Southern Hemisphere

Ever wondered about how Jem’s morality, and identity changed? Well, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird influenced Jem to change his ability to judge right from wrong, and how to be a Southern Gentleman. These are connected because both talk about Jem and his morality. Jem is Scout’s (the main character) brother. They all live in Maycomb County. Jem realizes about the power of racism and how it plays a big role in Maycomb, and in African-Americans lives. It also changes how people see themselves,…

Mockingbirds do not do anything but good so why kill one? What bad do mockingbirds do? The symbol of the the mockingbird means innocent people that never harm anyone. It is also a sin to kill a mockingbird because of them doing no harm. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the three characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Arthur “Boo” Radley represent mockingbirds by only doing good, never doing bad although they got into some situations where they could have. Mockingbird represent things…

I believe the song titled Just the Way You Are relates to the inner conflict in To Kill A Mockingbird. The inner conflict is when Atticus gets appointed to defend Tom Robinson in court and Atticus chooses to defend him willingly, and Scout in the beginning thinks very lightly on the situation and she doesn’t quite understand why Atticus is defending a colored person, she later realizes what Atticus is doing is right and she would like him to stay the way he is since he’s a great father. This…

To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that is placed in the 1930s which is in a little town where Atticus Finch lives. Atticus Finch had gotten inform that he had to defend Tom Robson which is a African American which was accused of rapping a white girl. Even though Atticus knew he was not going to win the case for defending Tom Robinson, It was worth it for Atticus because he wants his kids to look up to him for try to help Tom Robinson and Atticus follows the golden rule. Atticus is a person that…

Have you ever considered what other people value the most in their lives? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, many of the characters throughout the plot take into consideration different values. The word value means relative worth, merit, or importance. If a person has values, it shows significance in how they live their lives and who they are. Characters in To Kill a Mockingbird all have values of their own and show them in the story. One example of people showing their values…

Imagine you caught your child doing something considered taboo by all of society. Would you lie to cover up your shame, or would you face the rest of the world and own it? In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout are the children of lawyer Atticus Finch, but they are not the problem. Mayella Ewell is a 19 year old poor white woman who claims that Thomas Robinson, a black man, beat her then raped her. But, this might not be the case. As Atticus goes to work to prove Tom…

Well used imagery can be as vivid as a one million paintings. Kate Chopin uses imagery throughout many of her timeless short stories. Kate Chopin was a short story author based out of Louisiana. Chopin was born on February 8, 1850, in St. Louis, MO and later died on August 22, 1904. Throughout her life Chopin was a very well-known women’s rights activist. Kate Chopin was also very against the abuse and enslavement of African Americans. Chopin uses amazing imagery throughout the short story…

hear a piece of contemporary southern gothic literature. Stown allows followers to experience a more modern take on the 20th century southern gothic literature. It fits most of the classical descriptions of southern gothic literature, but many can find the differences. Stown is a piece of contemporary southern gothic literature because of irony, decay, and violence. Because of the irony, Stown is a piece of contemporary southern gothic literature. In terms of southern gothic literature, irony is…

The Carolina Mudcats are a minor league baseball team that was founded in 1991. They were once called the Columbus Mudcats that was a part of the Southern League before they then moved to North Carolina. They first started playing at Fleming Stadium in Wilson, NC before moving to Five County Stadium in Zebulon, NC. When they were the Columbus Mudcats they were affiliates of the Houston Astros. That all changed once they moved to North Carolina and became the Carolina Mudcats then the Pittsburgh…

Envision a house that “was once white” but now “darkened to the color of the slate-gray yard around it” with “rain-rotted shingles” and “oak trees that kept the sun away”(Lee, 10). This might not sound like a place that a generous and caring man would live in, but in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a mysterious and important character, Arthur “Boo” Radley, is the most significant source of pure kindness and endearment in the entire novel. Arthur Radley is the phantom of a small 1930 Alabama…