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In ¨To kill a Mockingbird¨, Lee uses symbolism and imagery to convey the idea that a loss of innocence happens because of a certain characteristic in Maycomb. There's an overwhelming amount of characters in the story that Lee uses to persuade this but three distinctive characters that he generally focuses on is Tom Robinson, Scout and Boo Radley. In chapter 10, Atticus shoots a rabid dog. This incident relates to the theme of the story. Before a school trip, Atticus explains that “it's a…

Scout, the main character of To Kill A Mockingbird, is new to school and its atmosphere, as is Caroline Fisher, Scout’s first grade teacher. Ms. Caroline, however is not only new to school, but Maycomb County entirely. Ms. Caroline hails from Winston County which is widely known to be a place of different values and traditions that many in Maycomb hardly understand. When Ms. Caroline was in college she was taught a new way of teaching which she seeks to implement in public education. However…

Throughout the novel, we can see multiple times that Atticus has taken a stand .For example, in chapter 15 it states “that boy might go to the chair, but he’s not going till the truth’s told… and you know what the truth was.” This shows that Atticus has values and beliefs for which he is willing to fight, no matter what the circumstances are. When the Tom's case comes to trial, racial tensions explode in the town. The judge thus chooses Atticus for the case as he believes that this would be the…

The novel of To Kill a Mockingbird often uses a mockingbird as a symbol for innocence. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol for innocence in the novel and often portrays certain characters as mockingbirds in different situations in the novel. They are mockingbirds to show a bond between two characters and one character protecting another. Scout is a mockingbird when Jem doesn’t let Scout come with him to retrieve his pants. When Scout says that she is going with Jem to retrieve his…

At this point, “the IRA became the stronghold of intransigent opposition to Ireland’s dominion status and the separation of Northern Ireland.” In 1969, the IRA underwent the first of several splits. As violence between factions increased in Northern Ireland, Britain was obligated to employ the use of military regulars in an attempt to keep the peace. Though the troops were ostensibly deployed to prevent violence in general, including…

Webster’s dictionary defines solstices to be “the time of the suns passing a solstice which occurs about June 22 to begin summer in the northern hemisphere and about December 22 to begin winter in the northern hemisphere.” (Anonymous, Solstice, n.d.) The stopping or standing still of the sun. It usually is the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. (Anonymous, Summer Solstice, 2011) This date,…

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Nocturnal singers are usually unmated males and is more common on full moons (All About Birds). Mockingbirds can sing more than four hundred different song types: songs are usually a medley of mimicked phrases (Janssen, Tessen, and Kennedy, 260). Northern Mockingbirds sing from February to August and September to November. Males have two types of songs one for spring and one for fall, the females sings when the male is gone (All About Birds). Mockingbirds give off alarm calls the louder it gets…

The divide between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has developed into a problem where the Southern Hemisphere is becoming further behind on the economic and social scale because they are less developed. As the Northern Hemisphere exploits and profits off the raw goods that the South produces. This creates a gap where they North is always expanding its economy and the Southern Hemisphere is currently staying in the same place. This system favors the countries that have the ability to…

When the Ancient Greek Empire fell into the hands of the Romans, the Greeks were forced to learn Roman ideals. Comparatively, the British schemes “to advance Ireland” enforce the Irish people to uphold English ideals. First and foremost, the British exercise the survey of the land to replace all Gaelic names with English pronunciation or English words entirely. Then, as if wanting the Irish’s best interest at heart, the English implements national schools to replace the local hedge schools. Thus…