Cliff Lee

“The Village,” an M. Night Shyamalan film, was written as a satire to illustrate the idea that although many people believe the government is heavily involved in their everyday lives, some of the things that happen or what a person or society believes in comes from a particular individual. In the movie the elders do their best to ensure that the younger generation believes that there are monsters in the woods by the village in which they live. Throughout the film, Shyamalan uses the character…

Tom Robinson got his hand caught in a cotton gin when he was little so he couldn't catch a glass with his left hand, so he “basically” has one arm, but that doesn't lead the jury to think he didn’t commit rape. So in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there is a massive amount of racism that makes an unfair trial of Tom Robinson. He told his part of the story yet the jury does not want to listen to Tom Robinson’s words. To start off, Tom Robinson is a hard-working man that attends church,…

Mockingbirds do not do anything but good so why kill one? What bad do mockingbirds do? The symbol of the the mockingbird means innocent people that never harm anyone. It is also a sin to kill a mockingbird because of them doing no harm. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the three characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur “Boo” Radley represent mockingbirds by only doing good, never doing bad although they got into some situations where they could have. Mockingbird represent things…

today.” “Looks like he’d be proud of it,” I said. “People in their right minds never take pride in their talents,” said Miss Maudie” (Lee 101) this quote occurs after Atticus shoots the rabid dog and this quote relates to the song lyrics: “I said I love you and that’s forever” (Line 21), “And I this I promise from the heart” (Line 22), “I could not love you any better” (Lee 23). The relationship between and the quote emphasize the love Scout gives her father and the pride she has especially…

To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that is placed in the 1930s which is in a little town where Atticus Finch lives. Atticus Finch had gotten inform that he had to defend Tom Robson which is a African American which was accused of rapping a white girl. Even though Atticus knew he was not going to win the case for defending Tom Robinson, It was worth it for Atticus because he wants his kids to look up to him for try to help Tom Robinson and Atticus follows the golden rule. Atticus is a person that…

Have you ever considered what other people value the most in their lives? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many of the characters throughout the plot take into consideration different values. The word value means relative worth, merit, or importance. If a person has values, it shows significance in how they live their lives and who they are. Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird all have values of their own and show them in the story. One example of people showing their values…

Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one. It is also strength in the face of pain or grief. Several characters in To Kill A Mockingbird serve as examples of courage or lack thereof. In particular, Miss Maudie Atkinson is a courageous minor character. Contrastingly, the minor character Mayella Ewell displays a lack of courage and bravery, while Jem Finch is a major character who exemplifies courage. Miss Maudie is courageous because of her unwillingness to act like so…

“You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something.” -Macklemore To speak out against it. To Kill a Mockingbird and 12 Angry Men are both very similar because of their reasons and purpose. The authors were compelled to do something. That thing that they decided to do was write about it. They both agree on their points about judgement and injustice. These stories have a main point of racism which are shown to be very important throughout. Both Harper Lee’s…

it came to me that Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world. She was even lonelier than Boo Radley, who had not been out of the house in twenty five years. Tom Robinson was probably the only person who was ever decent to her,” (Lee, 256). This quote explains that because she’s treated like the trash she lives with, she gained feelings for the first person who treated her like a decent human. Arthur “Boo” Radley is a man who has been in his house for the past 25 years. He…

"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks" (Lee). In the fictional novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee explains racism in the eyes of a young girl and how racism has affected society. This takes place in the 1900s in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb County. In chapter 7 when the knot-hole in the tree gets filled up, Jem learns from Mr. Nathan Radley’s excuse of the tree dying that people can manipulate the way they think. During the talk between Jem and Mr. Radley, Jem…