Verbal-Visual Essay – Go Set a Watchman When you first glance at the verbal-visual, you will immediately notice the yin yang, both bright and large in size. The yin yang is the focus of my essay not only because it represents the relationship between Jean Louise and her father Atticus, but because Jean Louise strives for the equality where everyone is treated equally, fairly and with the respect they deserve, regardless of their race. The contrast between Jean Louise and her father’s conscience represents the yin yang. In terms of race, Atticus’ conservatism complements Jean Louise’s progressivism, just as how the yin complements the yang.
Instead of using the traditional black and white theme of the yin yang, I decided to take a twist on the original and gave it a red and green theme. Green represents safety when advertising medical products and also represents growth as it is the colour of nature. Hence, I thought it was the
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The eye belongs to Jean Louise, even though she doesn’t have black eyes. In fact, no one has black eyes. The black pupil represents her “colour-blindness” in regards to race. She is also blind to herself. She didn’t look into herself and explore what she thought was the truth until the end of the novel. The reflection of the angel is a reflection of Atticus. She sees Atticus as someone who is perfect and “worships him.”
God is in the top right corner because the novel is filled with biblical references. Going the church on Sundays is part of Jean Louise’s life and sparked pieces of advice that has allowed her to become her individual self with her individual opinions. For instance, the title comes from the bible which reads, “Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth” (Isaiah 21:6) and is included in a sermon which plays a huge role in Jean Louise’s life. She recalls the sermon when she discovers that her father’s opinions are different from
“With movements so swift they seemed simultaneous, Atticus's hand yanked a ball-tipped lever as he brought the gun to his shoulder. The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson leaped, flopped over and crumpled on the sidewalk in a brown-and-white heap” (127) • Atticus is shown having to shoot the mad dog. Atticus also must fight against racism and injustice as a lawyer. • Mockingbirds o Represents innocence, goodness “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.
In Harper Lee's novel, there is apparent racist diversity between black and white people--judging people by stereotypes and appearances. But despite popular belief, the discrimination doesn’t end with racism. As we see with Arthur Radley and Scout, there is also discrimination with the youth and mentally disabled. What cannot be controlled, and what cannot be understood face judgement--criticism--from people, who in their reflection, are
The poet, Lascelles Abercrombie once said, “There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man 's general destiny.”. He talked about how powerful of a tool symbolism is and how it is the only thing that can truly define a highly complex ‘destiny’ or series of events. Symbolism is something that is found throughout Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee shows the reader that racism is a product of society,she portrays the matter through her symbolism of the mad dog, the birds and the bugs.
Hook: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch Thesis: Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird explores the complexities of prejudice and racism through the perspectives of Scout and Jem Finch, two young children growing up in the deep South during the 1930s. Body Paragraph 1: Topic Sentence: Scout's innocence and naivety initially blind her to the racism present in her community. Quote: "I was starting to learn that a quick temper could get you into trouble faster than anything else."
Through his words and actions, a character can “come to life” for the reader, in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird,the author draws vivid picture of atticus Finch as he responds with conflict. Throughout this story there is a lot of social justice involved. Harper Lee showed this through Atticus.
Moreover, Jean finally comes to term with how Atticus is flawed just as every other person on earth including herself, which highlights an earlier misperception and its resolution: Atticus is not Jean’s watchman. In addition, Jean’s personal conflicts, growth, and identity embodies the development of the United States. Jean’s experience in the South, and especially with her father, shows the immense implications the change for desegregation brought as it essentially can polarize families and communities. However, in the latter chapters with the aid of Uncle Jack, Jean’s maturity makes it evident that racism within the United States is not simply defined upon strict lines but rather blurred lines.
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”(Lee 30). These are the words of Atticus Finch, the wisest character in the famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. He is a fictional man that embodies human traits that all people should strive to emulate. In the novel; narrated by Atticus’ daughter Jean Louise Finch, more often referred to as Scout; Atticus defends a black man, Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping a white female, Mayella Ewell. The main message of the text is the prominence of racial injustice, specifically in the 1930’s, the era the novel takes place in.
When she was young, she could not process the way her father raised and treated her, so she believed everything he said. When she is able to understand, her tone changes and becomes clinical and critical remembering the way he constantly let her
Do you ever ponder the idea that adolescents have so much to learn? Oftentimes, those who lack maturity don’t even realize there is an opportunity to broaden their horizon. Their obliviousness is what makes coming-of-age moments so valuable. In chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee uses the literary devices known as diction and imagery to develop the theme that there is a strong sense of racial inequality, and it takes development in one's awareness to fully grasp that reality. One of the many literary devices that are utilized to emphasize the theme throughout this chapter is imagery.
Lee uses Miss Gates’s ironic views of Hitler and Tom’s trial to show how racial prejudice causes crimes against African Americans to be considered less than crimes committed against white people. A mockingbird is then used to symbolize Tom Robinson as an innocent person wrongly convicted of a crime because of his skin color. The misunderstood characterization of Arthur Radley shows how society will let prejudice guide their imaginated view on the lives of people they don't understand. All three characters provide examples of how a preconceived opinion of one person or a whole race can cause drastic misunderstandings and
QUOTE She strives to be her father 's favorite even though he rarely shows her the attention she is seeking from him, much less directly speak to her rather than his imaginary congregation.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates that social inequality breaks down a society through the use of conflict, symbolism and irony. Social inequality plays a pivotal role in the novel because the whole conflict between Bob and Tom is wrapped in it. From the first accusation to the final conviction inequality is intertwined in every paragraph, every word. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that stands the test of time because while our society has made improvements, inequality will never truly go away. This novel displays characters you relate to, ones you despise, and all that you fall in love with.
The author demonstrates the problems in the school systems when Scout enters school she is reprimanded by her teacher, Mrs. Honeycomb for reading proficiently. She is commanded to “tell [her] father not to teach [her] anymore” and stop reading outside of school. Lee’s incongruity of the situation alerts her readers to the flaws within the school system. Lee satirizes the church when Scout and Jem are taken to church by Calpurnia, their black housekeeper, when the children’s father is unavailable. At this Christian church, the children are ridiculed for being white.
Lee’s novel is based on educating, informing and entertaining an audience on racism, prejudice, bigotry, and the innocence that is portrayed
Within the overarching contrast, he also addresses the repetition of the words: “lie,” “black,” “truth,” “negroes,” and “men.” Emphasizing these distinct words create an epiphany within the courthouse and the deciding jury; while fashioning both dichotomy and repetition, Atticus correspondingly describes vivid imagery of biased digression between a civilization determined by race and evil