Pulitzer Prize for the Novel

Although Capote strives to improve Perry’s story and defend him, he is obviously shown as a psychopath; therefore it is essential to understand even murders have humanizing characteristics. Capote uses litotes to achieve the affect of how others look at Perry at first before they truly know what he is capable of. When Perry is in the cell he is very quiet to Josie Meier the sheriff's wife, later when she gets home she tells her husband, “...and I decided- well he wasn’t the worst young man I…

In “To Kill A Mockingbird” the theme is the mockingbird itself. A few characters represent the mockingbird in this story. This paper will explain to the readers how each of the characters represent the mockingbird metaphor. In “To Kill A Mockingbird characters represent the theme of the mockingbird, Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Arthur Radley. Tom Robinson could be the mockingbird for multiple reasons. First he never hurt anyone in his life. He was a gentle and innocent human being, he did…

Atticus Finch is a father of two children, Jeremey Atticus “Jem” Finch, and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Jem is the oldest son and Scout is the youngest girl, Jem and Scout make a friend by the name of Charles Baker “Dill” Harris. The children know that Atticus loves them, but Atticus does not show it very well since his wife died. Atticus has certain rules that he wants his children to follow, but when they do not follow his rules they have consequences.…

The World Isn’t What it Seems to be In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee proves the world isn’t what it seems to be through the maturation of Jem. Jem matures from the beginning to the end of the book. When Nathan Radley filled the tree hole with cement and Jem finds out what the tree hole ment to Boo Radley, Jem cried because he felt bad for Boo. Jem is maturing by feeling bad for Boo. “He stood there until night fall, and I waited for him. When we went in the house I saw he had been crying…”,…

At the heart of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, the central conflict occurs through the relationship of Willy Loman and his eldest son, Biff. Throughout the play, Miller shows the continuously building relationships to reveal the true themes of the play, as well as to create a character of hope and a tragic character. Through Willy Loman unrealistic expectations and unrealistic view on life, Miller is able to create a tragic character whom can be granted with the formation of a character of…

Courage, it is defined to be able to do something that frightens one, which makes courage hard to come by. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee courage is present in multiple characters. Atticus shows determination through his job and his family. Miss Maudie Atkinson shows her bravery by deciding to state her opinion when it could make her life miserable. And Link Diez courageously stands up to a racist man to do what's right. These three characters show tremendous amounts of courage…

2. What is the impact of Miller's use of symbols on the audience's understanding of the ways in which the Loman family clings to their version of the dream? In death of a salesman , through the use of symbols , Arthur Miller exposes to the audience the false dream the Loman family is desperately trying to grasp on and a representation of the end of each version of “dream” for the Loman family which eventually causes their misery. Each member of the Loman family is in denial or perpetuating a…

The Critical idea throughout Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is the American dream that is sought after by so many even in today's time. However, the idea of the American Dream can be viewed as many different things to people of all kinds. In Death of a Salesman the main character, Willy Loman, struggles to fulfill his ideal of the American Dream. With the relatable elements, of envy, pride, and greed that everyone can comprehend, helps readers understand and sympathize with Miller's Death…

..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 even though you may look foolish. For example, when Scout and Atticus were talking about the…

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…