Both were similar in that they were dealing with racial segregation in what is termed the deep southern states. So their environments were similar. but different in perspectives. one being a child and the other a man. Scout was raised to be open minded in an environment that nurtured her in the belief that all people were equal regardless of race or class.
This is portrayed through two characters; Scout and Ms. Caroline. While Scout eventually learns this lesson later on, she initially does not understand the concept. This was shown through her and Ms. Caroline arguing over the way they learn grammar. Another factor in this, is Scout beating up and criticizing Walter Cunningham. She has decided to use verbal and physical bullying instead of seeing life through his perspective.
In the short story “ Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and the movie “Charly” have many differences and similarities. The short story and movie are about a guy named Charly Gordon. Charly is mentally challenged but has a operation later on. Here are a few examples about the comparison and contrast. In the short story Charly has a friendship with Miss. Kinnian.
In both excerpts, "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "A Part of the Sky" by Harper Lee and Robert Newton Peck they can be considered similar. For an example, they both focus on a young boy. In both stories, the boys' family is very poor. Also, Walter Cunningham and Robert Peck are from the countryside. There are obviously more similarities in the book but those are the ones I wanted to focus on the most.
He explains to Scout that in the world there are “regular” people like themselves, poor people who are like the Cunninghams, even
One person that Scout has a positive influence on is Tom Robinson. This occurs when the lynching mob (that includes Mr. Cunningham) comes to the town jail to obtain Tom and lynch him, Scout and Jem followed Atticus to the Jail as they were worried for him. When Scout saw Atticus was troubled she ran to him. Scout then sees Mr. Cunningham the only face she recognized she asks him "how's your entailment going?". This impacts Mr. Cunningham in a soft spot for the little girl.
The first similarity between two books is the display of morality and ethics. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is assigned by Judge Taylor to defend Tom Robinson in trial. Atticus chooses to defend Tom Robinson honorably, despite the color of his skin and the alternate opinions from most of the people of Maycomb. When Scout asks Atticus why he is defending Tom Robinson, Atticus explains to Scout that is the right thing to do, and that he couldn’t live with himself if he didn’t give Tom Robinson a fair trial.
In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley are two characters who represent the mockingbird. In the midst of finding who Boo truly is, Atticus Finch explains to his children, Jem and Scout, that it is a sin to kill the bird because they don’t do anything but make music. As the story progresses, and the two “mockingbirds” are being accused and attacked both verbally and physically, the identity of the mockingbirds surfaces. Tom Robinson was a crippled African American man whose left arm was a foot shorter than his right, where it was caught in a cotton gin.
Mr. Cunningham did lose his way once though. When there was a mob at the jail to try and kill Tom Robinson Mr. Cunningham was there. Scout did talk him out of the mob state of mind and back his kind and loyal state of mind. “Then [Mr. Cunningham] did a peculiar thing. He squatted down and took [Scout] by both shoulders.
Introduction: “Perspective gives us the ability to accurately contrast the large with the small, and the important with the less important. Without it we are lost in a world where all ideas, news, and information look the same. We cannot differentiate, we cannot prioritize, and we cannot make good choices…” This is a quote recited by John Sununu. In books, we must be able to compare and contrast the difference between one sequence from the other; from one context to the next.
Option 2 Literary Analysis To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set during the 1930s in a small town in Southern Alabama called Maycomb. The story is told through the narrator, Scout, a young girl who lives with her father, a lawyer, and her older brother Jem. As a child, Scout is portrayed as a stubborn and obnoxious little girl who loves to read, play with her brother Jem, and fantasize about her mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. However, her life gets turned upside down when Scout’s father agrees to do something that is deemed unacceptable in the south; he agrees to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of raping a white girl. Instantly, Atticus and his family go from being respected and beloved by their town, to being
To Kill A Mockingbird and I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings are two novels about two females and their endeavor with racism. Although these two girls are two different skin colors they face the same very harsh world from their own point of view. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout, the main character, has a father, Atticus, and a brother, Jem, that live in the south as a family. Her father is assigned a case as a lawyer to defend a Negro man against rape, throughout that time the family is severely harassed about Atticus’s assignment.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a book mainly about the coexistence of good and evil. The book stresses and emphasizes on the exploration of moral nature in humans. There are many themes in this novel including courage, innocence, racism, femininity, etc. However the most prevalent theme in the book is innocence. Not just innocence in itself but the danger and harm evil poses to the innocent.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose has a bush of camellias in her yard. These flowers represent racism and prejudice towards black people in Macomb County. She refers to her flowers as “Snow-on-the-Mountain” that have white petals. The white petals show favoritism towards the white people in Maycomb County. In Chapter 11, Jem cuts down all the flowers with Scout’s baton.
Through her use of symbolism the author shows how much the marigolds mean to Miss Lottie. Through her use of point of view readers have a clear view of the look and atmosphere of the old town and the how the marigolds were the only beautiful thing
