The Comparison between the visits of Jem to Mrs Dubose in To Kill A
Mockingbird with the visits of Pip to Miss Havisham in Great
Expectations.
This essay is regarding the many similarities and differences found
when comparing the scenes of Jem's visits to Mrs Dubose inTo Kill A
Mockingbird and Pip's visit to see Miss Havisham in Great
Expectations.
Both Jem and Pip have been forced to go and visit the two old women.
This is because Jem had 'cut the tops of every camellia bush Mrs
Dubose owned' and Pip was forced by those who had brought him 'up by
hand', especially his sister. However, Pip was very glad to have
arrived at Miss Havisham's, probably to get away from his sister, but
on the other hand Jem didn't want to visit Mrs Dubose because he had
to read to her for a month and because her house is 'dark and creepy'
from all of the 'shadows and things on the ceiling'. The other reason
for Jem visiting Mrs Dubose was because Atticus, Jem and Scout's
father, wanted Jem to help Mrs Dubose, learn from his experience and
develop humanity. In contrast to this, Mr Pumblechook and Pip's sister
send Pip to Miss Havisham for her to 'favour' him and hand over some
of her 'fortune' to Pip.
Miss Havisham is a well-known lady in her region as 'everyone miles
around' had heard of her 'up town' as she 'led a life of seclusion'
and was an 'immensely grim and rich lady' who lived in a 'large dismal
house, barricaded against robbers'. Similarly, Mrs Dubose is well
known in Maycomb as it was almost 'impossible to go to town without
passing her house'. Mrs Dubose would always sit in her wheelchair on
her porch gazing and interrogated the behaviour of Jem and Scout.
Miss Havisham is a quarter of an hour away from Pip's home. She is
situated by a 'large brewery' where 'no brewing was going on in it'.
On the other hand, Mrs Dubose is situated near to the 'business
section' of an 'old town' called Maycomb, 'two doors up the street'
from where Jem lives. This shows that Miss Havisham is isolated,
whereas Mrs Dubose is living close to many people in a community.
Miss Havisham's house was of 'old brick' and had 'many iron bars to
it. Some of the windows had been 'walled up' but those that remained
were 'rustily barred'. Furthermore, the courtyard in the front was
also barred. This gives an impression that Miss Havisham is locked up
n isolation. Likewise, Mrs Dubose had a front yard that had many
Jem sacrifices his ending childhood, childlike privileges and a close sibling relationship with his sister, Scout.
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson come from very different backgrounds. Both face similar stories of prejudice and unfair judgments. These men faced some of the same hardships throughout their lives. Boo and Tom are both good men who were put down because they are considered “different” than others in the town. Scout learns important lessons from the way the people in town treat Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two men from the south.
Have American’s lost the ability to show empathy? Although a novice reader may struggle to see how a book written over 50 years ago bears any connection to our modern world, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird could not be any more relevant. The citizens of fictional Maycomb County acknowledge their flawed legal system and unfair social castes as unfortunate truths of life, of which all you can do is accept it as fact. The sole exception is lawyer Atticus Finch, who is in charge of defending the accused in court. After seeing all too many men receive a sentence simply because of the color of their skin, Atticus embarks on a quest to teach Jem and Scout, his children, that prejudice can be fought. By understanding and exposing ourselves to different people, we can free ourselves from prejudice.
In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus tells Jem and Scout to, "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," he is referring to the notion that a mockingbird is a harmless creature and does nothing but sing and bring happiness to the world. Harper Lee takes the title for her novel from this passage because the imagery of the mockingbird is analogous to the characters of both Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. These two characters are "harmless songbirds" who are sinfully destroyed.
Is it possible to shed innocence without losing hope? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a 10-year-old boy named Jem proves that it just may be so. Throughout the novel, Jem, the brother of Scout, is trying to comprehend in his own mind the darker aspects of human nature. Within the small Southern town he lives in, Jem battles with racism, justice, bravery. It is not until the end of the novel does Jem better understand the world, and is one step closer to becoming a grown man.
To Kill A Mockingbird Through out the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many different powerful moments. Lee portrays the moment when Atticus is going to shoot Tim Johnson as a powerful moment as well as in chapter 15 when Scout is trying to talk to Mr. Cunningham but he does not respond. In the beginning of the moment Lee portrays the moment to be powerful by slowing down time and advancing pace towards the end of the moment. Tim Johnson is a sick dog that was walking along the Finches street and stopped by the Radleys house.
The Analysis of Friendship Between Pip and Joe in 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens wrote ‘Great Expectations’ in 1861. It was first published in a magazine called ‘All Year Round’, in serialized form. Every week he would leave the readers wanting to buy the next weeks copy by finishing with a cliff – hanger ending. The story plots the development of Pip, an orphan, from a young boy to adulthood. It begins with his life with his cruel sister and her kind husband Joe, the Blacksmith.
Growing up is hard, but when you add in nosey neighbors, scary houses, a stuck up aunt, and taunting children, it becomes more difficult. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that was published in 1960. The story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s. Scout Finch is a six year old narrator. She lives with her father, her brother, and Calpurnia, their black cook. Scout spends her summers playing with her brother, Jem, and her friend, Dill Harrison. Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, is a lawyer and he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. The story is an account of the next three years of Scout’s life in Maycomb. Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, it takes a couple years for Scout Finch to grow and mature into an understanding, empathetic, polite, young lady.
Charles Dickens used his own personal experiences and views to create the setting in his novels, as it is seen in Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, and Bleak House. The role of the setting in each book is to create the mood and support the characters. (Davis 350) In Dickens’ novels the setting helps the reader better understand the time period and the problems the people of London faced with the political and social structure in place at the time. It also gives insight into the lives of the people through the intricate detail. Many times in Dickens novels, the setting becomes a character itself and without it the story would be incomplete. Dickens attention to detail is part of what makes his novels so unique and original. In order to see the influence Dickens’ experiences had in his books, first one must know a little of his history.
We see Pips sister, who is a bossy person and her husband, Joe, who is
Prejudice in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens is a fascinating tale of love and fortune. The main character, Pip, is a dynamic character who undergoes many changes through the course of the book. Throughout this analysis the character, Pip will be identified and his gradual change through the story will be surveyed.
To Kill A Mockingbird deals with many primal and basic lessons in human nature. The book exposes many issues that affect most people throughout their lives. Scout, the main character was one of the most affected by these lessons. During the book she was exposed to many profound experiences, which no doubt will leave a lasting impression. In the three years that the book took place, she may have learned the most important things she will learn over her entire life.
I am reading the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In chapters twenty-six through thirty, several crucial events occurred. Some of the events included, Tom Robinson’s death, Jem’s broken arm, and Scout meeting Boo Radley for the first time. These events affected the Finch family one way or another. When Tom Robinson died not a lot of people were affected by the death but Jem and Scout were affected greatly, Jem became moody and Scout became confused about Maycomb as a town. After a school pageant that Scout was in, one her way home Jem and Scout were attacked by Burris Ewell. Boo Radley had then saved Jem and Scout and then brought the two home. After the shock wore off, Scout then met Boo Radley and was in awe. In this journal, I will
On the surface, Great Expectations appears to be simply the story of Pip from his early childhood to his early adulthood, and a recollection of the events and people that Pip encounters throughout his life. In other words, it is a well written story of a young man's life growing up in England in the early nineteenth century. At first glance, it may appear this way, an interesting narrative of youth, love, success and failure, all of which are the makings of an entertaining novel. However, Great Expectations is much more. Pip's story is not simply a recollection of the events of his past. The recollection of his past is important in that it is essential in his development throughout the novel, until the very end. The experiences that Pip has as a young boy are important in his maturation into young adulthood.