Chapter 11 1. Why did the Finch children dislike passing by Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose's house? ← The Finch children disliked passing by Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house because she always had something mean, and vicious to say about them. 2. Atticus advised his son to act like a gentleman toward whom?
Right from the very beginning it is apparent that Mr. Harvey is evil. He is a creepy man when he says this at 1% of the book: “I’ve built something back here. Would you like to see it?” He then goes on to rape and murder Susie. If this man is not evil I don’t know what is. He is also very deranged.
Ponyboy just had to see Johnny kill Bob and that was enough to make him lose his innocence. People like Randy and Steve just resent and hate the world so much that that would cause them to lose their innocence as well. Someone could lose their innocence just by thinking bad thoughts. S.E. Hinton definitely does not agree with William Blake’s poem: The Lily because in The Lily, William Blake is saying that innocence cannot be abolished or destroyed.
To Kill a Mockingbird Essay “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” This quote was said by Atticus and clearly describes the situation of Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch. Throughout the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, many events occur which all revolve around the same theme; you don’t know someone until you walk in his/her shoes. Boo Radley is rarely seen or heard of in the story, and because of this Maycomb folks make assumptions on what he truly is, an evil and vicious person. Miss Stephanie Crawford claims that Boo Radley isn’t a nice person, based on her “encounters” with him, and the rest of Maycomb County believes her rumours. The more the people spreads the rumours, the more Boo’s supposed personality builds up.
Vengeance is a big part of the novel, It helps Scout to learn that being revengeful is a dangerous thing. "Mr. Ewell approached [Atticus], cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him." Later on the novel she wants Atticus to be prepared to defend himself. “After all, though,” I said, “he was the deadest shot in the county one time. He could—” “You know he wouldn’t carry a gun, Scout.
Spill the blood!” (174,175) Reasoning: No civil person would repeatedly state this phrase. This definitely represents savagery. It shows how bloodthirsty these boys are and then when they recite this while murdering Simon; it makes it even more gruesome. They’re so consumed in all the blood that they don’t even realize they had killed Simon until it is too late. • “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.” (235) Reasoning: This quote that was stated at the end of the book shows the reader and myself that the world of savagery only leads to murder and sorrow.
Perhaps the man that shot the creature after it had saved a little girl from drowning would be a better example of being too quick to judge. All of the judgments seem to bring a negative effect on the judged. Frankenstein tells of the creatures payback to Dr. Frankenstein for judging his creation and not taking responsibility for it. The creature winds up killing several of the doctor's family members and his very close friend, Henry Clerval. In his search for vengeance the creature condemns himself to the internal suffering of knowing that he has taken the life of a person.
He says that Jim “was most ruined for a servant, because he got stuck up on account of having seen the devil and been rode by witches” (Twain 6). Huck got his habits of prejudice and rebellion from his pap, who despises people who are well-educated. Huck was taken away by pap because he hated how Huck decided to get an education, believing that it was an attempt to get away from him. But after suffering through pap’s abuse, Huck decided to fake his death and flee to Jackson’s Island, where he finds Jim who ran away from being sold. Huck and Jim decided to travel together in a raft to Cairo; however, they get into arguments with each other.
To Kill a Mockingbird Thematic Essay Have you ever been put in a situation where you were forced to put yourself in their place, or look at the situation form his/her point of view? Sometime in a person’s life they must be put under a situation where they must examine this situation not only from their point of view, but of others point of view as well as well. Doing this will enable someone to have a look at the situation from different perspectives. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, it explores civil rights and racism in the southern U.S. in the 1930’s. The story is told through Scout Finch whose father is Atticus Finch, an attorney who struggles to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, who is a black man falsely accused
A reason why this is another example that proves that the kids are curious is because they weren’t supposed to be at the trial and could get into very big trouble for being there. ‘“…you better take Miss Jean Louise home. Mr. Jem…this ain’t fit for you…”’, says Reverend Sykes to Jem. Atticus didn’t want Scout, Dill and Jem to be at the trial because it’s not appropriate for children their age. But, again the three kids snuck into the courtroom because they were so curious.