Family Essays

To define the words ‘strong’ and ‘character’, the dictionary offers these definitions; Strong – 1- having great power, energy, effect, flavour etc. 2 – not easy to break, damage or defect. The word strong can be used in many contexts. It relates to Mother Courage and Paulina as I am …

To Kill a Mock bird exposes the contrasting types of father figures children can have, Harper Lee created two conflicting fathers, Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell. Atticus is a man governed by a strong set of morals, a man who epitomises justice, equality and the preservation of an equal, fair …

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout, Jean-Louise, Finch. Throughout the novel he is portrayed as a good father. Although being a single parent, Atticus has an extremely busy schedule, including defending Tom Robinson, his prime concern is for Jem …

Atticus and Bob Ewell throughout the novel in ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ are completely different characters. They have opposites roles in the way that they live in the community, their behaviour towards other people, but the most predominant is the way in which they raise their children. Atticus has …

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird there are five fathers shown and they all are very different from each other. The five different fathers are Atticus, Bob Ewell, Dill’s stepfather, Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Radley. Atticus is Scout and Jem’s father, he is very open minded and is a …

Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813 and is set firmly in this period. The novel revolves around the choices people make when choosing a partner in marriage; the social rigmaroles they go through while attempting to find the right man or woman and the difficulties some people …

To kill a mocking bird was wrote by Harper Lee in the 1960 commenting on the events 100 years ago when racial rites were being pushed to the limits. As the South of America was anti-black, racial tensions were high. The story centres on a small-inbred town called Maycomb, which …

‘Teresa’s Wedding” written by William Trevor and “The Three Sisters’ by Jane Austen are short stories that explore the attitudes people hove to Marriage, the reasons for marrying and whether or not the decisions made when choosing a marriage partner are made out of love or convenience. The stories encourage …

In order to explore the theme of parent child separation I have selected two poems for further consideration. The first being “The Slave Mother” written by Frances E W Harper and the second “Walking Away” by C Day Lewis. Although these two poems follow the same theme, which is parent …

The book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, was written by Harper Lee in 1960, and was based on her previous experiences as a child. She was a tomboy as a child and was friends with Truman Capote, who later provided a base for the character of Dill. When she was five …