Lee’s To kill a Mockingbird should continue to be a part of the Canadian curriculum because of three main reasons , the novel depicts many good values for Canadian students , the novels develops the students vocabulary and, it denounces segregation, racism, and prejudice. The novel teaches a student various good values, such as to take a stand for what you believe in, or that true bravery is when you start something and see it through even if you knew from the start you wouldn’t succeed. The story
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In the 1930’s racism was in full swing. Although Civil Rights Acts had been passed to finally end salary, many people were still dealing with prejudice and prosecution. Harper Lee released her novel To Kill a Mockingbird which subtly starred Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is a white lawyer living in the South during the 1930’s. Atticus appears in this novel as a defendant of a black man accused of the rape of a white woman. Throughout the novel his attitude is a shining light in story full of darkness
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In the 1920's slavery by then was abolished, but the racism still stood there tall and arrogant. In Harper Lee's Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird there is a trial held for a white man against a black man. But being white made you so much better. So through the use of the mockingbird and allusion, Lee proves that being an African American in the late 1920’s to early 1930’s was exhausting to capture. In the novel a mockingbird portrays an innocent, beautiful bird who was set out to do nothing but
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great traits makeup his personality, and well being. Atticus is courageous, caring, and stubborn. Atticus Finch stands up for an African American man in the 1930’s. The 1930’s were a time when some people were treated unfairly because of their skin color. Atticus Finch is courageous because he represented an African American in the time of racism and segregation. Atticus defended Tom Robinson for the rape of Mayella Ewell which was dangerous because he risked his career and the safety of him and
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The Harlem Renaissance's Impact on American Literature The Harlem Renaissance also known as the "New Negro Movement," was a cultural movement that spanned in the 1920's to the mid 1930's. It was a time in history that displayed the unique culture of African American expression, through literature, art, music, and dance. This African American culture grew out of Harlem, New York and symbolized freedom from the oppression of slavery. It was described as the spiritual coming of age in which African
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Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird is considered a modern-day hero for his intolerance towards racism, especially in that time period. His disapproval towards racism is most apparent when he fought for Tom Robinson. Fighting for an African-American man in the 1930’s was unspeakable but not only did he defend him, he gave it all he had. Atticus knew he would never be able to win this case yet he still tried which is more than any other white lawyer would have done for anyone in the black community
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Aaliyah Perry The Great Debaters The Great Debaters is a true story of the Debate Team consisting of four students and their professor from Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas. As an all-black school, Wiley College during the 1930’s trained young minds to believe in themselves and to use their educated minds to change the hearts and minds of society, to establish peace, and maintain human dignity, tolerance and acceptance for all people. No matter the color of their skin, origin of their birth,
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mood fitting with the narrator, Scout who is a child and sees certain places or people as uncomfortably creepy or as jarring. It also allows the issue of unjust racism in the most inappropriate places, in this novel, it is a court of law which should be the most just and fair place, but is not. This story takes place in the early 1930’s and follows Scout Finch when her father, Atticus begins to defend a black man accused of rape. This man's name is Tom Robinson and this case shows Scout and her brother
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Finch is a white man who defended Tom Robinson, an african american man, in a trial. This trial took place in the 1930’s while racism was still in large effects in many parts of the United States, and this trial took place in one of those areas. “The one thing that
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at Vanderbilt University’s Medical School as a lab assistant, working for Dr. Alfred Blalock. Thomas was happy to even have a low paying job as the depression deepened. He was classified, and, paid, as a janitor, despite the fact that by the mid 1930’s he was doing the work of a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Blalock’s Lab. Although Thomas was only 19, Blalock was impressed by his confident, business-like air, and hired him immediately. Dr. Blalock and his young research fellow, Dr. Joseph Beard
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