Southern American English

Why Walk in “Shoes” When You Can Walk in Perspectives Many characters in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, demonstrates different characteristics, though Harper Lee’s main focus is to portray the theme of one must walk in someone else’s shoes to understand his or her intentions. Characters such as Boo Radley, Mayella, Tom Robinson, Scout, and Atticus best demonstrate what it means to have different intakes and perspectives. Lee, in many cases, also show events at which different characteristics…

Chapter talk (2, 3) It is now September and Dill returns to Meridian. Scout prepares for for her first time at school. When Scout gets to school, her teacher is mad at her for knowing how to read and, write in cursive instead of in print. Scout tells Jem about this during recess. Jem dismissed this as Miss Caroline Fisher trying a new teaching method. After recess, Scout gets into arguments with Miss C. Fisher. Miss Caroline is concerned with Walter Cunningham because, he has not brought a…

Courage Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one. Everyone has to be courageous at one point or another. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, there were several times that characters had to be courageous. In order to stand up for something you believe or smaller things like presenting in front of your peers takes courage. One way or another you must be courageous. In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, people like Scout, Boo Radley, and Atticus all do…

American Literature was shaped in part by the traditions of the Southern Gothic Genre. Southern Gothic literature has many of the same aspects as Gothic literature. It focuses on many topics such as death, madness, and the supernatural in addition to many mystical, violent, and grotesque aspects. Traits of this genre include Race/Class/ Social Structure, Unrequited love, Good Versus Evil, Being an outsider, and Violence. In class, we learned about three important Short stories including…

In William Faulkner’s southern gothic novel, Light in August, deception plays a major role in the lives of each of the main characters. Characters such as Joe Christmas and Gail Hightower are scarred by the deceptions of others, preventing them from ever finding their place in society. However, one character is not a victim of deception, but rather wields it for his own use: Joe Brown, also known as Lucas Burch. His actions serve as a major driving force behind the plot of the novel, as his lies…

The Eastwood Campus at the SILP (Supervised Independent Living Program) is part of the Toomey Residential Community. The cooperate authority at the Eastwood Campus includes Judy Damone, the Executive Director, Teresa Sullivan, the Operation Director, Bob Moleny, the Program Director, Billy Brill, the Program Coordinator, and Nicole Malliard the LMSW. Their mission is committed to the advancement of all who enter The Eastwood Campus, including tenants, staff, family members, visitors, and service…

Southern Gothic Essay Southern Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction that takes place in the American South. Southern Gothic was shaped by exploring the south and criticizing the moral blindness. There are many traits that come about in Southern Gothic like Unrequited love, Good vs evil, and race. With my class I have read “ A Good Man Is Hard To Find.” by Flannery O'connor and “A Rose For Emily.’by Shirley Jackson. In “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, It’s a short story that in the story…

Country music—not an average person enjoys this genre on a daily basis. Tractors, trucks and trailers don’t seem to appeal unless one is dressing up on Halloween with overalls and bucked teeth. Yet, if the stereotype could fall down from the genre itself, and the lyrics could be built up, a newfound love for country music may arise. Truthfully, the most meaningful songs derive from the mouths of country artists. Tim McGraw, a talented veteran of the country genre, has an entire song dedicated…

and a Southern region. The Sudanese had their first civil war in 1955, which ended in 1972 when an agreement called the Addis Ababa Agreement was reached between the Government of Sudan and the Southern Sudan Liberation Movement. The Addis Ababa Agreement gave the Southern region of Sudan more control over itself and promised the Abyei, which is located on the north and south border the right to decide if they wanted to remain part of the Northern region or join the newly formed southern…

The Little Rock Nine were mine students who were ‘allowed’ to attend a ‘white school’ in Little Rock, Arkansas, due to the verdict of Brown vs. Topeka. However the students were blocked from entering the school by the Arkansas National Guard, under orders by Governor Faubus. However President Eisenhower intervened in a civil rights event for the first time in his presidency, contradicting his usual uncommitted approach, and sent the US Army to escort and protect the nine students. This instance…