They were always well dressed, well mannered, and drove nice cars. The teachers seemed to always give them the benefit of the doubt. For example, if one of the boys did not do well on a test the teacher would “give him a better grade than he actually earned because she knew he was capable of doing better” (Chambliss p. 128). The Roughnecks were young boys that came from low-class white families. They were average students.
In the chocolate war the same desire is shown. Archie's cruelty reaches levels that are quite unbelievable. He demonstrates that cruelty without abandon, using it to manipulate anyone who stands in his way, or anyone he simply decides it would be fun to manipulate. He manipulates everyone in The Vigils to supporting his plans, and he manipulates every student who gets an assignment. He already is in charge but will try to stay there.
Gatsby's social standing allowed him to be generous, because everyone expected it of him after attending or hearing about one of his lavish parties. Nick was below the high social standings of Tom, Daisy, and Jordan, and also below the lower social standing of Gatsby, but members of both classes liked and trusted him. As Nick said in chapter one of The Great Gatsby, Tom wanted Nick to like him as well. Somehow, Nick could transcend the barriers of certain classes, which made it easy for anyone to trust him, whether it is Tom with talking about his mistress, or Gatsby revealing his true identity. Wealth played a major part in The Great Gatsby.
2. Compare and contrast the attitude of the saints and the roughnecks. Explain how attitude plays a role in life. The Saints attitude was because of their family status in the community, they thought in a sense they were above the law. The Roughnecks attitude on the other hand didn’t seem to care much about how they were perceived by the community as a whole.
Atticus Finch has been deemed a hero of justice, a mythological paragon of social activism. But although Atticus admirably defended Tom Robinson. He was no antiracism activist. First, Atticus did not volunteer to defend Tom Robinson; he was given a court order to do so. Then there Atticus’s complacence to racism, clearly portrayed in his confession (regarding defending Tom): “I’d hoped to get through life without a case of this kind…” This is not to dismiss Atticus’s fine attributes: He is a good father, treats all (black and white) with respect, and practices patient humility.
Many episodes are based off of real-world problems, and are solved through extensive use of satire. The show creates a stage where the problem in question is so exaggerated that people understand the sarcasm beneath, and can unravel the true meaning of the episode. One episode of South Park has Cartman, a rude little boy who has many troubles about him, arrest a group of Eastern people who are new to South Park because he is afraid of a terrorist threat. In the end, the Eastern people had nothing to do with a bomb threat of course, but a real bomb threat was discovered because of his stereotypical judgements. From this, the morally sound character, Stan, tells the audience that stereotyping people is wrong, but it is also good to be cautious of certain things.
He was looked upon as a hero even by Atticus and Mr. Tate. Boo Radley is very courageous for saving the children’s lives’. But that is not all he has done, Boo Radley stands up against danger on behalf of what society thinks of him. Like how he shows his face to the others when he returns Scout home since he saved her. He didn’t care what they thought of him because he knew already that almost everyone in Maycomb spreads terrible rumors about him so he was fearless.
Breakfast is served… In the movie “The Breakfast Club”, I think that John Bender and Andrew Clark are most like me. I think that Allison Reynolds is not like me at all. John Bender kind of matches my personality because he is rebellious and I sort of am as well. He also is very annoying and a lot of people tell me I am annoying too. John Bender likes to make trouble and havoc in the school when he is in detention and somedays I just try to make trouble for no reason.
“All he wanted to do was to get him and his sister safely home’” (275). Certainly, everyone is shocked to see Boo come out publicly and facing everyone, especially, finding out that he has done a lot to save Jem and Scout. But Heck Tate knows what Boo did was not anything serious because Boo is just so concerned about the children's safety that he risks himself getting out of the house, making a public appearance just so he can rescue the
The government was also responsible for the brainwashing and passing the Bill of Life in the first place. That society would never had turned so dark and unloving if it wasn't for that bill. Most juvey cops are also people that agree with unwinding. They dedicate their life to finding these kids and throw them in a harvest camp. Officer Nelson feels that unwinds are “wastes of life” (Shusterman 39).