Truman Doctrine

In class we are reading, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It is a masterpiece of American literature, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. So far in the novel, we are introduced to a small number of families, one of whom is the Finch’s. In the Finch family, there are two children, Scout and Jem. Scout has just started school, at first not wanting to go back. After some convincing by Atticus, she reached a compromise to return to school. Atticus is the father of the two, widowed when his…

"Look to a day when people will not be judged by color of their skin, but the content of their character." -- Martin Luther King, JR. Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra want to teach Scout how to avoid racism while she 's young. Jem still has imperfections with racism so Atticus want to stop them and make him non-racist. The way it should be. The author uses the town of Maycomb to model the United States of America. Harper Lee is telling the audience how to fix what we 're doing wrong.…

Then that is different because you get a chance to see what the person is like based on them not on skin color, or money. Throughout “To Kill a Mockingbird” Scout is a naïve girl who would like to have all the information about something so that she can make her own perspective about it but in the beginning she made childish accusations. As the story progressed she was shown the true colors of people and understands how life is in Maycomb County, Alabama. Near the end she makes better…

In the first part of the novel, the first impressions of Radley are made. Though they are not easily forgotten or hastily changed, they are progressively altered as Radley's true nature reveals itself. Evidently, it is Atticus who first tries to discourage the children from their fantasies about the Radleys. However, through the events with Jem's pants, the neighborhood fire and the presents in the tree, the children themselves begin to realize that Radley is more of a friend than a villain.…

The Impact of Juxtaposition in In Cold Blood by Truman Capote On pages 107 to 113, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote features two specific narratives during the same span of time. Characters Dick and Perry recall the visit to the Clutter family through separate streams of consciousness, eventually revealing the contrasting personality traits between them. As Perry begins to discuss the peculiarities of the murder, more so the fact that suspicion of the two has not yet risen, Dick expresses his…

In a two to four sentences, the book In Cold Blood was a non-fiction true event of the murder of the Clutter family. It took place in Holcomb, Kansas in 1955 by ex-convicts Perry Edward Smith and Richard Eugene Hickock. The crime took place in the home of the Clutter in expectation to find a safe filled with cash but end up only with forty dollars in cash, a radio, and binoculars. Perry and Richard, (also known as Dick) were displeased and kill the entire family and flee the city. While on the…

Trustworthy People Will Not Be Disrespectful or Impulsive People should not depend on other people that are impolite and careless on the decisions that they make in their lives. In the short stories “A&P” by John Updike and “My Side of the Matter” by Truman Capote, In “A&P” this 19 year old man named Sammy and he works at the grocery store that’s called A&P and while he was at the cashier checking customers items out he notices three girls come in wearing bikinis and he starts staring out them…

J.K Rowling says, “I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.” Novels carry a lot of knowledge, which students can benefit from. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee is not taught by many teachers due to its controversial topics. Why should the education board deprive teenagers of such a versatile learning tool? To Kill a Mockingbird, is written perfectly for a teenager, takes place in a very significant historical era, and teaches many crucial…

“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves,” - Mason Cooley. Compassion is a valuable part of Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’, and the representation of this quote can be shown throughout various spots in the novel. Compassion is a rare trait to have, and the people who do acquire it often prosper in academics as well as social skills. Lee does an extraordinary job of showing how being compassionate allows one to thrive and achieve remarkable goals all…

The famous author, Sail Sheehy, once said,“If we don’t adapt, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” These ideas are relevant in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Considering the circumstances of the novel, when people struggle, the ones around them will most likely struggle also. When people are contempt, it is most likely owing to the fact they believe they are superior and think that person is misanthropic. However, in reality, they inhabit the following…