Disgrace

Bob Ewell as he compels Mayella into accusing Tom Robinson of rape and by the all-white jury that finds Tom Robinson guilty. Bob Ewell, the father of Mayella, forces Mayella to accuse Tom Robinson of rape in order to protect them from the social disgrace due to Mayella's actions. This demonstrates patriarchy as Bob Ewell has power over Mayella. Moreover, Tom Robinson faces racial prejudice as he had tried to help Mayella but did not realise that he was being lured into the Ewell’s house. He is…

Brother to Brother Brother to Brother all throughout history that has been the question. It's always a competition between them, they constantly fight for the approval of their father. Which one is greater? Which one is stronger? Which one is smarter? That's is the evil deep inside of us all. The constant battle between each other for greatness. All the death and sorrow it has caused and yet we still have not learned from our mistakes. We constantly struggle with one another for these…

Both the short story “Carpathia” and the poem “The Panther” are driven by their settings. The settings in both allow for a sense of sympathy to be evoked for the panther and the wife. The wreck of the Titanic in “Carpathia” adds misery and sorrow to the story that would have been impossible in another setting. The Titanic was a tragedy that left many in shock. Kercheval uses this to stress the injustice women suffered and their hopelessness. In “The Panther,” the cage which has metal bars…

Ricci uses tone and pace to show the arguments between Cristina and the grandpa which leads to the theme of abandonment. After Cristina yells about the letters from her husband Ricci uses no-name dialogue to indicate the arguments. This type use of dialogue creates an angry and tensed tone and fast the pace. Cristina yells “ Then to hell with all of you! I’ll go to Rome, Naples, anywhere -” This quote shows the tone of her voice is angry and frustrated, also the dash at the indicates that she’s…

as being unchaste. Knowing that once something is rotten, means it’s irreversible to its fidelity of being ripe. He said she was nothing like an honorable woman because she had done disloyal things which separates into an infidelity, making her a disgrace. Claudio did not even discuss this matter in private, but he felt the need to tell the society and basically “slut-shaming” her in front of everyone. Then lastly he says she is “guilty of her modesty.” Shakespeare ultimately says that Claudio…

Why women weren't allowed to attend/participate in the Olympics??? There are multiple reasons why women weren't allowed to attend the Olympics here are my ideas about it. In ancient Greece women were known as second class citizens, they were compared to slaves and foreigners which only Rich White men that are born in Greece were allowed to attend the games. The women eventually made their own version of the Olympic games that was called the Heraean Games in 6th Century BC, only women could…

It’s commonly known that the United States started out as British colonies. Had you actually thought of it it you probably wondered: If they both started as one, then how has the vocabulary, particularly literature, in Great Britain and America come to differ such a great deal? Well, a transitioning point happened in the past that people commonly correlate the beginning of American Literature. Ralph Waldo Emerson-a poet, essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and minister- represented the beginning…

Chinua Achebe ended Things Fall Apart is very interesting. Okonkwo commits suicide after killing a messenger from the white people. This was a very ironic end for the main character, who’s main goal was to be seen as a strong, manly figure. Throughout the story, all that is mentioned is Okonkwo’s thirst for glory. The most important goal in his life seemed to be receiving the highest title possible. In his seven years of exile, he dreamed of a glorious return to Umuofia, but that did not…

character. In the beginning of the story, she is shown to have both many strengths and weaknesses. As our primary protagonist, she has shown to have a heroic nature, she even stood up against her uncle who is the king. She is also willing to not disgrace her brother's memory by not giving his body a proper burial, she is willing to put her life on the line to do so. However, despite being a strong woman at nature, she has shown to have her own weaknesses as well. She is insecure and bitter…

Amy Chow Ms.Varone ENG3U1-03 16 Nov 2016 Close Reading: Disgrace “Lucy knows some of the women. She commences introductions. Then Petrus appears at their side. He does not play the eager host, does not offer them a drink, but does say, ‘No more dogs. I am not anymore the dog-man,’ which Lucy chooses to accept as a joke; so all, it appears, is well.” (129) This passage happens during the party Petrus holds for the land transfer, Lucy and David attend and are out of place, being the only white…