Edgar Lee Masters

In Chapter 13 of To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus attempts to explain what it means to be a Finch. At the beginning of the chapter, Jem and Scout are surprised to see Aunt Alexandra sitting on their front porch. When Scout asks why Aunt Alexandra is present in their household, she said it would be beneficial to have some “feminine influence”. As the chapter progresses, it is evident Atticus invited Aunt Alexandra to stay with them for a period of time to teach them how members of the Finch family…

In the fall of 1963, writer Stan Lee created a comic about a fictional team of superheroes with incredible powers known as the X-Men. Since the first comic appeared there have been ongoing spin-offs created, and to this day over 400 issues of X-Men comics exist each with an abundance of volumes. The first X-Men movie came out in the year 2000 and the worldwide franchise has not stopped growing. A total of seven movies have been released, the latest being X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men:…

Hammurabi ascended to the throne of Babylon after his father Sin-Muballit. Hammurabi was the sixth king in the Babylonian dynasty, which was in central Mesopotamia c(known day as Iraq) from 1894-1595 B.C. His family were descendants from the Amorites, the Amorites were known as a semi-nomadic tribe in western Syria, and his name exemplifies a combination of cultures: Hammu, which means “family” in Amorite, combined with rapi, meaning “great” in Akkadian, the language in Babylon. In the 30th year…

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper lee, there are many different characters with different personalities. The setting is Maycomb County, Alabama and takes place in the 1930's. Since it is in Alabama during the 1930's, the people were very different from today. So, it contains a lot of contradictory characters like Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. These two characters have identifiable differences and similarities. Tom and Boo are similar in a few ways. One similarity is that people are…

*Richard Cory Poems that are worth reading are ones that establish an awareness of a particular human issue, problem or aspect. They are significant about being a human being and how we are living life or, in some cases, should be. The poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson teaches us not to judge a book by its cover. “Richard Cory” is one of the many poems that people can learn from. It is about a man named Richard Cory who is wealthy but quite, a gentleman. “We people on the…

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is the single father of Jem and Scout. He is very influential to them and their path to maturing throughout this novel. One could argue that Atticus has made mistakes, even though overall he is an admirable father. Atticus is a very admirable father in the ways that he teaches his children valuable life lessons. He teaches them mainly by doing it himself so he is showing them how to act instead just telling them. One of the biggest…

growing is seen in To Kill a Mockingbird with Scout Finch watching her father, Atticus Finch, stand up and do the right thing and in turn growing up through the entire book. Harper Lee had given To Kill a Mockingbird the theme of moral courage. This can be seen in the plot and conflict, but also the characterization Lee had given to these people. Other books and short stories such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight also has the theme of moral courage which is also seen through the development of…

We all need to understand what courage really is. What is the real meaning of courage? How can we understand it better ourselves? Well, in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee she shows courage through her book. Lee actually defines courage with her characters. She has them test their courage throughout the book. Lee also tells us how they feel with other characters. Some of the characters that show courage are Scout Finch, Jem Finch, and Dill Harris. They mainly show their courage with or at the…

Undeserved Prejudice The sixteenth president of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, explained that "[w]hatever you are, be a good one." Lincoln was implying that no matter what skin color you are, you should be the best you can be and be fair to all. Unfortunately, in Harper Lee's To Kill Mockingbird, Tom Robinson, a black man, faces prejudice, because the white men in the jury cannot be their best selves and vote fairly. Though he did not rape Mayella Ewell, a poor white woman,…

A theme that occurred throughout the entire novel; the Outsiders was that loyalty is unwavering in both good and bad times. This is demonstrated when Johnny and Ponyboy went to Dally after Johnny killed the Soc. Dally didn’t have to help Ponyboy and Johnny, this posed a great risk to himself and his reputation if he was planning to get involved. Even though there was a risk to himself, he put Johnny’s and Ponyboy’s safety before his and helped them get away. Also when the cops came to Dally he…