outside along with her friend Dill‚ so she was an adventurous person. Scout also loved to read with her father every night which gives a sense that Scout is super bright and smart. Lee had a "gifted English teacher who introduced her to challening literature and the rigors of writing well" and hence why "Lee loved nineteeth-century British authors best" (The Big Read | To Kill a Mockingbird 1). Scout was definitely a troublemaker‚ constantly getting in trouble with her housekeeper‚ neighbors‚ even her
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Psychological Obstacles in Gothic Literature and life Gothic literature is not just a bunch of vile stories about ghosts and spirits‚ they are about the deep adversities in everyday life. The works of Edgar Allen Poe (One of the most famous gothic writers) talk about death‚ psychological issues‚ and unsightly examples of pain in the minds of some of the most disturbed characters. Examples of his notorious works include “The Raven” and the “Black Cat”. More recently‚ some of the gothic authors include Ransom
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as one of the greatest horror and gothic writers of our time. The reason for this is his ability to fuse the gothic elements created by stories such as Dracula or Frankenstein and todays horror. King has written hundreds of short stories but two in-particular “The Night Flier” and “Popsy” show his unique ability to combined gothic elements from the old literature with realistic settings and people of our era. One of his greater talents is being able to use gothic element like vampires and make us
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In "Barn Burning‚" and "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner creates two characters that are strikingly similar. Abner Snopes is loud and obnoxious. Because of this‚ most people tend to avoid him at all costs. On the contrary‚ Emily Grierson‚ a very intriguing woman from Jefferson‚ Mississipi‚ is an important figure in the town‚ despite spending most of her life alone. If these characters were judged purely on their reputation and physical appearance‚ it would be clear that Abner Snopes and Emily
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Aunt Alexandra comes to the Finch residence at the end of chapter twelve‚ declaring that the family decided that it would be best for Scout and Jem to have some feminine influence in their lives. Scout knows that Alexander usually dictates what she wants upon the family‚ and uses the term the family decided to make her an even greater point of authority in the Finch family. Usually her dictations give her chances to impress her views on others or increase the family name and work towards the ideal
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Scout’s characterization and narrative perspective guides how we view the events in the novel. She does this through her child-like perspective‚ but adult-like observations. With this‚ Scout is a usually well-behaved child and is innocent. She is not brash and unruly‚ respects decency‚ and is conscientious. This is shown on page 15 when she says‚ “I told Jem if he set fire to the Radley house I was going to tell Atticus on him.” She also respects‚ listens‚ and is loyal to her father. “If I didn’t
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CHAPTER 4 What items do the children find in the Radley tree and what do they decide to do with them? Who do the children believe is leaving the gifts? What are your thoughts on who this person is and why they are leaving the gifts? The children found chewing gum and Indian-heads‚ and they decide to keep them and see if they belong to anyone at school. Scout is oblivious to who’s hiding spot it is‚ she just wants the loot. While Jem‚ being older‚ thinks more and has come to the conclusion that it
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“The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering” –Benjamin Spock. For the most part‚ parents have the largest influence in a child’s life by teaching them values to educate them and set them in the right direction for them to have the most fulfilling life possible. A value is a person’s principles of standards of behavior. However‚ the parent can only guide the child while the child has the drive and motivation to follow the path set out by the parent. For
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“They don’t eat up peoples gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out…That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses a mockingbird to symbolize justice‚ innocence‚ and courage. These characteristics can be found in Tom‚ Atticus‚ and Boo throughout this novel. Even with all the evil in the world‚ innocence‚ justice‚ and courage can prevail. Tom Robinson‚ a character in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ symbolizes
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Berry also uses the mythos of the Cherokee culture in her Fire Carrier’s Footsteps – Moccasins. These moccasins feature white‚ red‚ and blue beading on a black bead background on the vamp and the flaps. Each area of beading is surrounded by red silk satin ribbon and blue rickrack. The vamp features a black spider with a red and black mid section. The legs of the spider have blue and white swirls around them to show movement. The flaps feature white circles with the red and black equilateral
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