... very successful in revealing more of Atticus character, especially his courage. The reader becomes aware that Atticus is a character of reason, integrity and most of all courage. Lee is able to convey aspects of Atticus" idiosyncrasies through the dialogue used in the jail scene, which depicted Atticus" bravery and moral mentality. Although, placed in a threatening and dangerous environment, Atticus" tone and ... , feels embarrassed instead of frightful when discovering she has leaped in the midst of people she didn't know. It highlights her naivety to the situation, and of course her i...

• Word Count: 1109
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... name from his hands that shake "like the beating of the wings of an imprisoned bird," Biddlebaum left Pennsylvania to avoid a lynching after being unjustly accused of molesting one of his students. Settling in Winesburg, Wing lives isolated in the outskirts of the community, breaking his solitude only to talk with his friend George Willard. Wing Biddlebaum's hands offer insight into his motives ... , the old doctor would emblematically throw his paper balls at other people, expressing his desire to communicate, while mocking his inability to do so. Reefy's young wife offered a form of esc...

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first obvious and prominent symbol of the book is the "caged parrot" that seems to possess talent just like Mrs. Pontellier but no one was able to comprehend or recognize this except for the mocking bird "that hung on the other side of the door". The mocking bird represents innocence and understanding just like Robert who understood Edna's feelings as well as her situation, decided not ... eventually said "Good by - because I love you!" Mr. Pontellier, at the beginning of the novel, however was "unable to read his newspaper" because he was getting irritated by the parrot and the mocking ...

• Word Count: 2043
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... insisted on the use of 50-millimeter lenses through the shooting of the entire movie. These lenses were supposed to give the closest approximation to the human vision technically possible, since "He wanted the camera, being the eyes of the audience all the time, to let them (view the action) as if there were seeing it with their own eyes." as revealed by script ... in her new car. The next scene, where the sense of being viewed and watched is prevalent, is that of Marion and Bates eating in the parlor. Bate's overhanging bird taxidermies contribute to the misc-en-scene of the film. Outs...

• Word Count: 1889
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... constantly reminds the reader of his "no- good- dirty- rotten- pig- stealing- great- great- grandfather", and the curse he had passed down to "him and all his descendants", responsible for his very bad luck. The reader is also persuaded to believe in fate, believing that if Stanley had not been hit' by the trainers he would never have met Zero nor have found ... a very addictive read. However, the short chapters, do not retract meaning from the prose, but linguistically create an epigrammatic style of deliverance. Analytically, this book enables students to read between the lines and ex...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... constantly reminds the reader of his "no- good- dirty- rotten- pig- stealing- great- great- grandfather", and the curse he had passed down to "him and all his descendants", responsible for his very bad luck. The reader is also persuaded to believe in fate, believing that if Stanley had not been hit' by the trainers he would never have met Zero nor have found ... a very addictive read. However, the short chapters, do not retract meaning from the prose, but linguistically create an epigrammatic style of deliverance. Analytically, this book enables students to read between the lines and ex...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate