Passage Quotes : Character Analysis Of 'The Chosen'

“Knowledge is power” Sir Francis Bacon. Atticus, a character in To kill a Mockingbird, understands that his knowledge has the power to do many things, including influence the lives of many people. Atticus does his best to influence his children, and educate them every chance he gets. Atticus does his best to teach his children what is right and what is wrong, and in doing this Atticus made one point immensely clear. It is a sin to kill a Mockingbird.

When I read "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings," by Gabriel García Márquez I was reminded of the time I discovered that I needed glasses. In the story, towards the end, there is a part where the old man becomes extremely weak that they thought he could die. It also mentions that his eyes became "foggy" and he starts bumping into things because he obviously can not see. This part of the story brings up the memory of me realizing that I

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch says, “...You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” This quote applies many times in the book where the narrator, six year old Jean Louise (Scout) Finch, tells us the story of her father, Atticus Finch, who tries to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a black man charged with rape of a young girl in the town. Though Atticus tries his best to convince the jury that Robinson is innocent, he is still convicted of the crime. The story shows the root of humanity including kindness, cruelty, innocence, and more to the townspeople, including the young, like Scout and her older brother, Jem. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how prejudice

Power, it is something that everyone wants, it classifies us. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a powerless black man, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. Because of Mayella’s class and gender she is powerless, but her race makes her have a little more power.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the atmosphere of discrimination normalizes the use of slurs, and the ostracization of certain members of the community, for the children in the novel. To Kill A Mockingbird, written in 1960, set in the fictitious town of Maycomb, Alabama. This novel, from the perspective of the character Scout, is a tale of identity, injustice, and inequality in a time of heavy discrimination. In Lee’s novel, the use of slurs is a common occurrence in the town of Maycomb. Scout, as well as the other children in the novel, are exposed to adults and their peers using these slurs, and, consequently, slurs become a desensitized part of everyday language. From the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley is an enigma to Scout,

In novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, many white people go against Atticus because they don’t like Atticus tries so hard to defend for Tom Robinson. Atticus’s family also gets hurt and Atticus even risks himself in danger. However, Atticus persists to defend for Tom Robinson because he thinks Tom Robinson is innocent. Some people think it doesn’t make sense for Atticus to take a stand to defend Tom Robinson. Oppositely, Atticus should take a stand to defend Tom Robinson for reasons.

The Wednesday Wars Showing, receiving, and understanding care develops strength in character. Showing care demonstrates parts of Holling’s life. One example in Holling’s life where somebody shows care to him is when Mrs. Baker brings the cream puffs for the whole class, to help Holling out. “ ‘Thanks for the cream puffs,’ I said. ‘The quality of mercy is not strained,’ she said.

Reuven loved math, Talmud study and, of course, softball. After his miracle eye operation, his thoughts intrigued the readers and offered thought provoking statements. On page 53 he states, “When you’re blind it makes no difference whether you open your eyes or not.” (Page 53, TC) Little did he know that by the glass in his spectacles breaking, he could then truly see. The young, boy then held the key to deeply look through the window and see the love and friendship on the other side. All of his experiences throughout the book contribute to his unusual knowledge and

“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,Chapter 3). This famous quote is used by Atticus Finch to explain to Scout why people should show empathy to others. Sadly, this principle is not followed by many of the citizens in Maycomb County, especially a weak and mistreated young girl named Mayella Ewell. She attempts to use her class, gender, and race to win a trial against Tom Robinson, an African American male, which she wrongfully accused of raping her. Does Mayella have enough power to overcome her situation? Mayella’s race provides temporary power during the trial, but gender and class leave her unable to change her predicament. To

Atticus as a lot of respect for everyone and this became evident when he went to the Robinson’s house to inform Helen of the death of Tom. On page 321 it says, “A little girl came to the cabin door and stood looking at Atticus. Dill said her hair was a wad of tiny stiff pigtails, each ending in a bright bow. She grinned from ear to ear and walked toward our father, but she was too small to navigate the steps. Dill said Atticus went to her, took off his hat, and offered her his finger. She grabbed it and he eased her down the steps. Then he gave her to Calpurnia.” This quote portrays Atticus as warm, friendly character that has a degree of courtesy to everyone no matter how big or small, black or white, how old or how young. Likewise, on Scout’s

“[The Rosenbergs' execution] had nothing to do with me, but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like, being burned alive along your nerves.

The first time the to kill a mockingbird phrase was introduced was on page 90. “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember, it is a sin to kill a mockingbird (pg 90). At the time they were confused why they weren’t supposed to kill mockingbirds, but they listened to what there father said and did not kill them. Later on in the book they asked Miss Maudie why they weren’t supposed to kill mockingbirds. She said Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy, but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.

In the world, unexpected and surprising friendships may occur. One afternoon, Reuven Malter prepares for a baseball game with his friends, competing against Danny Saunders and his friends. During the game, Danny hits the ball, which smacks Reuven squarely in the face causing shards of glass from his glasses to fly into his pupil. Throughout Reuven’s time in the hospital, Danny

Yesterday I ran across a book that I haven’t picked up in a long that I had to analyze for school. Underlined on one of the pages with a star next to it was the phrase “delete the adjectives and you’ll have the facts.” The quote is from To Kill a Mockingbird in a scene where Scott’s older brother Jem is explaining to Scott that the Egyptians invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming. From this scene it jumps to “Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts.”

“If I could not do these things, my life would have no value. Merely to live, merely to exist --- what sense is there to it?” (Potok 218). A person’s life measures up to be what they decide to do with it. Although, it may be hard for them to achieve what they want within a troubled society, it is still possible. In Chaim Potok’s The Chosen and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, both authors portray their purposes by demonstrating hardships of coming of age and growing up in conflicting societies in order to argue that the environment in which an individual grows up in cannot prevent them from reaching their full potential by using repetition, simile, imagery, and arrangement within their novels.