Camellia

be talking lot of things all from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this essay we are going to talk about the meaning of some of the flowers in the novel. The three flowers are the camellias, azaleas, and geraniums. First thing that is going to talked about the meaning of the camellias. The first meaning of it is as a representation of the racism in the south. As Ms.Dubose says on pg.146, “Thought you could kill my Snow-on-the-Mountain, did you? Well, Jessie says the top’s…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, there is an obvious theme of people are not always who they seem to be. I will evalutate Atticus’s and Mrs. Dubose’s outward appearances and who they actualy are on the inside. Jem and Scout often look at Atticus as old and feeble. He is a lawyer who works in an office, unlike all of the other dads who play football, drive trucks and go fishing. His only hobby is reading. This makes the children see him as not a “cool” dad. However, Atticus has a side to him that the…

continues to criticize him and his family; however, he persists. Despite his personal hatred for Mrs. Dubose, Jem battles his emotions and continues going to read to her. Jem learns from Atticus that Mrs. Dubose passed away and she had left him a camellia flower inside the candy box she gave him; his initial reaction is one of utter confusion and he is unable to understand the reason behind her actions because he had always believed that Mrs. Dubose disliked him. He is surprised when she leaves…

The knowledge of right and wrong and the concept of respectful morals that vary from person to person is not a skill that you are born knowing. Understanding these types of concepts is not an easy task to accomplish and is not something that you are born knowing or can learn out of a textbook. Instead, to acquire this knowledge you must be willing to open up to new ideas and have the ability to broaden your perspective. Maturity is a very sought after theme that most people usually associate…

The Influence of Empathy in To Kill a Mockingbird They say jealously is the root of all evil in the world. If this is true then the one emotion that could dig up this root from anyone's mind is empathy. Once you can see what the person who plays piano has gone through to achieve this goal, or how much time and effort it took for the one who plays volleyball like a professional to achieve his goal, you will then understand the struggle of them and not immediately judge someone by their…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, as Jem and Scout mature, Atticus teaches them how one must be courageous to be able to look beyond the social standards of their society, and fight for what is right. Overtime, Jem and Scout realize this as they understand Atticus’ reason for taking on Tom Robinson’s case. Atticus tells Scout that, “before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,” (140). Atticus believes…

until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (30). What this quote means is you don't know the person past life and what they have been through until you're able to walk around in their skin. Atticus tells Jem this when Jem trashed Dubose's camellia bushes. Jem has no idea what Mrs. Dubose has been through and Atticus tries to emphasize that. "Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like me, you'd be scared, too." (Chapter 19). This quote really stood out to me because it made sense that the…

appearance was her reality, even to Atticus, the kids’ father, who was very polite to her, she would act as a vile and mean old lady. Scout and Jem only ever interact with Mrs. Dubose’s crude remarks walking by her house until one day Jem destroys her camellias because of something particularly mean that she said earlier that day. As punishment the kids are forced to spend time with Mrs. Dubose, and the first time they enter her house Scout notices her “lying under a pile of quilts and almost…

Akarapimand, Patrick English 2H Ms. Guzman December 1, 2015 To Kill a Mockingbird Socratic Seminar II 1. The occasions that occurred Sunday night before the trial appears in the book from page 200-206. The mob is trying to lynch Tom because he is black, and he had assaulted a white woman. To them, it jeopardized their ideal world of segregation, and they wanted to terminate that threat. Scout stopped them inadvertently by bringing Mr. Cunningham back to reality. We have read a paper, “The…

not care to know her either. However, later in the story, several chapters later, something else happens. Mrs. Dubose starts yelling at the children when they walk down her street, calling her father a “nigger lover”. After this Jem attacks her camellias and is forced to read to her as punishment. When she dies, Jem has empathy. “‘Did she die free?’ asked Jem. ’As the mountain air,’ said Atticus. ’She was conscious to the last, almost. Conscious,’ he smiled, ‘and cantankerous (128).’” Jem asking…