He gets absolutely passionate when enacting his work as a lawyer : « He emphasised his words by tapping his knuckles on the table » and really invests all his energy in this case. He disapproved of the Ewells unjust accusation of the so-called rape 'commited' by Tom Robinson as he knows he is innocent , and tries to the best of his abilities to win this case to be able to save the poor man from death penalty, but even if he knows that the Ewels are lying he still feels compassion for Mayella, he treats her politely , « I won't try to scare you for a while...», ««... Miss Mayella », said Atticus in
Cry Silence If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In the story “Cry Silence” by Fredric Brown, this age-old riddle is used to analyze a murder. At the beginning of this story a nameless individual, the narrator, at a railroad depot decides to enter a conversation about a riddle to which he believes to know the answer. When it is revealed that the purpose of the riddle was to compare the cruel torture and murder of two people, one his wife, the other a field hand, committed by the large man who he had sat next to, his confidence in knowing the answer to the riddle soon fades. After the long story ended with a lot of contemplation on whether the man was guilty or innocent, Bill Meyers, the possible murderer, coincidentally checks his watch the second the clock at the steeple strikes the hour.
Like the other men he owns little in the way of luxury but has life's necessities like 'several pairs of shoes' and a 'single barrelled shotgun'. This suggests that he is a practical man who also might feel he needs protection. To explain the gun shows that he feels he needs something by his side to protect him because at the time a group called the KKK would randomly come and attacking and kill you if you were black, therefore because he has a crooked back and they would usually come in numbers he feels he needs something extra to protect him from danger. The uncertainty of his life is backed up by the fact there is a 'long box filled with straw' in his room. The description places an image of a coffin in your head, this highlights this danger Crooks could be in as they already have the coffin implying there is a chance he could be killed at any moment.
Why is this? Hit men take great consideration to concealing their identity. Human nature indicates that the cold heart of the hit man may be less a characteristic of the killer’s individual personality, than a feature of the professional framework of experience which the hit man has learned to adapt himself to, when he is on the job. Most hit men do not kill people just because they want to, or take pleasure in doing so. Many like Pete see it as a “just a job” or “just money” making it possible to view them more in human terms than monsters and it is less threatening to look upon them as persons once again.
Harper Lee came to Kansas with Capote to assist him in his interviews of the townspeople. What was really shocking was the fact that he could memorize the interviews and record them later. In this book he recreated the brutal events of the horrid murders and goes inside the minds of the perpetrators. He examined the two killers family background, their capture, and the crime itself. The novel entails the killers’ friendship, trial and Kansas death row.
Impressive cunning and curiosity are two traits that make Crystal such a good reporter. She becomes drawn in by the mystery of Dr. C. Gordon Gregg which leads to many complications. Setting American Gothic takes place during the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois. The story moves between the World’s Fair as well as C. Gordon Gregg’s Castle Estate. Plot Theme I believe the theme of this novel is that you cannot judge a book by it’s cover.
This belief helps Roskolnikov justify his behavior for eliminating her from society. First Roskolnikov plots his murderous act by going to Ivanovna’s apartment, which was also a pawnshop. Roskolnikov went there scoping the safety box where the items of monetary value were kept. While there he asked Alyona Ivanovna if her younger sister was always there. After scoping the pawnbrokers daily environment he went to a tavern to think more aggressively about the murder plan that he was not even sure he could commit.
Joe is also a man with strong moral values who tries to implant those values in Pip. He hates lies and does not care about pursuing wealth and this is what he tries to teach Pip. On one occasion Pip stole some tools from Joe's blacksmith shop to give it to the prisoner who threatened to kill him if he does not do it. John H. Hagan, Jr. says about this: “His first offence leads naturally to a second:
Mr. Keating talks him in being a free-thinking individual and leader, Todd Anderson was able over come the final obstacle of his instability only following after his friend Neils suicide. Charles Dalton Charlie can be considered as a dynamic character because he takes on the role as an above the law role, he feels he should always be in conrol of the situation and that he will not have to face the consequences of any of his avtions. He changes toward the end though because he doesn't care about authority until Mr. Keating gets to him. Then at the end when wellton is trying to find who the reason of neils suicide is Cameron tells the authority that it was Mr. Keatings fault Charlie gets pissed off and punches Cameron across the face. It shows that hes starting to care about Mr. Keating and before you wouldn't of been able to see that in his
The narrator attempts to reassure his audience he is of sound mind. For example, the narrator says “If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body.” Another irony in the story is that the narrator refers to how he loves the old man and was never so kind to him as he was right before the murder. This is ironic because he loves the old man by the systematically plans to murder him. Poe uses imagery throughout the story by referencing the clock and time as a way to describe how slowly he moved. The narrator says “A watches minute hand moves more quickly than did mine”, the narrator sees himself as a clock, counting down the old man’s