Southern Gothic

South Park revolves around the bizarre adventures of four kids accompanied by numerous recurring characters while using profane language and dark humor. In season nineteen of South Park, creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone illustrate the struggle of a town monitoring its political climate as well as maintaining political correctness. South Park portrays political correctness in the most offensive way possible to show the negative effects. In fact, Randy Marsh states “You have to overdo it in…

Standing up to a bully, trying something new, putting one’s life in danger to save another, standing up against prejudice, and facing a fear of public speaking. There are grand acts of courage, and then there are smaller courageous acts that can sometimes go unseen. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird explores different examples of courage through its characters. Mrs. Dubose, Atticus Finch, and Arthur Radley were all presented with opportunities to show courage. Whether these actions be big or…

Pranav Rathore Joanna Chan Lit/Writ, Period 2 12/12/17 Socratic Seminar: To Kill a Mockingbird 1. Part one of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, introduces all the characters and their day-to-day lives. Scout, Jem, and Dill were curious about Boo Radley. They tried to reenact Boo Radley’s life and tried to get a glimpse of him. From the very beginning, Atticus tried to teach his kids about right from wrong. He taught Scout a very important concept, “ You never really understand a person until…

Joseph Crespino argues that Atticus Finch felt the need to take the case and help Tom Robinson who was "naïve" because, of his paternalistic side. (Crespino The Strange Career of Atticus Finch, JSTOR.com) To justify this idea of paternalism he says, " Tom Robinson is sweetly innocent and naïve; Atticus feels a moral responsibility to defend him, as the novel's tide attests, because a black man accused in the Jim Crow South was as helpless as a mockingbird." In chapter ten of To Kill a…

Women in Literature and the Effect Men Have on Them Men have a negative effect on women in literature in terms of oppressing their sexuality and leaving them devastated at the end of the story. For instance, Addie Bundren from William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, was an unhappily married woman whose sexuality was oppressed, by the constraints of a male dominated society and husband, despite her affair. In comparison, Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, was a widow…

Every town has that one person of house that all the children are afraid of. These fears are formed by the thing the children see, but things are not always as they seem. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main character Scout Finch learns throughout the book that the man she is afraid of is really a loving old man, not a scary monster. Scout Finch grew up in Maycomb County and she had never met or even seen Boo Radley; only ever heard stories. She always thought that Boo…

Title The definition of courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is shown many times throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. During the time in the book it is hard for some families because of socials classes. To really be courageous, someone has to go against the norm. In the novel, Tom Robinson, Atticus, and Boo Radley are all courageous people and it is shown through their actions. Each of these people try and help people even if it is not what the…

Books are a good source of education and entertainment. A great book that has just that is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. The main characters are Scout Finch, Jem Finch (Scout’s older brother), Atticus Finch (father of scout and Jem) who is an open-minded attorney, and Tom Robinson (african American man accused of rape.) The book contains discrimination, racism, and poor judgements. Although all of the bad stuff in the book there is yet great things…

“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” Harper Lee once said. You can’t judge a book by it’s cover without reading the story. In To Kill a Mockingbird, people were judged on the outside without knowing them or their story. Also their innocence had been destroyed for doing nothing. Harper Lee uses symbolism throughout her entire book. It helps each and every reader to put themselves in the characters shoes and relate to them. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird,…

A critter in your attic may seem harmless at first, but it can be a major problem down the road. You might think that it will get out on its own, then you realize later on that your ceiling is already rotting from the critter’s urine and feces, your electrical wires are gnawed off, and your roof shingles are damaged from claw marks. Fortunately, Critter Getter, one of Southeast Alabama's foremost squirrel removal experts, has some tips for getting rid of the pest without having to kill it:…