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In 1960, Harper Lee published “To Kill A Mockingbird”. After release, To Kill A Mockingbird was voted best fiction novel of the year and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 because of it. To Kill A Mockingbird discussed two main and interwoven themes, empathy and inequality. These themes were shown through the lens of Scout, a young child growing up at an extremely difficult time. To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around the struggles for equality, both in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of society.…

Martin Luther King Jr, one of the biggest impacts the world has ever had on racism said in one of his speeches, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Jr just wanted peace and equality in the world and by doing so he came up with these inspirational quotes that a lot of people live by today. In the story black and white by David Macaulay peace and equality isn't really the case when Marcus and Eddie, two…

Rhinoceros, written 1958, and published 1959 is one of Ionesco’s most popularized plays. It opens on a usual Sunday in a town, where abruptly a rhinoceros is sighted twice by the townspeople. Initially some wonderment is expressed about the strangeness of this happening, but eventually a great deal of discussion is devoted to whether the two sightings were of the same rhino or of two different ones, and whether the rhino(s) belonged to the African or Asian species. Soon it becomes evident that…

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a first person narrative describing the life of Jem and Scout, a brother and sister who are the main protagonists of the novel. Jem and Scout grow up in a town where they are constantly surrounded by racial inequality, social unrest and prejudice. Jem Finch is considered a normal young boy growing up in the small Alabama town of Maycomb. Like his friends Jem likes to likes take part in activities that are perceived to be masculine in nature such as sports.…

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it,” said Atticus Finch In To Kill A Mockingbird. This is a story that tells about Scout Finch, his brother Jem, and his father Atticus. The author, Harper Lee’s purpose when writing this book was to show racism and prejudice in the south in the 1930s. One of the focuses of this book is the court case of Tom Robinson, which ended up with an innocent man…

How O’Connor’s Titles Convey Her Themes Flannery O’Connor is one of the most influential fiction writers America has ever known. Born and raised in Georgia, O’Connor was a passionate reader and artist who was extremely gifted yet shy. Because of her hard work and dedication, O’Connor won several awards, even after her death in 1964 from Lupus. “The Complete Stories” is a collection of short stories that won O’Connor the National Book Award. Flannery O’Connor skillfully constructs titles that go…

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…