When analyzing the two novels, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the aspect of death juxtaposed the two novels from one another as their characters’ attempted to cope with it. In the two separate storylines, one novel pinpoints struggles within themselves, like how Mrs Dubose wanted to overcome her addiction and Jem’s maturation from this, versus the other through character experiences, like how Gene found himself after Finny’s passing. Although the two stories have their variances in how this is illustrated, there similarity is the contunity of the aspect of losing someone, and how it alters you as an individual.
Overall, both of the novels exhilarate different and similar examples of how characters
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For example, in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” we analyze the death of a character through self vs self combats. The predominant character in this novel that showed continuous upfront battles and decision making within herself was Mrs Dubose, the Finches neighbor. Throughout Maycomb county, Mrs. Dubose was known as being a roten and racist old woman. Besides her horrible reputation and meaningless gossip, she was also noticeable from her morphine addiction later in the storyline proved to be the cause of her shortcoming. In her attempts to become clean, her accusations to not let the drug kill her were profound too late. In quotations from chapter 11, “‘She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that’s exactly what she did’” (Lee 127). As shown, Mrs Dubose was simply trying to overcome the obstacles she once suffered, and died knowing she was doing it for the better. In contrast, the main character Finny dies as an innocent in “A Separate Peace.” He was known to bring nothing but happiness and positivity to others, and that’s …show more content…
The deaths in both novels caused characters to grow within themselves. In relation to the first travel, the world renown “coming of age” moment was shared between Jem and his white camelia, after Mrs Dubose had given it to him. This delicate flower served as a literary device within the novel to convince readers how this one change had altered his perspective on life. Similarly, in for Gene in regards to Finny, we see Gene’s real perception of him grow and renew into something beautiful after he is gone. In reference to the second novel, “levels of reality I had never suspected before, a kind of thronging and epic grandeur which my superficial eyes and cluttered mind had been blind to before. They unrolled away impervious to me as though I were a roaming ghost” ( Knowles 12.30). This summarize through the two similar experiences, the two characters reached a level of maturity and realization from the several stages of dealing with loss. As demonstrated in both novels, the aspect of death serves as a comparable and distinguishing aspect in both stories. Through the differences of overcoming this occurrence, from how each character perishes during this time, death serves as a major contributing factor to the development of characters in both
James Baldwin had a talent of being able to tell a personal story and relate it to world events. His analysis is a rare capability that one can only acquire over an extensive lifetime. James Baldwin not only has that ability, but also the ability to write as if he is conversing with the reader. One of his most famous essays, “Notes of a Native Son,” is about his father’s death. It includes the events that happened prior to and following his father’s death. Throughout this essay, he brings his audience into the time in which he wrote and explains what is going on by portraying the senses and emotions of not only himself, but as well as the people involved. This essay has a very personal feeling mixed with public views. Baldwin is able to take one small event or idea and shows its place within the “bigger picture.” Not only does he illustrate public experiences, but he will also give his own personal opinion about those events. Throughout “Notes of a Native Son” Baldwin uses the binary of life versus death to expand on the private versus public binary that he also creates. These two binaries show up several times together showing how much they relate to each other.
Entry 1: I feel as though the Lord only caters to white people. I’m really shaking and I just keep shaking but I am staying strong. There was an empty cell between me and all of the other prisoners. Ms. Emma came to see me but I was quiet and just starring at the ceiling. I didn’t care about anything, nothing mattered to me. I am going to die soon anyway so what’s the point. (“What it go’n feel like”(pg. 225).
Throughout the novel, A Separate Peace, the author John Knowles conveys many messages of symbolism. The symbolism can be found in an array of ways, ranging from internal war, to the theme of human aggression, and a variety of religious principles. The main characters, Gene and Phineas, and their story could be paralleled to the biblical story of Adam and Eve. The similarities can be seen in the way in which in both of the stories, everyone is living in perfect harmony and peace until something comes along to disrupt it. Also in how the main characters do something out of jealousy, greed, and selfishness; and in addition, how Finny's fall out of a tree relates to the “Fall of Mankind.”
There are many differences between the book; To Kill a Mockingbird and the movie. Some differences are easy to spot and some aren’t. Many things that are in the book aren’t in the movie. Many of these things you don’t need, but are crucial to the plot of the book. Movies and books have differences and similarities, but many things in books MUST be included in the movie.
Thomas Paine once said “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” Conflict is an obstacle that many characters in books go through. It is what drives the reader to continue reading and make the book enjoyable. Additionally, authors use symbolism to connect their novels to real life, personal experience, or even a life lesson. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines, both take place during a time where colored people were being looked down upon and not treated with the same rights as white people. However, both novels portray the conflict and symbolism many ways that are similar and different. Additionally, both of these novels have many similarities and differences that connect as well as differentiate them to one
Knowles’ moving novel, A Separate Peace, reveals many alarming features of adolescence, and human nature. Knowles shows that humans will naturally develop an enemy, and will fight them. The main character Gene develops a resentful hatred, which leads to his friend Finny’s untimely death. A liberal humanistic critique reveals that the novel has a self contained meaning, expresses the enhancement of life, and shows that human nature is unchanging.
This essay showed the similarity and difference of the endings in these two masterpieces, and how they shared morals.
There are usually differences in two different versions of something. This can often be seen when a book is made into a movie. There are many similarities and differences in the book and movie versions of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
As most everyone knows, there are differences between a book and it’s movie adaptation. This is applicable to the book and it’s movie counterpart To Kill a Mockingbird, as well. But aside from the differences, there are also similarities between these two.
In Andre Dubus’ “Killings” and Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the theme of death is apparent throughout both of the short stories. Both have a plot that revolves around death and murder. They differ because in Dubus’ story the theme of death is obvious because the whole plot revolves around murder, but in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” there are numerous symbols of death as well as a major theme of death. Also, the endings of the stories are of an interesting comparison because they both end in the perspective of a murderer. In “Killings” the reader is left with a depressed feeling and an irresolvable ending, while in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the reader is left feeling like the story was somewhat resolved even after all the gruesome fatality. The endings of these stories leave the reader with opposite feelings and Dubus and O’ Connor show their different outlooks on the world through these endings.
In “The Gift of The Magi” and “Blues Ain't no Mockingbird”, both stories characters are poor but have very different thoughts on that matter and different methods of how they live their lifestyle. Their reasons for being poor are also different because in “The Gift of The Magi”, the story is set during the depression and in “Blues Ain’t no Mockingbird”, the family is poor because they are black and during that time there were very strong racial tensions. The characters in both stories are very motivated by their love for each other or their family. In “Gift of the Magi” this is shown through gifts the husband and wife give to each other. In “Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird”, the “Granny and Grandaddy” show love for their family by defending their home from a selfish uncaring production crew who came to film the family and to exploit them. The major evidence in “Gift of the Magi” is when
“A&P” and “Godfather Death” are stories that fall under two different categories in reading. While “A&P” is a short story and “Godfather Death” is a folktale, it is clear that there are differences between the two stories. Despite their differences, there are some similarities shown through the protagonists of each story. Sammy, the protagonist of “A&P”, is an all-around character who is close to his family but makes poor decisions. The godson, the protagonist of “Godfather Death”, is also an all-around character and loves his job but takes advantage of his godfather, Death. Although Sammy and the godson are the protagonist in each story, they have differences regarding their work ethic and heroism, but they also share a few similar personalities.
...ce, although both writings are interesting in their own ways, the most interesting aspect of both writings together is that they both have a similar plot and theme. It is rare that two
Both narratives compare as timeless tales of reputable heroes. They both include similar plots of long journeys back home. The main characters’ flaws are arrogance which is the source of many of their troubles.
A Time to Kill and To Kill a Mockingbird both have a number of similarities to be compared and contrasted. Both stories can be compared in their themes about justice and racial prejudice. However, this is where the similarities end. The themes and ideas in both novels are vastly different in shape and scope. In A Time to Kill justice is the main theme and most of the ideas are focused on justice and the gray in between the lines of black and white set by the law, racial prejudice is also touched upon very frequently in the comparisons between Jake Brigance and Carl Lee Hailey and how he wouldn't even have had to face trial if he was a white man. In To Kill a Mockingbird justice is a theme which is not expanded upon or explained in nearly as much detail as it is in A Time to Kill. To Kill a Mockingbird also has a much larger variety in it's themes, ranging from the themes of justice to the exploration of a child's way of perceiving right and wrong as well as the idea of coming of age. These stories are honestly and objectively far more different than they are alike.