In the selection, “Letter to his Son”, by Robert E. Lee, he told his son that he did not want to go to war because it was a tragedy waiting to happen. Lee said that he was being patient at the time because he knew he wouldn't be able to stop the war if it was to happen. The human cost that Lee addresses is that he fears the country will fall due to either anarchy or a lack of government. He also feared that “...mankind will not for years be sufficiently Christianized to bear the absence of restraint and force”. This quote shows that Lee believed that the war would prove to discard the government and allow people to act freely without punishment. He also thought that “Secession is nothing but revolution”. Robert E. Lee felt that one cost of the Civil War was that the people would lose “brotherly love and kindness”,…
Analyse how a significant event illustrated one or more key theme(s) in the written text.…
Courage is characterized as mental or moral strength to surpass notions of fear. As demonstrated by Atticus Finch and Mrs Dubose in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the development of courage gives the character’s strength and courage to hold their heads high, while fearing none. Harper Lee depicts the theme of courage incalculable amount of times, detailing courage as “ when you know you’re licked before you being, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (Chapter 11, Page 124) All of the characters have an alternate kind of perspective of what courage is exactly, which will be examined in depth.…
In Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun, the protagonist Walter is portrayed as stubborn, childish, and later determined to show his transition into manhood.…
The character Tom Buchanan has different role from all the other in the novel The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tom is apprehensive about Daisy’s actions and his background with being handed everything makes him unaware of how to react or treat the situation. The ability to control people has always been given to Tom and eventually becomes all he cares about. His recklessness has always been a part of him until it leads him to have one of his puppets cut the strings. The deceitful manner in which he presents himself and the way he expects others to treat him is a contraction that he is blind to. In The Great Gatsby, the reader finds that Tom Buchanan made up of being manipulative, careless, and hypocritical and it ultimately lead to…
Has a heart condition that will eventually kill him. Even being the most loved man in the whole army he would risk his men for the ultimate victory. A religious man and believes that he is responsible for carrying out God's will. Having never owned a slave and not believe in slavery, he does believes that the Negro’s should not be considered equal like the white man. During battle Hill and Ewell are the new corps commanders and Lee is concerned they will not live up to Jacksons set standards. During battle Lee enjoys Longstreet’s company, needing his support and strength, depending on him throughout the war. Lee views Longstreet as a strong and magnificent soldier, whom is the rock of the army. This makes him concerned for Longstreet’s safety. Lee's decision to join the Confederacy stems from his alliance with Virginia. He fights for his people and family, he feels fighting for land is not worth a war. Lee is aware he is breaking an oath that he had taken by invading the North and knows he will pay for it in some way. During war Lee is a fan of offensive Napoleonic warfare…
James Longstreet was raised to be in the military. After attending the U.S. Military Academy, he started his long career in the army where his rank was frequently promoted. He fought with the confederates during the Civil War and served as General Lee’s right hand man. During the Civil War Longstreet became well known for his often successful defensive strategies. Throughout his life he experienced both success and defeat, but whenever he was given an obstacle he always had a strategy to get around it.…
In this quote, Wes Moore, the author, is now leading his own unit, who address him with “a coordinated ‘Yes Sergeant.’” Wes has now been at Valley Forge for three years, and Joy has noticed that he is more respectful, has better posture, and carries himself with a traditional sense of dignity and honor. Wes has internalized the moral code of military school, and thanks to the support of Captain Hill and others, now even enjoys his time there. Wes has received both academic and athletic scholarships, significantly reducing the financial load on his mother. Wes is the only sophomore on the starting squad of the Valley Forge basketball team, and colleges have already started courting him. This quote is significant because Wes Moore’s experience…
“ Longstreet decided to move to New Orleans after the war” (History.com Staff 3). This proves that even though they lost Gettysburg and the Civil War itself, Longstreet can be considered successful because he worked hard and did his job. Sadly, the fact that he had let the south down was one of his regrets. This is shown in the text, “Politics and personal animosity fed the controversy and longstreet became known as the man who lost the war for the wouth” (History.net Staff). This helps prove the previous point that this was a failure to the war, but it is in fact a success for his job in the war and battle because he did what any other Lieutenant would have done in his position. Longstreet then became known as the one who let down the south and was repeatedly the scapegoat in the conversation. This is shown in, “Longstreet would spend much of his later life defending himself against repeated attacks from these critics” (History.com Staff 2). This proves that he was indeed the scapegoat, but he really was successful. That of which because he put up with the critics and the harsh comments about the 3 days, but all in all, he success was due to the fact that he followed orders. He, himself, knew that and he pushed to defend himself because he knew what really happened during those days. This can be shown in the text, “But his failing were not isolated- the confederate effort at Gettysburg revealed an army plagued with command problems and an extended, five mile-long battle line. Lee’s incomparable infantry could not overcome the crippling handicaps” (History.net Staff). This prove that the loss was not a failure on Longstreet's behalf but rather on the whole confederacy. The job of a general is to command given higher orders and carry them out. He was a success, but the confederacy needed someone to be their scapegoat. Yet Longstreet was also successful in moving on. “Longstreet later…
Explore the ways Harper Lee presents conflict in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Conflict can be a disagreement or an argument between individuals or communities, for example different ideas or interests can result in conflict. Conflict can be used to describe physical combat or verbal opposition between people. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in 1930s South America; this was the time of the Great Depression after the American Stock Market collapsed in 1929. Times were hard and there is a lot of poverty in the novel, even the Finches are not wealthy. Harper Lee presents conflict in the novel through many different aspects; one of these ways is how prejudiced the white communities are towards the black communities. A factor contributing to people’s racist attitude was that land owners blamed the end of slavery for loss of profits and status. Other aspects of conflict in the novel are how society can affect individuals and influence people’s actions and opinions. It also mentions how gender was related to the way you were treated and people’s expectations of you. It highlights how conflict can occur within families too.…
Wes was sent to Valley Forge Military Academy ultimately by the decisions he made at his previous school and at home. The first big decision he made before getting sent to military school was getting bad grades and not attending class. The phone class with Wes’s mom and Riverdale. “The final straw came one evening while she sat downstairs on the phone listening to me dean from Riverdale explain why they were placing me on academic and disciplinary probation. It wasn’t pretty. Bad grades, absence from classes, and an incident with a smoke bomb” (pg.87). By getting bad grades and not going to school Wes is giving up on learning. Wes was finally sent to military school after getting in trouble for giving his little sister a bloody lip. “I began…
Out of the five main characters in the Great Gatsby, I disliked Tom Buchanan the most ( however his wife Daisy was a close second). He just didn't seem like he was a nice person, and he also seemed extremely self-absorbed. I don't believe that he and I would choose the same values that we would consider important in guiding our lives.…
an you believe that a train conductor held the fate of Frederick Douglass's entire life in his hands? Douglass described his daring escape on a train ride from Baltimore to Philadelphia in his autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881). For the journey, Douglass disguised himself as a sailor wearing a red shirt, a tarpaulin hat, and a black scarf tied loosely around his neck. He also had to be able to talk like a sailor. "My knowledge of ships and sailor's talk came much to my assistance, for I knew a ship from stem to stern, and from keelson to cross-trees, and could talk sailor like an 'old salt.'" Besides a disguise, what else do you think Douglass needed?…
Analyse the character of Robert Walton The first character we are introduced to in the novel is Robert Walton. We know this because there are a series of letters from him to his sister Margret Saville concerning his whereabouts. From reading the four letters it is apparent to the reader that Walton is an ambitious and caring man. He is articulate and eloquent especially when writing about his voyage. To the reader he appears to be very reflective in that he expresses his concern about how long it will be before he meets his sister again, this is apparent throughout all four letters and each letter is concluded in an affectionate and emotional tone.…
Wilson-aka. the Loud solider and aka the Friend in Red Badge of Courage is the character I would be eager to meet if possible. Wilson had learned halfway through the story, that you do not always have to get the last word, or be the person that tries to irritate people to start fights. He had realized this establishing a better behavior- quieter, less obnoxious, caring, and even humble. By changing his attitude, and behavior Wilson became a better man than he was at the beginning of the battle. We all have to grow up to be better, and by doing so we become the leading example for others. Henry did not at first understand what was going on with Wilson so that is why he tried to rile him. Once Henry had his own “realization” on what it really…