Maycomb was an old town but it was a tired old town when I first knew it To Kill a Mockingbird was written in Alabama during the Depression and is described by the major character a little girl named Jean Louise Scout Finch Her father Atticus Finch is a lawyer with high ethical values Scout her brother Jem and their friend Dill are maneuvered by the local gossip about a man named Boo Radley who lives in their district but never leaves his house Legend has it that he once bashed his father in th
To Kill a Mockingbird A Society full of Prejudices The novel To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Maycomb is a town in the south of the United States in Alabama The population is divided by race and black people are considered a lower class so they have no rights and are treated like scum The story is told from the perspective of a little girl named Scout whose father Atticus is a lawyer willing to defend a black man for this reason the novel focuses on the case of Tom Robinson because everyone
Henry Louis Gates believes Ernest Hemingway one of the most prominent Lost Generation writers has a style that was fundamentally shaped in reaction to his experience of world war Hemingway and other writers of the generation lost faith in the central institutions of Western civilization by reacting against the elaborate style of previous writers One of the most quintessential examples of this reaction is Hemingways legendary novel The Sun Also Rises This iconic work portrays the characteristics
In Ernest Hemingways masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea much symbolism is used to help the readers understand the message he is trying to relay The Old Man and the Sea isnt just about an old man fishing on the sea There are many messages hidden inside the book that are often overlooked Some elements are overlooked simply because they do not necessarily seem important For example the marlin represents many things including glory strength and beauty The sharks represent death and defeat Even the
Another personal virtue that is a major theme in the epic is loyalty The most striking example of loyalty in the epic is of course Penelope who waits faithfully for 20 years for her husbands return Another example is Telemachus who stands by his father against the suitors Odysseus old nurse Eurycleia remains loyal to Penelope and her absent master Eumaeus the swineherd and Philoetius the cowherd are exemplary in their loyalty to their master and his possessions Also an excellent if humble host
Symbolism The Great Gatsby The definition of symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or meaning to objects events or relationships F Scott Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby is known for its uses of symbols and symbolism Symbolism is a great way to connect a literary work to everyday life It helps us to learn more about the novel and connect it to things that have happened or are happening in our lives F Scott Fitzgerald uses many symbo
Before Adam and Eve Batman and Robin and Mario and Luigi there came Gilgamesh and Enkidu In the ancient land of Uruk in 2600 B C the royal Gilgamesh was united with the beast like Enkidu As both creations seemed similar in physical demeanor their actions and cognitions greatly differed Despite their differences they became compliments of each other creating a stronger force as a whole and embarked on journeys that would carry their legacy as heroes to this very day Gilgamesh without Enkidu and
Guilty Until Proven Innocent We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant Orenthal James Simpson not guilty of the crime of murder This famous quote was made during the famous court case of O J Simpson vs the State of California over the murder of two individuals What made this case so famous was all the evidence the jury had that proved Simpson guilty but was found not guilty in the end The court whether it be a single person or a jury make mistakes daily But sometimes they are
Mark Twains Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a story about change It is a story about a boys journey a journey during which he has many adventures but also learns lessons and matures One of the biggest changes that occur in Huck Finn is in his views towards African Americans specifically his traveling companion Jim The affects of society on Hucks views grow less obvious as he begins to listen to his conscience rather than what he has been taught As their friendship progresses Hucks views chang
Violence and conflict Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in the world but not all the facts of his life are known We do know that he was both born in 1564 and buried in 1616 in the town of Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire Shakespeare was one of eight children the first son of Mary and John Shakespeare His father was a prosperous worker with and seller of leather goods such as gloves At the time of Shakespeares birth John was an increasingly important man in th