Jane and Finch

he is the only intelligent one who sees all the bad going in in the world so he chooses to sit back and watch as the lives of Maycomb carry on around him not even noticing his absence except two very important children by the name of Jem and Sout Finch. While he still remains to watch… and watch closely in the shadows keeping his town safe as if it was his…

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that can give a clear lesson to further the movement for racial equality. Scout is a little girl in the south. She is the main character and protagonist of the novel. She lives with her brother Jem and her father, Atticus in Maycomb, Alabama. She is very intelligent, thanks to her father. There is a clear connection between To Kill a Mockingbird and the Civil Rights Era, as well as issues of racism today. Scout learns the town's colossal issue with class on her…

The Omniscient Indifferent Narrator Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” is a satirical dystopian short story. The story starts by presenting a utopian future that sounds desirable to the reader. At the beginning of the story, everybody is finally “equal”, according to the narrator, due to the amendments of the constitution. As the reader keeps reading, even from the third line of the first paragraph, the reader might start to find faults in the society and begin to feel curious about the story.…

In human nature there’s a need to achieve dominance, the desire to follow; whether it is to gain power to lead or be directed. This materializes within the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, in which case where two main groups; the choir boys lead by Jack and also the other younger kids lead by Ralph. Throughout the novel, is depicted the clash of order and chaos. William Goldberg does a considerable amount using these children; Ralph being the oldest at 12, battle against Jack for…

To Kill a Mockingbird - “Atticus said to Jem one day, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This passage was a major part of the story because of the symbolism that has now been revealed. The Mockingbird is a harmless and pure hearted animal, which in this story symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. I chose this passage because of the strong…

Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Atticus Finch are used by Harper Lee to display and demonstrate the theme of courage. The author has Boo Radley show courage by putting him in situations where he is coming out of his comfort zone and helping people. For Tom Robinson, Lee puts him in situations where he is discriminated because of his race, treated poorly, and is forced to live through it everyday. Atticus Finch is put into situations where he has to stand up for someone, help…

Ethical issues are present throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus, the protagonist’s father, who is a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama, is part of an obstruction of justice, as well as Sheriff Tate. Their exceptional manners were not shown by the end of the story, where Bob Ewell, who had named Tom Robinson guilty of rape, had all his intentions to kill little Jem and Scout. During the event, the town’s ghost, Boo Radley, becomes the hero, but also the criminal of the scene.…

Metamorphosis Over the course of time, there have been a great many classical novels written that embalm the essence of humanity. The truly great works of literature capture the human element, confronting prevalent issues in society through their thought provoking messages. Often these works of art challenge sociological stereotypes. Most of these stereotypes are even prominent to this day. A modern day stereotype such as the concept of it being impossible for someone growing up in an abusive or…

Maycomb County was just a small, quiet town in southern Alabama where mostly everyone knew each other. To Kill A Mockingbird, is a novel told by Scout. Scout and her brother Jem face some difficulties when their father, Atticus defends Tom Robinson a black man. Jem, Scout, and Dill try to find ways to get Arthur (Boo) Radley to come out. The whole novel explains the difficulties the face and it soon leads to how Jem got his arm broken. In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses racism…

Why does sheriff Heck Tate think “Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell,”because he had stolen the knife from the only drunk man in town(Lee 272). He knew that Jem wouldn't have fought him off which left Arthur Radley, and the sheriff who is not at all being a doctrinaire and doesn’t tell anyone about the murder. Chapter 30 of To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, is drama filled when the sheriff Heck Tate, doesn’t arrest a man named Arthur Radley also known as Boo, for committing a murder! He does…