Sweet Home Alabama

“So take stock in America my heirs, and sing in praise of this generous land.” (Raskin pg 36) In a mysterious and patriotic way, this book confused readers and the characters of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. It took sixth graders at Gull Lake Middle School two months to find out who the murderer was, the mysteries, the red herring, and the queen, all confusing, but all interesting. The Westing Game novel and movie contain many interesting and mysterious facts worth noting. The Westing Game,…

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is about a young girl, Scout, her brother, Jem, and their friend, Dill living in Maycomb County during the early 1930s. The three children hear stories about their neighbor, Arthur “Boo” Radley, and decide they want to try to get him out of his house. A few unsuccessful summers later, Scout’s father, Atticus, is a lawyer that has been assigned a colored man’s case. The man, Tom Robinson, was accused of raping a white woman. As the children know…

To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is a historical fiction novel set in the mid 1930’s in a small town named Maycomb, Alabama. The protagonist of the story is Scout Finch, and the antagonist is Bob Ewell. The conflict arises when Atticus Finch, Scout’s father and civil rights activist, agrees to defend a 25-year-old African-American named Tom Robinson who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus, and they spend their days…

In the Book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus is a well respected man in Maycomb. He is a lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout Finch. While Atticus believes everybody should be treated equally, while others in Maycomb do not. Atticus has morality, he has always obeyed the rules. While Atticus is moral he is also a very courageous man. He does anything, and everything to protect everybody in Maycomb, Including the colored people. Atticus is well mannered and civil in everything he does. Overall…

Perry Smith has dreamed of seeing his name on newspaper headlines, wishing to be written of as a musical prodigy loved by all. It is the year 1960, and Perry can be found on newspapers all across America, but Perry isn’t known for making great music. Instead, Perry Smith is topping headlines because of a crime he committed: the murder of the Clutters. In the book In Cold Blood, the author Truman Capote gives insight into the parts of Perry never seen before; his darkest secrets, grandest…

they will be brought down as long as the enemy does as well. Bob Ewell also went to even more drastic measures in this war, in another way. Instead of attacking the enemy, he attacks the enemies allies. Bob goes after Jem and Scout as they’re walking home from a halloween costume competition, to try to get to Atticus. Mr. Tate describes Bob Ewell as a, “Low-down skunk with enough liquor in him to make him brave enough to kill children” (Lee 360). The drastic measures that he Bob went to to get…

Camellias to prove that racism existed in the South during the 1930’s. To begin, Harper Lee uses the symbol Snow to prove racism existed in the South during the 1930’s. Scout, Jem, and Atticus, they’re father, live in the small town of Maycomb County, Alabama. During the winter it normally never snows, but this year it did. The white snow covered the whole town, showing the town covered in the white ideals, white personalities, and white people. Scout narrates, “‘The world’s ending, Atticus!…

By definition, courage is to act in accordance to your beliefs regardless of difficulty or criticism. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the strong-willed lawyer, Atticus, appointed to defend Tom Robinson in a trial of accused rape. He fears he might lose, but he does not step down. When Tom was moved to a new jail before the trail there was a risk of being attacked and Atticus did not leave his side. Even with the aftermath of the trial, Atticus was threatened and he did not…

Aunt Alexandra, Atticus Finch’s sister, came to Maycomb from Finch’s Landing, a family home. During her stay, she often makes judgements she considers best for Atticus’s family and wants Scout to become more feminine. This leads her to behave like a motherly figure to both Jem and Scout. When Atticus speaks with Jem and Scout, he tells them…

courthouse to confirm Atticus is there. Jem’s relieve and decided to go home when a mob of men shows up. When Atticus asks Jem to take Scout and Dill home, Jem refuses to do so. One of the men grabs Jem by the collar. “‘I’ll send him home,’ a…