Theodore Boone Character Sketch

In Gregory Orr’s essay, “Return to Hayneville”, published by The Virginia Quarterly Review, Orr revisited the place of his abduction by armed vigilantes in Alabama as a Civil Rights worker in 1965. Even though the events of this essay take place in 1965, for Orr it started with the death of his younger brother in a hunting accident when Orr was twelve. Holding the gun that killed his younger brother, Orr believed that if his life began at twelve with his brother’s death, then his end, “determined by the trajectory of that harsh beginning, could easily have taken place six years later” (125, 1). Orr

About a year later, Robinson’s uncle came to visit. He had served in the first World War. Afterward he had settled in California. When he returned to visit his family in Georgia, they scarcely recognized him, because he was dressed so finely (Mann 57). Once he learned of their troubles, he was immediately convinced that his sister and her children would do better in California. Within a few days, she boarded a train with her five little ones.

Have you ever been too filled with hate and pride to see the obvious truth right in front of you? The year was 1935 in the small town of Maycomb Alabama. During this time an important trial would be taking place. The trial of Tom Robinson, an African and American who had been promptly accused of rape by the one man who had seen the incident. Bob Ewell a despised person throughout the community and the father of the victim, Mayella Ewell, Bob’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter. Though one can pity Mayella because of her overbearing father, one cannot pardon her for her shameful indictment of Tom Robinson.

We first uncover some important details about Hennie and how she had to drive twenty miles in order to get care and treatment due to racism. Next, we discussed her family and that they were originally from Roanoke, Virginia but after her mothers death they all moved back to Clover, Virginia. Finally we examined the places that she moved such as Clover, Virginia and Baltimore; we also examined what happened to her after the moves. Such as, Crazy Joe trying to kill himself over Henrietta because he loved her so much and was slightly jealous of David. But the most important thing that happened in chapter two was when David left to go to Baltimore to find work in 1941 after Pearl

At the beginning, Theodore Boone was on a school field trip to Washington D.C.. On the train back to hotel, Theodore Boone saw a man that looked familiar. Theodore Boone later found out that he was the accused murderer and fugitive, Pete Duffy. Theodore decided to leave his group and tracked down Pete Duff. After Theodore went back to the hotel, he noticed his assistant/uncle, Ike, about Pete Duffy and contacted the FBI.

In a modern society, race is no longer the determining factor of one’s place in the social hierarchy. Instead, the wealth and fame a person possesses captivates the world’s attention. However, race is still a controversial topic in the United States. Thus racial tensions continue to exist in certain sections of the country. The literal and metaphoric foundation of this currently powerhouse of a nation is built on slavery, the backs of immigrants and people of color who received little to no recognition for their efforts and contributions. The barbarous treatment of African slaves, especially in the South with its large cotton plantations further embedded hatred and hostility between colored people and white people. It took over a decade and a Civil War between the North and the South before the slavery was abolished. However, slavery was merely replaced by Jim Crow laws and segregations that continued to divide the colored from the white. Finally, the Civil Rights movement urged citizens to evolve from racist views. Yet even still racism plays a big part in our culture and is still heavily discussed; our current political climate only fuels the discussion. In Zora Neale Hurston’s novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, both racism and colorism are touched on both a symbolical level as well as a literal one through the trials and tribulations of the protagonist, Janie. Despite not having a theme centered around racial issues in the novel, Hurston highlights them throughout the

Between Cape jasmine bushes and chinaberry trees, Zora Neale Hurston’s childhood, was a warm sweet memory illustrated in an extract of Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography. In this excerpt, diction and point of view jump from the page to give the reader a lucid and realistic view of life “down there” in the farm, sheltered from society to protect the plentiful love, food and company of the Hurston home, compared to “way up north” where “rare” apples are abundant and gardenias are sold for a dollar, but where reality is a universal cry for equality and justice. Hurston’s juxtaposition of these two environments compliments her parents’ idealistic differences when it comes to

It was a beautiful day on the reservation, the sun was beaming down onto the earth. It had been extremely hot the past couple weeks in Alabama. Peyton Farquhar and his wife were sitting outside on the sun porch. They were enjoying the scenery all around the grounds. He and his wife watched his slaves work out in the fields and their children that were sitting on a weathered bench near the front of his land. His children were being entertained by a butterfly that was dancing in the wind. He remembers him doing the same as a young child and his father, who was very well respected around the area, used to yell at him, “Come on in boy, it’s time for supper.” His father had passed away, leaving him the plantation and all of the slaves. He met his wife, Margaret Farquhar, right before he had passed. She is the daughter of William Turner, another well respected, deceased slave owner. They were joined together in holy matrimony and later had two children, a son, James, and a daughter, Elizabeth.

Arkansas. Bennett Cromwell had never liked the South. The summer humidity disagreed with him, and there was something about Southern hospitality that he didn't care for. People who were too personable weren't to be trusted. There was purity in solidarity. There was value in small social circles that kept to themselves. A population willing to treat you like a best friend moments after meeting seemed wrong and strange after a New York upbringing. But when the orders came in for his relocation, he knew there was nothing he could do to stop it.

After his father’s passing Tom Poppell was able to secure his thirty- one year reign as sheriff and rule the county with a strong iron fist. His endless rule allowed him the opportunity to exert “his will and shape the county” the way he imagined in order to keep both races separate. The thrill for power over the county was the sole motivator in his line of work. He worked on his own time, lived by his own law, and McIntosh’s citizens acknowledged his dominance by stating “’you weren’t scared when you saw him coming, but you could feel the power’” when he was nearby. This power is without a doubt evident and it is the reason the majority of the citizens’ idolized Poppell.

Aaron Burr was a man of many things. He was a colonel in the Revolutionary War, Jefferson’s Vice President, a defendant on trial for treason for supposedly attempting to found his own country and invade Mexico, a fugitive from the law, and the killer of Alexander Hamilton in a duel. From cover to cover, heartbreak laid out in detail of Aaron Burr’s life and events in short chapters. Acclaimed historian H. W. Brands, author of The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr, focusses on the correspondence between Aaron Burr and his daughter, Theodosia. The letters showcase an interesting relationship between these two intelligent early American Figures, but also on the other hand, at the same time annotates major events of Aaron Burr’s turbulent life events.

The book assigned to all incoming freshmen of the College of Charleston to read over the summer was a poignant look into the prejudice-scarred past of the American south. Named for those few months in 1964 that redefined freedom and equality in America, it included many noble and inspirational characters, and choosing one to write about was no easy task. However, reading Freedom Summer, I found myself drawn to one character in particular: Chris Williams. The youngest of those who ventured into the heart of bloody Mississippi that summer, this 18-year old boy grew into a man by the time that summer was through with him. I cheered him on as he left his comfortable home, his high school diploma, and even his hippie hairstyle in Massachusetts. I was in awe of

The novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston has definitely broaden my perspective of small rural African American towns and their capability to be filled with diversity. Hurston's writing and Janie, the strong independent lead, allowed me to step out of my generic stereotypical views and into an Eatonville or Everglades resident's shoes. This novel has taught me that not every black community in the 1930s was just a carbon copy of itself. In fact, each town that Hurston presents and Janie encounters can have a separate novel of their own. From the Washburn's backyard to a muck known as the Everglades, Janie has certainly experienced many ups and downs. Even at the young age of sixteen Janie was always following somebody else’s

In a world where things are never really up to African Americans, Richard’s mother and grandmother hope God can guide their child. Their faith in God gives them a small sense of security for when they can’t always be with Richard, and they hope they can pass this on to him. Even the life of an African American was at the mercy of the whites’ choices. On page 171, Richard converses with Ned, a friend of his, about the death of his brother Bob: “‘What happened?’” Richard asked.

The prejudice in Tom’s trial is also visible by the segregated seating arrangements of the whites and the blacks in the courthouse. The portrayed segregation not only takes place at the Maycomb court of law but had appeared through out the novel in all aspects of Maycomb life. This segregation is illustrated by Harper Lee through imagery and is strengthened through the realist aspect of the novel. The author shows prejudice through this segregation by revealing the two contrasting places where the ‘white and blacks’ lived and even where they went to separate churches. The author paints a vivid picture of the blacks living in a ghetto