Compare And Contrast Bye Beautiful And Southern Cop

How does racism affect a story? As a kid in the 1930s, Harper Lee grew up when there was hardly any equality for African Americans. Harper Lee’s only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is heavily based off of prejudice and racism from her childhood. In her book, she writes about racial discrimination through the eyes of a six year-old girl, named Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, during the Great Depression. Her and her family are deeply tied into racism and prejudice involved throughout this story. Racism in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is ever apparent as the story is located in a small southern town in Alabama; it is reflected upon three of the main characters: Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, Jem Finch and their father, Atticus Finch.

Foremost, the novel and film both explore the theme prejudice as it demonstrates racism occurring in society. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ clearly implies a racist’s court case against a black farmer, Tom Robison who is accused of raping a white women. Despite his white lawyer, Atticus, clearly stating evidence that the event had not occurred lost in the trial against. Atticus tells Scout, his daughter that “when it’s a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins.” ‘Mississippi Burning,’ on the other hand, visibly coveys the theme, prejudice in the setting of the film. The settings shows two different drinking taps, one that is labelled for white individuals which is placed

In the passages Confetti Girl by Diana López and Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes, the narrators and the parents have different opinion on what is the right thing to do, and because of their different opinions, tension and distance in their relationship is created. The narrators in both passages feel alone or left out either because of the lack of attention of because they are missing a beloved parent. In both passages the narrators feel uncomfortable with the parent and is not fully opening up to them. In the sections Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, the different opinions between the two narrators and parents create distance and tension in their relationship.

The theme of racism and prejudice was shown throughout the play, it was mainly displayed by the ranger and Tim’s cousin William. There were many examples of the theme of racism and prejudice such as the conversation between Peggy and her father the ranger, During the Conversation

In the short story “The Red Convertible” you will find some important elements that are integral to the support and development of the theme brotherhood. First, you will see how the road trip gives a lesson in the story. Second, you will discover how the war affected the relationship of Lyman and Henry. Finally, you will understand the symbolism of the red convertible and the link it has between both brothers. One important element that has a powerful lesson in the story is the road trip. While Lyman and Henry went on a drive one afternoon, they met a girl named Susy in the middle of the road. Susy had her hair in buns around her ears and was very short. They let her jump in the car and

In the short story “From Behind the Veil,” written by Dhu’l Nun Ayyoub, the author changes how we feel about the main character throughout the sequencing of the plot. We as the readers learn more about how the protagonist really thinks coupled with what her motives are. The author also presents language that clearly expresses how the protagonist feels and uses examples to show an overall theme in the story.

Both stories portray racism in between ethnic

Copious bullets, like that of torrential downpour, reign over the battlefield; a setting in which man created through dispute, engulfs each and every individual caught within it. Some are immediately spun into a downward spiral, while with others, it hits them in the midst -- even if they have built an immunity to war’s ways. Two fictional characters, both sharing a similar atmosphere, experience the true affects to war in their own ways. Although war never changes, the individuals do, no matter the situation. This is exemplified through the fictional tales, told by Liam O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper,” as well as Tim O’Brien’s “Where Have You Gone Charming Billy,” and as the main characters are to each their own story, they bear contradistinction to one another in the aspect of war, personality, and the emotional reactions to war.

“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words” (Edgar Allan Poe). As we turn the pages of chapters in our lives, we encounter numerous words on a daily basis. Placing these words in a certain arrangement will literally ring music to our ears. Written down in our chapters, we memorize these arrangements out of pure pleasure. A stylish word for these arrangements is called poetry. Two poems that i will be mentally dissecting today is “Ode to the Midwest” by Kevin Young, and “She Walks in Beauty” by George Gordon Byron. Kevin Young (b. 1970) calls Lincoln, Nebraska home. After going to Harvard University, he joined the Dark Room Collective, a group for African American writers. Young is the author for

On the other hand, it could be articulated that the female characters in both the novels have proved their mental instabilities, individualisms and rebelliousness have disturbed the lives of others. Moreover, it could be analyzed in the novels that both the author in their social context has explained the dark secrets of the life of individuals.

A similarity is that both authors are in a battle of whether or not to express who they are. In “White Lies” Trethewey uses her advantage of being mixed to decide which side she wants people to see. The author uses vivid imagery to paint a picture of racism and moral dilemmas in the South in the late twentieth century through her personal experierence. While in “Theme for English B”, Langston knows that there is no way possible for him to hide that he is black, unlike Trethewey, so he decides to be proud of whom he is. Langston knows that he lives in a double standard world. He realizes that his “black” standard may not meet the “white” standard of his teacher or fellow students. The individuality of the authors played a major role in how they express their differences. Langston seems to be more accepting of the fact that he is different and accepts that. Trethewey lies about who she is and keeps silent to the fact that she is black.

By using the literary techniques of word choice and tone the opposite contrast in similar values is effectively displayed and provides a view into how the two works of fiction explore the way their characters stand up for their beliefs in the “The Castle” and how they surrender their values and beliefs in “Butter”.

One of the ways the two essays are similar is because both characters were discriminated against themselves. For example, In Black men and Public Space Staples was discriminated against for his skin color. He lived in a part of Chicago where it was mostly white American people. Sometimes people would not look his way and ignored him because they thought he was up to no good. The reason for that was because white people did not want to associate with a black man. Staples was also discriminated because of the way he walked at night. In the essay, an example of that was when Staples explained that he was walking behind a woman. The woman turned around and saw him. The woman thought he was a mugger because Staples was black. In his own words, Staples described “After a few more quick glimpses; she picked up her pace was soon running in earnest, within seconds she disappeared into a cross street” (pg195). That was the kind of discriminations he had

Both themes are about kindness and freedom, but they explore them differently. In Black Beauty, the theme addresses the person with the power, to be kind to the people under your jurisdiction. It

Racism is one of the main themes in “Bye, Beautiful”. The book mentions the other black children. But we mainly read about Billy and his family. Billy is called a “Half-caste” by the townspeople (though not to his face). This term refers to the fact that Billy is half black and half white (but in-fact he is a “quarter-caste”) This generally discouraged as it is regarded a racist insult to Aborigines.