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Famous country music artist Bryan White once said , ‘’We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public’’. Jem is Scout's older brother is grown up and now he tries to show and teach his younger sister to see the world and the people of the world in a different manner.‘’To kill a mockingbird’’ the character that has evolved the most is Jem Finch. While some people may feel that Scout evolved the most throughout the book, however they did not change as much as Jem.In the book Jem…

Maycomb like a hand into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and me. I so often wondered how she and could be Atticus’s and Uncle Jack’s sister that i revived half-remembered tales of changelings and mandrake roots that Jem had spun long ago.” (Lee 149) Scout does not think that Aunt Alexandra belongs with them, and one of the reasons is that she is judgemental. If a girl laughed in the church choir Alexandra wouldstart talking about how every family has it’s streaks. It could be a funny…

From the first few chapters of Okay for Now to the last, Doug Swieteck’s father changed from being the bad guy to the good. The author, Gary D. Schmidt illustrates in his book that you change change to be the better person. His father overcomes many challenges to be as considerate to his family as he can and he did so towards the end. In the first few chapters of Okay for Now, Doug’s dad was commonly known as the selfish one in the family. His father “came home on the night of my twelfth…

In chapter fifteen Lee writes about the lynch mob turning up, ready to kill Tom Robinson. She also writes about the townsfolk making racist remarks, such as Miss. Dubose saying, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” Lee also goes on to write Lula stating “You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here…” this shows that both sides weren’t always accepting of each other. Lee explains in her book a loss of innocence and exposes young…

Thesis- The movie “O Brother Where Art Thou” is better than the epic poem “The Odyssey” because the main characters stay similar, it has many supernatural points, and the setting is better. The first reason is the main character stays the same. In the movie Ulysses fulfills the role of Odysseus. Odysseus and Ulysses are similar in many ways, one of the ways that sticks out the most is their pride. Ulysses refuses to make change for anything he does not believe in. In the movie he refuses to use…

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” said Theodore Roosevelt. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi a mongoose, had put himself to the task of protecting the garden and his human family from the evil cobras Nag and Nagaina. A mongoose looks and is very similar to weasel, however, mongoose comes from cat family. Mongooses are predators in other words they are meat eaters, that are prone to hunting one of most deadly animals on the planet, cobra. The mongoose is immune to the venom of…

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus exhibits courage throughout the whole book. Atticus is the lone parent of two who live in the South. In Maycomb, a fake district in Alabama, many of the citizens are prejudice against African Americans. In the 1930’s, Maycomb was devastated by poverty and unemployment because of the Great Depression. Atticus overcomes all the obstacles and threats he faces, however, he demonstrates courage by taking Tom Robinson as a client, standing up to racists…

Roald Dahl's characterization of innocent Billy reveals an overall message and theme that being innocent it can lead you into misfortune and uncomfortable situations. In the beginning of the story Billy is looking for a place to stay, after hearing someone's suggestion for a good hotel, on the way there he finds another place that is a bed and breakfast. The bed and breakfast place cost, “Five and Six pence a night, including breakfast.” In the passage is also states that the bed and breakfast…

The narrator seems to be a lost. The narrator Jackson is describes as a homeless Powpow American Indian man. Jackson is also seen as an alcoholic and a generous man. When Jackson compares Junior and himself, Jackson describes himself as damaged and appears as a Indian after Columbus and Junior as a Indian before Columbus. This shows Jackson had a negative outlook for himself. Jackson describes himself and the way he lives as poor and gives the readers a feeling of pity for Jackson. Jackson first…

Gaines’ “A lesson before dying” takes places in a period where justice seemed unquenchable for the African American. Grant is bestowed the undesirable duty of helping Jefferson, who is wrongfully accused of the murder of a white man, to come to justice with himself after no justice was shown in his trial. Grant is able to search for justice, and understand it through his interactions with Jefferson, friends, and family. Grant’s view on justice is giving someone what they deserve. Grant is…