The Rhinoceros Beetle is a passage that Susan Hawthorne wrote about a guy who's from town and fearless of anything that might be scary for other. He had several insects that he played with and used to threaten his classmates. Besides, he was the intelligent kid who knew about the insects most specifically and details. The tone of the story or passage seems to be scary. The word and language level of the author in this passage suggests the tone to be scary. For example, in the sixth paragraph
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Holden's obsession with innocence: In J.D.Salinger's the catcher in the rye Thinking childish in its simplicity can lead anyone to the path of innocence. The protection of innocence is something that holden searches for in J.D. Salinger's novel the catcher in the rye which shows that he believes that the innocence of childhood is very valuable and should be protected from the adult world. Holden is wanting to protect the innocence of those people who he thinks are really innocent. In addition
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To Kill A Tom Robinson, an Atticus, and a Boo Radley Prejudice is a rather large theme in To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee. It is felt by many characters in the book. Atticus, Boo Radley, and Tom Robinson are three very different people. They all experience prejudice in one way or another. All of them can be considered “Mockingbirds”. In the book Atticus tells Scout that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Miss Maudie later gets asked by Scout why did Atticus say that. She responds with
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Courage is defined by Merriam-Webster as, “the ability to do something that frightens one.” In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the main characters have to understand what it means to be courageous in the face of prejudice. Growing up in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression are two siblings named Scout and Jem. As the children get older, they learn the true meaning of courage through the characters, Mrs. Dubose, Atticus, and Scout even sees courage through her own brother, Jem. Throughout
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they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” -Nelson Mandela. Fighting racism is difficult because people think that change is wrong and that everything should stay how it has been. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout is the protagonist and her dad is Atticus Finch. He is a lawyer in the small town of Maycomb, located in the south around the 1930’s. He is an influential character in the book because he shows integrity and Atticus makes
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In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch displays many characteristics that impact his children and community. Of the many characteristics, his integrity, respect, and reliability are just a few of his strongest qualities. He displayed each of these daily, and his actions had a strong effect on others. He showed his integrity by defending Tom Robinson. In a southern community during the 1930s, it was unheard of for a white lawyer to defend a black man, but Atticus ignored the prejudice and did what
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Burton uses cinematic techniques such as lighting and camera angles to give his films a scary and creepy look. In some of his movies such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Burton mostly uses dark tones because he was influenced by Dr.Seuss. Lighting and camera angles are important because it shows mood. High-key lighting shows happiness. Burton uses low-key lightning when showing scary images. In “Edward Scissorhands” the lightning is mixed up. Peg’s town is happy
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is regarded by many as a modern classic. It is also considered one of the more controversial pieces of American literature because of several factors. These include mature themes related to racial slurs, racial bias towards African-Americans, swearing, and sexual content, which raises Conservative concerns for those who read it. I am of the more liberal opinion that this is a novel that is appropriate for older junior high students and all high school students
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Option 2 Instead of “We find Tom Robinson guilty…” the true meaning of what the jury said was “We find Tom Robinson guilty because he’s black”. Racism in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” affects the events in the novel by many means. In the beginning of the book can see subtle hints of it while Scout and Jem are trying to see Boo Radley and experience different things. However, it becomes prominent in the middle with the events leading up to and the actual trial. In the end of the book with the
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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Boo Radley as a symbol of misjudgments and superstitions. Throughout the beginning of the book Boo Radley has been seen as a person who hides himself and has no friends at all, he is considered as a dangerous person. However due to the curiosity from 3 kids, the hunt to discover what type of person Boo Radley is, begins. Boo Radley tries befriending the children in his own type of way, by placing small little things, as to what might resemble Boo
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