Compare and contrast Lee’s presentation of Miss Maudie‚ Mrs Dubose and Aunt Alexandra. What do the children learn from their encounters with these characters? In the novel ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee the protagonist Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch and her brother ‘Jem’ meet a few female characters who all affects some part of the lives of the children. Harper Lee resists some of the conventional stereotypes of women from that era which is shown through the character Miss Maudie Atkinson who
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Miss Maudie Atkinson Upon reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ I discovered that there are many different characters that require attention. While getting to know all about these characters‚ I began to try and relate myself to them. All the main ones‚ such as Atticus‚ Jem and Scout‚ are easier to relate to due to their huge part of this novel. There are many other characters that have a very large impact on this book that do not get enough praise as deserved. One of these people is Miss
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Scout Finch matures by the means of seeing the perspectives of her lower class friend‚ Walter Cunningham and her neighbor‚ Miss Maudie. Walter Cunningham is a classmate of Scout whom she invites home to dinner after fighting with him. He is poor but still has self respect‚ and he refuses to take money from people without being able to pay them back. At the dinner‚ they serve roast and vegetables‚ which Walter has never eaten before‚ so he pours syrup on it. Scout is confused that “he’s gone drowned
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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Class Name Date Compare and Contrast Emily and Miss Brill Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’ short story “Miss Brill” and Emily in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner exhibits interesting similarities and differences. The differences and similarities are evident in their characters. The two stories appear different but the relationship they share is very profound. The stories openly to the reader the realization of similarities and dissimilarities in them
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Dubose fights to win over her drug addiction and when Miss Maudie’s house burns down. After Mrs. Dubose dies‚ Atticus tells Jem: “I wanted you to see what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin
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the people’s character and also help the reader understand the book better as it unfolds. One of the gifts in the book was given to Miss Maudie. One night during the snow storm her house caught fire. The neighbors put the fire out but she needed a place to stay. Miss Maudie stayed with Miss Stephanie for the time being‚ “Miss Maudie would stay with Miss Stephanie for the time being.” (#71) This particular scene in the book showed how Maycomb people had a strong bond‚ a unity and willingness to work
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Atticus‚ Scout‚ and Boo Radley. First‚ a brave‚ hardworking‚ single parent‚ Atticus Finch. He first shows courage when he shoots a mad dog to protect his family when he hasn’t touched a gun in over thirty years. Another character in the story‚ Miss Maudie‚ explains “I guess he put down his gun when he reilized god gave him an unfair advantage over most living things...” Another courages thing Atticus does‚ is standing up for
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Ostrom English 340 29 October‚ 2007 The Landlord vs. Miss Gee Langston Hughes and W. H. Auden are two highly educated authors‚ who came from very different cultural backgrounds. Literary contemporaries‚ contemporaries in that they were both working writers during the same time period‚ Hughes and Auden are known for literary works which tackle both moral and political issues. Langston Hughes’s and W. H. Auden’s poems "Ballad of the Landlord" and "Miss Gee" exhibit each author’s ability to employ the
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A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF HELEN KELLER by Désirée Martina van Genechten Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER ARTIUM In the Faculty of Health Sciences Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University November 2009 Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Norman Hoelson DECLARATION: I‚ Desiree Martina van Genechten‚ hereby declare that this treatise is my own work and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment to another university or for another
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the theater contains the big screen and the surround sound. Which adds to the whole effect of what happening in the movie. When comparing how comfortable you are in a theater or at home watching a movie at home is the better options. But when you compare how the atmosphere feels‚ its a more realistic experience in the theater with all the
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