Charles Lee

Atticus Finch is the father of James “Jem” Finch and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Walter Cunningham is a child with whom Scout, the main character, interacts with during the book. Scout and Jem become friends with Miss. Rachel Haverford’s nephew, Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. Miss Maudie Atkinson is the children’s neighbor and mentor. The book is written in the first person point of view of Scout who narrates the events of her childhood. The Finch children meet Dill and together the trio are…

inside. What we do to books, we also do to people. Many of us judge people by first impressions, rumors or outward appearances without actually learning about them, and a six-year old Scout Finch is no exception. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout makes assumptions about many of the characters in Maycomb, but through her experiences she realizes that the majority of these perceptions are incorrect. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is introduced to this novel described by Scout…

Then the reader meets Charles Baker Harris or Dill, as he is more commonly known. He is the children’s chief playmate. Dill is the one who suggests they lure out Boo Radley. I find the children’s fascination and stories of Boo odd, but the fascination is warranted in a way. They are innocent children with no adult to tell them the truth, so they make one of their own. It’s when Jem ran to the house that I wish an adult were there to stop them out of respect. I believe Lee is…

individuals, he differed in opinion on Malthus's idea of the increase of population. Darwin (just from observation) did not believe that population would increase at a tremendous rate from year to year but believed it would stay somewhat constant. Charles Lyell was a uniformitarian. He believed the earth had gone through changes by the same causes (earthquakes and volcanic eruptions) on the same scale we see today. While he did believe that the earth had gone through many changes, Lyell…

When Darnay first enters the court room the crowd shouts “’Take of his head!’...’an enemy to the Republic!’”(375). They are a very angry crowd and will seemingly stop at nothing for Darnay to get what he deserves- to be killed. However when it was shown that Darnay was related to Dr. Manette and was acquitted the crowd quickly switched the motives and many rushed towards him and gave him hugs. However Darnay “knew very well, that the very same people, carried by another current, would have…

In his novel Great Expectations, Charles Dickens displays the recurring theme of how sometimes in life, despite what the accepted behavioral norms are for a certain group, not everyone complies to these standards. He uses this theme to make a profound statement in regard to his lack of conformity to gender ideals as depicted by the Victorian era, through the use of reversed gender roles. Stereotypically, Victorian ideals stated that women were to be kind and nurturing, and the men were to be…

In place of letting misfortunes befall her by her father as in Girl with No Hands, the princess leaves her father and renounces her parents: “I am a poor child who no longer has a father or a mother” (Grimm 57). Charles Perrault’s version of introduces a fairy figure of a motherly nature; however, depriving the princess of such mentors in Grimm’s retelling of the story let her become independent, reflecting the words of Bruno Bettelheim: “fairy tales depict in imaginary…

Several positions exist in philosophy regarding human nature. Karl Marx and Charles Darwin give two of these positions. Karl Marx’s philosophical position on human nature was that economic substructure and society determines human nature (Wall 279). He felt that humans are social animals that are driven to produce in a way that benefited society, and that human nature is “expressed in a drive to spontaneously and creatively produce products in a manner that is conducive to social and…

Theories and studies in science tend to change over the years due to new evidence as well as social changes. Science, like a living organism, adapts and is reevaluated with new outcomes. It is important to look back at past studies and ideas not only to retest hypotheses but also to see how far the scientific community has brought society. One branch to look back on would be biology, more specifically human variation. At the present time we know that race is not a biological variation. All…

presumption of truth. Thomas Huxley, an 1800’s biologist said, “Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever… or you will learn nothing.” (Hancock, 2014) Huxley was a staunch supporter of Charles’ Darwin’s theory of evolution. Whether one agrees or disagrees with the theory, it is difficult to deny that those close to Darwin most likely had a great deal of experience with identifying the truth in perceptions. When employees…