Context After her classmates carried out a cruel prank on their teacher, Jodee who was friends with them at the time felt guilty of not doing anything to stop it. Accepting their rude behavior towards others and moving on without standing up for the victims of their cruelty was the only way to stay in the popular group of students. Being the bystander who meant no harm but never did anything to stop the bullying, Jodee felt responsible for the actions of her, “friends” as if she was the main bully herself. Not knowing what to do, she asked her grandmother for advice, and that is who the quote is derived from. Jodee’s conversation with her grandmother was an important part of the book. In a subtle way, it explained one of the reasons why Jodee always tried to treat everyone with respect. She did not want to do anything that she knew she would regret in the future. Analysis …show more content…
Throughout the novel, Jodee often found herself in situations where she had to choose between what was right and what was going to make her popular among others. In most cases she had to decide whether she wanted to hurt another person’s feelings in order to fit in, or stay kind and respectful and become an outcast. Following the words of her grandmother, Jodee always tried to choose the first option in order to keep her conscience clear. The quote is trying to tell the reader that feelings such as sadness or loneliness fade away with time, but guilt can haunt a person forever and affect a person’s whole life, because no one has the power to go back in time to fix their mistakes. The bad things a person does will never disappear from history and will follow the person until the rest of their
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This was after Jem, Scout, and Dill had escaped with their lives from the Radley yard. Jem had just been through a traumatizing experience so he was silent.
This quote shows how confident Janie is with her appearance. She believes she was a beautiful woman. The reader can see that this phrase has a deeper meaning of how Janie feels toward her character.
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Miss Strangeworth’s Strange Character There are moments in every part of a normal human’s everyday life when they know they should not get into other people’s business. In the short story “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson, Miss Adela Strangeworth, the main character, is the perfect opposite. Miss Strangeworth decides to put her nose in business that doesn’t involve her, and this allows her to have an interesting character. Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she does, what the narrator says about her, and how other characters interact with her.
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Mrs. Turner believes whites have every right to hate black people, she hates her blackness per say
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Jo Rowling "To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure", (J.K. Rowling). This quote was made after many unfortunate events occurred in Rowling's life. Jo gave hope to women that there is gender equality. J.K.’s famous series is not just questioning the world inside the book, but debating bravery, loyalty, knowledge, and resourcefulness.
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