems. Both Oskar Schindler and Atticus Finch possess the same qualities in how they display…

What is similar between these two legends? For instance, one is Japanese while the other is from the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Even though it is surprising, there are actually many similarities between the two stories. The following sections of this essay will explain each urban legend and will lead to the conclusion of how similar they are. Kuchisake-Onna was Japanese woman who cheated on her husband, who was a samurai. After the man discovered her unfaithfulness he slit her mouth as he said…

begin, in both pieces of literature, the theme of courage is presented in similar ways. Courage can be defined as the bravery of someone to do something. Courage is hidden in everyone but is not always used for everything. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus shows courage byb defending a black man, Tom Robinson. This shows courage because during that time the Jim Crow Laws were intact and all people of Macomb, except for a few, looked down on Negroes. “This case, Tom Robinson’s case, is something…

What is felt when reading a novel? Love or Hate? Agreement or Disagreement? In To Kill a Mockingbird, that was the question the whole book revolves around. While reading this essay, the same questions will be asked. But this time just think about, “I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays if you want, if you can hit'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(119) Mockingbirds do nothing but sing and make music for…

Murder on a Sunday Morning is a documentary that shows the problem in our judicial system concerning the juvenile being accused of a crime. This documentary follows the trial of 15-year-old Brendon Butler from Defense attorney Patrick McGuinness’s and Ann Finnell point of view as he works to prove Butler innocence. This case became America most misleading Cassie's because of its lack of evidence on Mr Butler Butler. This accident took place on May 17, 2000, out of Jacksonville Florida many…

little talent. Jem shouted, “Atticus is a gentlemen, just like me.” I was a gentlemen, and I knew that this was a very rare talent. I didn’t boast about it. I read at home like an old man. My kids knew me as an old man who didn’t know how to do anything. Now, they think of me differently. They wanted to know how I did it. They wanted me to know why I didn’t tell them. I had kept quite a big secret. Still, I am Atticus Finch. No matter my talents, I am still Atticus Finch. Just because I have…

During the morally challenging novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by the incredibly creative Harper Lee, Charles Baker Harris (Dill) represents his place as the most important character through his repetitive instances of curiosity and how that influences the children to desire to interact with Arthur (Boo) Radley. To commence, Dill's curiosity first makes its appearance when Dill first discovered the Radley house. This is established early in the book when Scout and Jem, children in the neighborhood…

it through the experiences of the trial. All kids grow up innocent and with a sense of imagination, but in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, Dill, and Jem are cut short in their childhood due to a brutal trial that opens their eyes. No matter how hard Atticus tries to keep…

A. Attention Getter: I know the majority of the class are thinking, “Oh no, is that a cricket ball? Anything, but that lame sport.” I bet everyone would rather watch the Cleveland Browns lose to a high school football team or even watch Donald Trump play golf for the whole day than watch a single boring cricket game. B. Reason to Listen: It has become a meme to insult the sport of cricket, and rightfully so. Cricket is not popular sport in America, and it will never be accepted as a major…

Atticus is portrayed as an exceptional father in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird. An exemplary father is someone who is a role model. Being a paternal figure is important because as a parent, he/she should guide their children to live a healthy life. During Tom Robinson’s trial, people express hatred towards African Americans because he is accused of raping a white young lady named Mayella. Due to this event, Scout is surrounded by people using the n word. Atticus makes sure that…