Personification In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Now out of the terror rose another desire, thick, urgent and, blind” ( 152, Golding). The chant that is sung after the death or the event of killing a pig is cruel and extremely violent. This is an example of a dehumanized since they are not chanting to thank the pig for its life, but the joy in killing it in cold blood. Throughout the story there are other examples of Ralph and the other living in a dehumanized state such as the death of Piggy. “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee ; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist” (181, Golding).

He didn 't know what hit him.”. But even after the dog, symbolizing racism, dies, Atticus warns “Don’t you go near that dog, you understand? Don’t go near him, he’s just as dangerous dead as alive.”. He is telling them that even if racism were to disappear, it would still be extremely hurtful to people, it would still ruin

Atticus continues to remain optimistic although, he hopes that the jury will change and look past the racial difference. Atticus sees how the town of Maycomb has changed due to the great depression saying “Cunninghams are country folks, farmers, and the crash hit them the hardest”. (Lee 33) Having a character such as Mr. Finch is important to the plot, someone who can see the town of Maycomb for how it truly is. When Boo Radley saves Jem and Scout from Mr. Ewell it begins a new relationship between Atticus and another outcast, Boo Radley.

The short story states, “The fire burst the house and let it slam flat down, puffing out skirts of spark and smoke.” When the fire, which represented nature, angrily destroyed the house, it showed how nature will always triumph over technology. Using complex diction in this section showed how Bradbury proved the house became too technologically advanced and had to die, ultimately demonstrating the negative effect of technology upon the house. In the narratives, diction helped convey the negative effects of technology on the

We also see the oppression of the Shah when Marjane’s grandfather is forced into jail. This inspires

Sometimes, it even overpowers the very structure itself of the novella. Characters such as Candy, Crooks and Curley’s wife are all subjects to it. John Steinbeck himself was largely analysing the lifestyles of migrant workers, and while doing so, found inspiration for ‘Of Mice and Men’. He portrays his knowledge by isolating certain characters in the novella.

Throughout the Tragedy of Macbeth, Shakespeare evinces the notion that Macbeth’s incessant utilization of self-preservation caused him to victimize himself, subsequently leading him down a perpetual path of inner destruction. Furthermore, self-preservation contributed to the ruination of his well-being which is ironically what he sought. Adding coal to a fire to sustain its longevity to keep warm was the ultimate blunder of his life. If he had simply taken notice of the abundance of firewood next to the pile of coal, he would have reaped the fruits of the coveted title that is Thane of Cawdor.

This society squashes the “self” before they even know what it is they’ve squashed. As Beatty, Montag’s Captain at the firehouse concisely puts it, “You always dread the unfamiliar” (58). Thus, self is

Evil, corruption, and satanic morals swirl

Being under a dictatorship can demolish any kind of sanity one has. Now Ralph has realized what power and manipulation can do to one person. He never intentionally plans on becoming a savage, and unfortunately, he misses his dignity. In response, Boyd comments, “It is rather the coming of an awareness of darkness, of the evil in man’s heart that was present in the children all along” (Boyd 27). His elaboration explains how the beast was not only in Ralph but in all of the young boys.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, although Harper Lee shows how Maycomb can appear as racist, presents a side of simplicity and a family like town worth celebrating. Throughout the book, Harper Lee gives us many examples why Maycomb is not just a town, but one worth celebrating. An example of this appears when Miss Maudie’s house burns on fire. Around half way into the book Miss Maudie’s house begins to burn on fire. Many fire trucks arrive to put out the fire and the town people to see what happened and try to help out.

This experience changes him from being a confident man, who believed in the law and the witch trials to a humble and hurt man. At the beginning of the story Hale was overly confident. Parris reached out to him to come to Salem and hunt witches. Hale felt pride because he was called publically. When he arrives in Salem, he had multiple large books with knowledge of witchcraft.

He is a kind, innocent man that loves Jem and Scout as if they were his own. The town views Boo as a monster, but as he leaves gifts for the children and mends Jem’s pants, the reader begins to see his true nature and learns that he is misjudged by society. Boo also saves the lives of Jem and Scout. In the process of saving the kids, Boo had to kill Bob Ewell. By killing Mr. Ewell; Boo Radley killed his innocence.

Their names lept into the fire, burning down the years under the axe and hose which sprayed not water but kerosene” (Bradbury page 31) The statement made in the book explains, how Montag felt about burning books and how he felt he was ruining what was once a good world. Guy had found many flaws in the utopian system starting with the way people had used their time while those who did not spend it consumed with a fake world were often seen as strange and peculiar rather than just normal everyday people. Death was normal to the people living in this world which is rather alarming and shows the darkness that underlies in the depressed society, “Six of my friends have been shot in the last year alone. Ten of them died in car wrecks…” (Pg.27)

Picture a town that is run-down. A place where streets are “ unnamed, unshaded, unpaved.” Where is it “ simply an aimless congregation of buildings divided in the center by the main-line trails of the Santa Fe Railroad.” Truman Capote describes this town, Holcomb, in In Cold Blood. Through this journalistic style of writing Capote uses imagery, selection of details, and structure.