A landmark Supreme Court case known as Tinker v. Des Moines was argued on November 12, 1968 and decided on February 24, 1969. The parties involved in the case where the plaintiff, the Tinker family and the defendant, the Des Moines Independent Community School District located in Des Moines, Iowa. The issue or focus of the case was the extent of the first amendment to students on school grounds and whether or not the school district acted in accordance to the constitution when prohibiting the use of armbands as a symbol of speech. Petitioner John F. Tinker, his sister, Mary Beth Tinker, and his friend, Christopher Eckhardt, attended public schools in Des Moines, Iowa where they wore black armbands as a symbol of protest against the government’s policy or involvement in the Vietnam War. The Des Moines School District had become aware of the planned protest and created a policy against it on the 14th of December.
Grandma seems to be an ungrateful person in parts of the book, but she is grateful for Lady Frankland at the end of the book. After all of the hurtful things that she has said to Lady Franklin it must be hard for grandma to be so forgiving and thankful. “Thank you.” (Rinaldi 271). I don’t think that grandma has ever said thank you to anybody and after all these years grandma has the courage to thank her for everything she has done.
Aunt Alexandra, teaches Scout, what a lady is and when it is the appropriate time to be strong and have an opinion and what the family roots are. Aunt alexandra, found out Tom, died while she was attending the missionary circle. “If aunty could be a lady at a time like this,so could I.”(Lee,237)Scout, now understands that sometimes being a lady and understanding the proper etiquette of one at times like that is extremely useful. Alexandra, acting strong proved to Scout, that being a lady is
In the story “The Stray” by Cynthia Rylant, Doris, our main protagonist, is very mature. This is because she cares, she is observant, and she is mostly persistent. First of all, Doris pis mature because she cares. One thing she did to show she cares is she shoveled snow on her day off. Also, she picked up a stray dog even when the author quoted “it made it’s way with ears tucked, its tail between it’s legs, shivering” perhaps another child would walk away scared, but she picked it up.
She watched her mother die slowly and she watched her dad struggle to take care of her. As a young kid or even as an adult watching the person who is supposed to raise you and teach about love, and everything you need to know in life will greatly affect what type of person you turn into. One of the most heartbreaking things you can go through as a child is watching your mother slowly die and then watching your father struggle to take care of her and provide for the family. Ida went through a lot, her mom was sick and then her mom’s sister Clara came to help out and caused a lot of drama in the family. All the fighting put a lot of stress on young Ida, “Mama charged Clara with sneaking into the house like an enemy, charger that she had always covered papa, berated her for taking advantage of illness to have her way” (283).
So as you can see, Aunt Alexandra has changed not only socially, but at a very foray type pace that is very noticeable. She would at first hate colored people and as well as disrespecting and disagreeing with Atticus and Scout to being a loving, nice and respectful person to all no matter how nebulous it was to
This incident shows the reader that she wants to be taken seriously by her colleagues. It also displays that Hilly deeply treasures her reputation because of her reaction towards the situation. On the other hand, Aunt Alexandra has also shown the reader signs that she values her family’s reputation. In chapter 23 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Aunt Alexandra did not allow Scout to play with Walter Cunningham because of his poor background. She said, “Because-he-is-trash, that’s why you can’t play with him.
I made the mistake of reading the first Little House on the Prairie book once again after finishing the series. It was just so hard to believe that the distinguished Laura Ingalls Wilder was once a naughty five-year-old, always secondary to her flawless older sister. This transformation made me realize that in reality or literature, characters change as they grow. Their change depends on the events taking place in the book, which explains how and why Laura Ingalls rose up to be the head of the family when her older sister was unable to do so. Many literary works portray growth or refinement of certain characters; physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Later, her daughters Careen and Suellen caught the disease and worked to maintain their wellness. She died the day after the siege. Ellen’s death left the family broken and extremely empty. Scarlett was forced to take all the responsibility her mother had held. Before
Literary Analysis: “A Worn Path” Eudora Welty uses many literary elements in her short story, “A Worn Path,” to allow the reader to stay engaged throughout its entirety. Although there are many literary elements present in this story, there are three that Welty focuses intently on. She uses elements such as imagery, symbolism, and motifs to draw the reader’s attention. It is important for an author to write their story in a way that can be understood but also enjoyed. In “A Worn Path”, Welty focuses in on the elements, such as, symbolism, motifs, and imagery and writes a story that has great meaning and can be discovered by the reader when looked at carefully.
Literary Analysis on “A Worn Path” The short story “A Worn Path,” written by Eudora Welty, depicts the journey of an elderly black woman named Phoenix Jackson who walks from her home to the city of Natchez in need of medicine for her sick grandson. Phoenix experiences many obstacles that do not interrupt her trip, but rather make her a stronger woman for overcoming them. In A Worn Path, Welty illustrates her journey through several key symbols: the name Phoenix, the path, and the windmill. Phoenix shares a name with a creature which reflects her indefatigable nature, her constant striving towards her goal, as well as her unflagging optimism and high spirits (Goodman).
While the atmospheres of the homestead and the concert hall in Boston both affected Aunt Georgiana intensely, the homestead is dull, monotonous, and harsh while the Boston concert hall is dazzling, riveting, and enthralling. The homestead is described as extremely isolated; Aunt Georgiana "had not been further than fifty miles from the homestead" for thirty years. She had to do extensive work from sunrise to sundown to keep the homestead in order; this caused her to have stooped shoulders and a "sunken chest." On the homestead Aunt Georgiana did not hear any music aside from the choir at her local church. At the concert hall in Boston, the sparkling lights on the ceiling and the captivating instruments in the orchestra exemplify a more affluent lifestyle in contrast to the arduous labor in the west.
Aunt Clara is seen as a positive figure at the beginning of the novel because she is a mother-like figure for George and Lennie and provides a further background of their relationship. She signifies that Lennie did, in fact, have nurturing upbringing, despite his mental disorders, as George says to Lennie, “she gave you a rubber mouse” when he kept asking for mice to pet. Although Aunt Clara is seen as a positive authority figure since she is the kin to George and Lennie, by the end of the novel one can note Aunt Clara tormenting Lennie while he is in abject misery after strangling Curley’s wife. In Lennie’s hallucinations, Aunt Clara says, “But you don’t never take no care. You do bad things” and “All the time he coulda had such a good time if it wasn’t for you”.
To begin, Aunt Alexandra is one of the many voices of hypocrisy in the book. Aunt Alexandra is a symbol of old southern charm and what woman were supposed to act like in the 1930s. She lives by the fact that family is the most important thing in life. She judges
Sherlock Holmes is known as the World’s Greatest Detective; however, Irene Alder may just be the only person, male or female, that has ever defeated Holmes’ machine of a brain. The King of Bohemia holds the power over an entire country, yet he fears Irene Alder because she threatening to destroy his reputation. Irene Alder is a female antagonist in the short story, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle which takes place in Britain during the 1890’s. Conan Doyle’s characterization of, Irene Alder, as a powerful female intellectual equal, challenges traditional social perceptions and gender assumptions toward Victorian women by creating social tension between Irene and the male characters Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia. Irene, or The Woman, as she is also known, is a surprisingly full character with a quick wit and amazingly sharp manipulation skills.
