Northern Mannerism

Stephanie Hernandez Mr. Mooney English 10H Per. 8 18 December 2017 Hypocrisy takes over Maycomb In Harper Lee’s to Kill a Mockingbird, hypocrisy is shown in most parts of the book. The book has a very conflicting storyline which keeps it interesting for the reader. A lot of the main characters in this book are witnesses of the hypocrisy. Scout is a witness to various forms of hypocrisy, most of them have been from the women in Maycomb. Scouts teachers are both guilty of…

Definition of “Real Courage” throughout the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee’s book, “To Kill a Mockingbird” defines real courage as the ability to put your fears aside and do what's right no matter the consequences. This real courage is seen throughout the book through several characters including the characters Atticus, Mrs. Dubose and Jem and Scout. All of these characters felt fear at one point or another in the book, however, that fear was overcome by putting it aside and doing the…

Joyce's short story "Eveline" is set in Dublin during the turn of 20th century. Ireland in the early 1900's was suffering greatly because of the ongoing struggle against English occupation. An observation made about Dublin during this time frame is that “the Irish capital is paralysed by Catholicism, by the English imperialism, by grave poverty and social injustice” (Boyson). Ireland still had not yet recovered from the famine from fifty years earlier that had led to mass migration, starvation,…

Did you know that people could be mocking bird? Well I'm about to tell you three men that are mockingbirds in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The first person is Atticus Finch hes a lawyer and a good man who helps no matter who it is. the second is Tom Robinson who is a normal man who dose as much good as he can and unfortunately is scrutinized for being an African American. The third is Boo Redley is a good man who is more or less a hermit that helps in times of crisis. Atticus Finch is…

In the brilliant and memorable novel To Kill a Mockingbird a theme in this book occurs often. In the book Atticus Finch tells his children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird and the reason being is because all they do is make beautiful music for everyone. Atticus saying this relates so much more to the book than originally thought. There are three main characters in this book who are metaphorically mockingbirds. Being a mockingbird is not having wings or a beak, but truly doing only the…

Why did the Irish want their own homeland? The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from 1870 to the end of World War I. Source #1 Citation: C N Trueman "Home Rule And Ireland" historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 25 Mar 2015. 8 Jan 2018. Basic Information: Home Rule was the name given to the process of allowing…

the kids would played a game involves them acting out the life of the Radley. Then one day when Scout and Jem are walking from school they found a hole in a tree with candy and other stuff. Which Boo Radley’s leaving gift for them. Though takes them a long time for them to realize. The kids make schemes to get boo Radley to come out the house so they can see him. One night they sneak around to the back to the house to get a look at him through the window and they get shot at by the older…

The Nine Years War and its aftermath are without question one of the great turning points of Irish history. In addition to witnessing the zenith of Gaelic military power and sophistication, perversely, it also led to the final destruction of native military and political power. Despite the apparent modernisation of the native Irish forces it is not hard to find articles and attitudes which view the war as a contest of the backward and militarily weak Irish, against the modern armies of Elizabeth…

"Mockingbirds don't do one thing except make music for us to enjoy.” This is an example of the motif mockingbirds. A motif is anything that can be used as an idea or theme in a story. It is 1930s Alabama, which was considered The Jim Crow Era. The book To Kill a Mockingbird follows the story of the Finch family and their journey living in a world with hardcore racism. The Finch family includes Atticus, Scout, and Jem and their new friend Dill. Not only do the adults in this story play a big…

A child’s mind is like a picture you know what’s on the outside, but you’ll never know what’s in the inside. In “ To Kill A Mockingbird, “ Harper Lee uses conflict and characterization in order to convey the idea that a simple child’s innocence can be shattered from life’s problems, however they still don’t understand what’s going on yet. Harper Lee first uses an external conflict on Mr. Walter Cunningham in a gang to convey her theme. When an outraged mob went to the penitentiary…