Stan Lee

“Not guilty of a crime or offense.” When you think of what innocence is, that’s the definition that pops in most people’s heads. However, as is with most words in the English language, there are multiple definitions of a word that can come into play depending on the context it is being used. Robert Cormier’s After the First Death, is a prime example of how knowing the context behind the characters in the novel, gives a different side to innocence that isn’t as straightforward as simply being not…

Crowd or Mob, Group or Outsider A crowd can easily turn into a mob because of uncertainty and or anger. Support for this statement is shown in the book “The Outsiders” by S. E. Hinton, a story about a boy in a lower social class who gets involved in a killing which leads to the death of some of his friends and a social class fight. It is also supported by the play “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” by Rod Serling which is a story about a town in which weird events happen and chaos takes…

There are many parenting styles and methods in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The topics that will be focussed on are the respect, integrity, and different values Atticus, Bob Ewell and Walter Cunningham instil in their children. The many different adults as parents in To Kill a Mockingbird highlights distinctive methods on nurturing children, reminding us that the future of children heavily rests on the influence of parents. The first and most important influence is the…

In Harper Lee 's legendary novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the underlying theme is to find our metaphorical 'mockingbirds ' throughout the story and who they represent. In her words, "Mockingbirds don 't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... they don 't do one thing but sing their hearts our for us" (Lee 90). She describes three people in particular who fit into this category, Atticus Finch, father of the story 's narrator, Scout, and her brother Jem. Next, Tom Robinson, a black man…

discriminatory thoughts of a particular group of people, has been a common thread in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the book by Harper Lee is set in Maycomb county, Alabama during the 1930s a time when racism was very prevalent. Although bigotry and discrimination were pointed towards blacks, other accounts towards whites were also heard of, though not as commonly. In this book harper lee touches on other types of prejudices other than racisim.Such as alien prejudice towards a character named Boo…

successful teacher and he LOVES to play video games. Saying things like this is jumping to unfair conclusion. This is being prejudice to everyone who plays video game. Being prejudice is a very common theme in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” By Harper Lee. For example when the boys didn’t even give Boo Radley a chance, or when the whole town turned against Atticus and his family. Another example is when Aunt Alexandra told Scout she couldn’t have Walter Cunningham over because he was poor…

environment and experiences. The people who surround a child play a critical role in their development. This is true in To Kill a Mockingbird as six-year-old Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, learns to overcome the social issues in Maycomb County. Harper Lee illustrates a small town around the year 1930, during the Great Depression, filled with traditions that the Finch family find challenging to abide by. Many of Scouts relationships affect her in various ways such as her older brother,…

Mockingbird is a prime example, this piece of literature is something that stays with a reader throughout their entire life. To Kill a Mockingbird tackles many of the issues that are present in today’s society, issues, such as classism, and racism. Harper Lee also seamlessly incorporates a coming of age moment for each of the younger characters. To Kill a Mockingbird is considered timeless because it addresses the concepts of racism, classism, and growing up. These topics are will continue to be…

Evelyn Waugh, a prolific journalist and writer, once said, “Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic.” When looking at this quote and its relation to the story in To Kill a Mockingbird, one can recognize that the different characters in the novel showed varying amounts of development. Some remained the same in almost all aspects as static characters, while others underwent changes as dynamic characters. By analyzing their personalities, one can…

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a classic book written by Harper Lee in 1960. As it was a brilliant book it was quickly transformed into a movie 2 years later in 1962. Although there was reluctance in the making of the movie due to the fact it would be uninteresting without mainstream staples, the movie has become just as popular and well applauded as the book. It currently ranks in the top 100 best movies of all time on IMBD, a popular movie website, this movie deserves its title as a classic movie.…