Northern Mannerism

Part I: Summary The history of Ireland is a vast and fascinating tale that has been translated into history, folk tales, mythology, and can be written and talked about for ages, which it has been. Now I could write a 100 page essay with a bibliography on this subject but of course it shall be condensed down to 6 pages. The two chapters/subjects I have chosen to write about from the “In Search of Ancient Ireland” text are chapter 9: Raiders from the Sea, and chapter 10: Viking Kings in Dublin. I…

How Scout Grew Up Growing up is an important time in life where people begin to understand themselves, the world and others. To Kill A Mockingbird is a story of two children Jem and Scout Finch growing up; they start to understand themselves and the world in a more adult fashion. In the beginning of the book the young children don't understand the world is why the way it is. They look at a different point of view thanks to Atticus, through the Tom Robinson trial, and interactions with Mrs.…

Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, attempts to deliver the best education possible to his children. He does this informally, because the county that they live in is racist and separated between whites and blacks. His goal is to deliver an education that includes moral and ethics. To Kill A Mockingbird is a fascinating novel of Scout, a girl who is in the process of realizing the world around her. Scout’s father, Atticus, is a lawyer defending an innocent black man in Maycomb County, a very…

There are some people who fit the definition of a mockingbird as defined in the book How to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. My little sister Lyla is someone in my life who at only nine years old shows all the characteristics of being a mockingbird. One of the main traits possessed by mockingbirds is the desire to help others. Lyla displays this trait everyday by helping around the house with chores and yard work that aren’t her responsibility. One time she did all of my chores for me, just to…

The title to kill a mockingbird relates to tom Robinson and boo Radley because it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because their innocent and have done nothing wrong. Just like tom Robinson was innocent and did nothing wrong. And how boo Radley didn’t really do anything to anyone they both did good things for no real reason other than just to do it out of their own will. Hey both relate and represent a mocking bird n both ways tom Robinson was a victim and was also a witness that was not only…

“It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(90) Why would anyone want to kill something that makes beautiful music? Why would anybody want to kill anything that he or she didn’t intend to use? People do cruel deeds all of the time because of things such as religion and race. Racism in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird affects the events in the novel by pointing out how chaotic and rude people were in the 1930s. Mr. Atticus Finch, the father of Jem and Scout Finch, was away on business on weekend.…

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the mockingbird is a symbol of innocence being wrongly punished. Two major symbols of a mockingbird are the characters Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley. Tom Robinson is the best embodiment of a Mockingbird because, he is an outcast due to his skin color and he was sent to jail for something that he didn’t do. Although some may think that Boo is the best example of a Mockingbird, Tom got killed despite his innocence. One reason that Tom Robinson is the…

Imagine a mockingbird soaring through a beautiful blue sky with white clouds. It glides down onto a branch and settles on it. The bird starts chanting it's beautiful music, dazzling all who listen. Suddenly, a vicious raven swoops down and plants his sharp talons into the poor mockingbird, killing it instantly. The mockingbird represents innocence. The raven represents evil, killing and destroying that innocence. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, she compares the children of the…

When you grow you will find that you have to make different decisions in your life some harder than others and some simpler than others. In the novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson. The story is about a girl named Lyddie her mom and her 2 sister left to live on their aunts farm and her mom sold Lyddie and her brother to work. Lyddie started to work at a mill as a maid then she was transfer to a weaving room and her brother to work on a farm to pay det of her family. While there are many reasons…

To Kill A Mockingbird It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. It’s a sin to kill someone who only does good and doesn’t harm anybody. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Arthur Radley, Tom Robinson and Scout are portrayed as mockingbirds. These people haven’t done anything to hurt anyone. They try to help and make things better. While other people try to “kill” them. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee uses the symbol of the mockingbird to display to them that it’s a sin to kill…