Coming of age novels‚ Cold Sassy Tree and To Kill a Mockingbird introduce readers to 14 year old Will Tweedy of Cold Sassy‚ Georgia and 5 year old Jean Louise “Scout” Finch of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Both characters were brought up in small‚ close-knit southern towns‚ with false views of the world‚ and ignorance to knowledge and experience. As the stories progess however‚ the two gain a new type of knowledge and realization of the world. Experiences dealing with love‚ death‚ racism and discrimination
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In a small town deep south in Alabama‚ two children reside in a house with their father Atticus. Maycomb was this town’s name‚ and within Maycomb lived the nastiest‚ most psychotic‚ recluse to have ever live‚ and it just so happens that this monster of a man is the neighbor of the two young children‚ at least this is how “Boo” Radley is perceived to be in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. “Jem” Jeremy Atticus Finch and “Scout” Jean Louise Finch‚ the two children‚ one four years younger than the
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The book is set during the ‘Great Depression’ in Southern Alabama‚ in a county explained to be very slow‚ wet and hot. The novel is narrated in a first person perspective through adult recounting her past as a 6 year old‚ who didn’t understand much of the things she observed around the adults. Her innocence as a
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Discrimination is the unjust categorization of groups of people. Eric Berne‚ a Canadian psychiatrist who studied human behavior‚ made several observations relating to discrimination. Berne stated‚ “The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow‚ he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing” (goodreads.com). The Canadian psychiatrist is stating that as soon as people notice that not everyone looks the same‚ stereotypes begin to form and the uniqueness and differences
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him an ideal moral guide and voice of conscience. In her novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee presents the character of Atticus Finch to convey her feelings and thoughts about race‚ morals‚ and society as a mass. In the difficult times of 1930’s Alabama‚ the county of Maycomb is a society divided by prejudice‚ where racial discrimination and injustice is common. In spite of these complexities‚ Atticus Finch is a determined father who aims to nurture his children free of narrow-minded influences of
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what real courage is‚ instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.” Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. So how is courage defined in this novel? In To Kill a Mockingbird most of the town‚ Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ shows courage. Courage can be a small thing like saying hi to somebody as you pass them on the streets‚ even though you’re too shy to speak up. Courage can be a big thing like going up to somebody’s house that you don’t like‚ or are scared of. In
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In a small‚ run-down town in Alabama‚ everyone knows everyone. News travels fast‚ no one has a secret‚ and rumors are spread quite often. Innocent people are looked down upon simply because they are different. These quick judgements are enough to split the town and turn good people against each other. Many of these judgements are made from a background of prejudice which resonates in the town. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ prejudice is demonstrated through racism‚ social status‚ and sexism
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The story takes place in a town called Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930s. Despite the whites treating the African Americans like subordinates‚ the townsfolk treat each other like family‚ with the exception of the Ewell family. In the beginning of the book Harper Lee illustrates empathy is learned through each character passing it on to each other as if it were a tradition. In one of the scenes where Scout(Jean Louise Finch) our protagonist has a confrontation with her teacher Miss Caroline ‚ Atticus
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1. State any business problem that the enterprise needs to resolve: Darden Restaurants needs to manage a supply-chain of highly perishable items such as seafood‚ over 35 countries‚ while managing costs and product quality. Furthermore‚ the company needs to ensure a strict protocol of inspection and quality assurance throughout the supply chain. 2. Briefly summarize relevant background information from the case. Darden restaurant owns popular brands such Olive Garden and Red Lobster‚ comprising
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throughout the book. A main character by the name of Atticus‚ proves and demonstrates event of courage during the “Dirty Thirties”. Atticus taking on the Tom Roberson case‚ killing Tim Johnston‚ and risking his family’s well being in the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. These three reasons are the main stepping stones of Atticus’s courage throughout the book To kill a Mockingbird. Tom Roberson‚ was an African American young male who was falsely accused for the raping of Mayella Ewell. Atticus going against society’s
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