Jane and Finch

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee there are many quotes. The quote “you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” sticks out the most. The thing that makes it stick out the most is about how true it is. In our generation we usually judge people by the way they look or dress but will never get to know them. Some other quotes similar to this quote are “ i had to put ourselves in her shoes…

“Like Mike” a sports fantasy begins with introducing Calvin Cambridge (Shai Moss), Murph (Johnathan Lipnicki), Reg Stevens (Brenda Songs), and Ox (Jesse Plemmons) who are all orphans who lost their parents at a young age. Calvin, Murph and Reg all are close friends while Ox is an antagonist towards Calvin. They’re all fourteen years old and live at the same orphanage. Ox who is an antagonist towards Calvin challenges him in a game of basketball for his jersey so that he can rip it up. Stan…

To Kill A Mockingbird: The Nature of Racism and Prejudice Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird tells of an all too common story in the past; a story of a racist, prejudiced court case seen from a child’s point of view. Many characters in this story teach and mature the main character, Scout, into the young woman she is at the end of the book. Dolphus Raymond, in his short talk with Scout, teaches her about the nature of people and racism. Bob Ewell, by accusing Tom Robinson, a Black man, of rape,…

The American Heritage dictionary defines rebel as, “to resist or defy an authority or a generaly accepted convention.” In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Connie is the rebel. Now, she is not a hardcore rebel: meaning, she does not get in trouble with the law. Connie sneaks around behind her parents backs to be around older boys. Connie is a fifteen year old girl. She fits the basic criteria as the rebellious teenage daughter. The only physical aspects that actually tells details of…

“To be or not to be, to judge or not to judge, to fight or not to fight, to die or not to die, these are the questions of our generation”(Levi Jorgenson MVP of life).The experiences of two children in To Kill a Mockingbird really helps to bring these questions into focus. Scout and Jem are faced with extreme racism and have to decide exactly what they are going to do. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee uses Scout and Jem’s experiences in order to convey the idea that people should not…

Heck Tate comes over and discusses Bob Ewell’s death with the Finch family. Officer Heck Tate of Maycomb County had come over to oversee Jem because he was hurt and unconscious because of an accident that had happened the night of Scouts pageant. Scout and Jem were walking home in the complete dark when someone attacked…

Because of the differing views of the large number of significant characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, it is very evident that perspective influences the actions of these characters. From the beginning of the novel to the very end, both Jem and Scout have matured an immense deal. However, without their different views on the world, they would not be able to understand certain situations in a different way. Even so, both of the siblings together got themselves into situations where their point of…

Remember when your first grade teacher said “Always help yourself before others ?” What if that was just a way to cover up the true instincts of humans, selfishness. As caring and considerate as we might look on a day to day basis, in struggle for survival the fastest to bring out their inner instincts win out at the expense of their rivals. Elie Wiesel, in his famous memoir Night showcases the true nature of humans with the character Elie. As we follow Elie through traumatising events during…

Francine Prose appeals to ethos in multiple personaes in her essay I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read, including being a professional researcher, a former high school student, and a parent. In the second paragraph of page 91, Prose appeals to ethos as a professional researcher who looks for comprehensive sources of evidence to increase her credibility. Prose lists the sources of the “photocopy pages” she has collected before she states her observation. By saying “what emerges from these…

The Crucible “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and ability to affect those around him positively”(Bob Marley). John proctor was not a wealthy man, nor was he perfect, but he fought against the corruption within the court system. Proctor achieved moral integrity by admitting to his mistakes, and his refusal to confessing a crime he did not commit, he found self-respect when he did that, he would of rather died than be tortured his whole life based…