Steve Jobs once said, “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life...have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” By this he means don't let the voices and beliefs of others overrule yours, but instead follow your own intuition. This is exactly what Atticus teaches his children in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Atticus shows his children that even though everyone may be against your belief or stand on something, continue to think for yourself…
The narrative voice, or perspective, of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ is very different to that of Harper Lee’s first novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, Scout is around the age of 7 and this is shown through her perspective as the narrator. Her viewpoint is naïve and very innocent and she is susceptible to all the rumours and stories about Boo Radley. In ‘Go Set a Watchman’, Scout is 20 years older. She still acts childish and there are many instances where she feels the need to…
In the iconic movie, “Finding Nemo”, a shark named Bruce once said, “Fish are friends, not food.” This is verbal evidence that superlative character education was exemplified in this children’s film. Exemplifying true character education in a movie is very difficult, let alone in a children’s movie. These movies especially need to show kids how to act around others and how to grow up to be role models for others. In “Finding Nemo”, character education is exemplified in a plethora of areas,…
Marvin Marin English 111 Professor Emma Trelles May 4, 2017 True Colors The statement by Pablo Picasso that “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” is a true representation of the plays Trifles and Anna in The Tropics. The society preaches equality and fairness in role distribution between both genders, with the aim of promoting co existence among them. In both plays, Trifles and Anna in The Tropics, the script writers presents how males have been dominant in both plays. Susan Glaspell,…
Many lessons were learned by Scout and Jem during the time of Tom Robinson’s case. Harper Lee’s fiction piece To Kill a Mockingbird is an American classic.Both Scout and Jem learned many lessons from Atticus. Scout learned from Atticus that you must take a walk in someone’s skin to truly understand them. For example, when Scout saw Walter Cunningham Jr. pouring syrup all over his breakfast, she was very confused. But she did not think about what it’s like to be a Cunningham and realise he’s…
Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we see Scout learn many valuable life lessons that help grow as a person. Most of these important lessons come from Scout’s father, Atticus, a wise man that has justice running through his veins. Therefore, Atticus is the most influential person in Scout’s life. One lesson that Scout learns from Atticus is that you can’t shoot “mockingbirds.” This is an important lesson that Scout finally wraps her mind around when she says “it would…
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both symbolized by the mockingbird. First, Boo Radley is a mockingbird. One-way Boo is a mockingbird is that he never comes out in the beginning of the book. Throughout the book they refer to the mockingbird but one was never seen. Mockingbird never bother anyone, they do not do anything to people. Just like the mockingbird Boo never bothered anyone. Nobody had issues with him, it was only that nobody ever saw or knew what he did. One other way Boo is a…
Sky Burial, also known as celestial burial is a ritual commonly practiced in many provinces such as Mongolia and Qinghai, but mainly in Tibet, has been done for a thousand years. It is the way of disposing the body in the most beneficial way, by it being fed to the vultures. They consider the body after death to be empty so there's no harm in disposing it in the most generous way possible. It starts off with the body being untouched for three days then wrapped with white cloth and finally…
Gemini constellation , i choose this constellation because I like the duality that's can have someone in the emotions , this represents the zodiac sign of the twins . This constellation represents the brothers Pollux and castor , their mother was Leda but they didn't have the same father , Pollux father was Zeus that makes him inmortal but castor father was Tyndarus which makes him mortal . Castor was a renound horseman and Pollux was famous by his strength , but in one adventure castor died so…
In the last eight chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the book reveals two moral lessons Scout develops: to not pass judgement on someone without experiencing their dilemmas and also unfolds the awareness of coming of age. The narrator, Jean Louise Finch also known as “Scout” is an adventurous girl in a vast and complex world who begins to understand people and their lives. Scout not only develops moral beliefs through her own encounters but also due to her father who practiced…