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Mockingbird Harper Lee uses her words to add a depth to the story. She uses types of imagery to add layers to the book which when the reader peals those layers back will reveal a deeper meaning to the story. In this novel Lee uses personification in her writing. She wrote “The house died” (13). This gives the house a human like quality making it more relatable to the reader which in return makes the reader more immersed into the story . Simile is also used in this story to compare two things.…

“Manipulation is all about reading between the lines and recognizing the lies for what they are” (No Author), Truman Capote wanted to gain the the reader's pity and remorse for Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. At first, capote just wanted to tell the facts of the case to the world but he became attached to Smith. In the novel, In Cold Blood, written in 1965, Truman Capote, a well-known author, asserts that the Clutter family was murdered and that Perry Smith should have the reader's’ pity by using…

A main theme in To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel written by Harper Lee, is to never judge a book by it’s cover. An incredible representation of this theme is the character Boo Radley. Boo is a perfect example of this theme because he is seen as a monster when in reality he’s really a powerful symbol of goodness. Boo has many strengths and weaknesses. His weaknesses include being extremely shy and occasionally violent. Although, his strengths, which include being protective and generous, are much…

system during the early 1900s and the Civil Rights Movement. Tom Robinson’s trial in To Kill a Mockingbird highlights many of the American Justice system’s weaknesses. Tom Robinson was falsely accused of raping a local white girl, Mayella Ewell (Lee 164). After the hearing, he was announced guilty based solely on the word of the victim and her father. Tom’s testimony, contrary to the of the Ewell’s, claimed that Mayella actually came onto him when he was invited inside to help chop up a…

that may frighten another person is a strong trait. Not just anybody can claim they have the courage to do something whether it's standing in front of class and reading or sticking up for a kid who is getting bullied. To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee consists of multiple moments where a character is being courageous, however Atticus Finch beholds the most courageous acts in the book. Atticus Finch, a lawyer and father to Jem and Scout, takes upon numerous acts of courage from shooting a mad…

Great writers create great characters. In the novel Native Son, Richard Wright created a distinct character named Bigger who is a poor black man who lives on the south side. Bigger accidentally kills a famous white female and he kills his girlfriend Bessie. Bigger later becomes persecuted by the police and sent to jail. At the end of the trial, Bigger is sentenced to death. Analyzing John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and O.J. Simpson will describe that Bigger could exist in real life.…

With the outrage of the people, no response was returned by the kidnapper. Instead only when John F. Condon, a public school principal offered a reward for the return of the child and published a letter to the Bronx Home News did the kidnapper respond. Condon “idolized” Charles Lindbergh and thought him as a “national treasure.” He also, like the general public, was incensed upon reading the news. To him this event was becoming a “national shame and disgrace.” Thus he wrote a statement,…

As with almost every superhero fan I know, I fell in love with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in last year’s “Captain America: Civil War.” As such, despite some recent lackluster attempts at Spider-Man movies, I was extremely excited for Holland’s solo outing, even though Spider-Man is not one of my more beloved superheroes. For the most part, this movie proved a satisfying picture. Set a couple months after “Civil War,” Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Holland) is eager to become a full-fledged Avenger. He…

Throughout history and still to this day, female oppression, patriarchal values, and standard gender roles of girls (and boys) have been very common in the United States, especially in the American South. Written by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic tale of two kids, Jem and Scout, along with their father, Atticus, living in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. Living in a town with prejudice and discrimination toward many different groups in particular females. This makes it…

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the jury. We are here today to address the case of Alexandra Finch versus Atticus J. Finch. The plaintiff is seeking legal custody of Scout and Jem Finch, on the allegation that their father is a neglectful and absent guardian, therefore rendering him unfit to raise them. My client should continue to have legal custody of his children for he provides them with adequate care and useful life lessons. While my client provides for his children and teaches them…