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How Does Harry Potter Use Weather In To Kill A Mockingbird

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The weather in a story is vital to setting the atmosphere for a specific scene. The changes

in weather change not only the atmosphere of a scene but the mood as well. The power the

author has by being able to control the weather is a potent tool for radiating the progression of a

storyline. Throughout the Harry Potter series, the weather plays an indispensable role as the story

progresses to a new chapter. The weather has a constant overlay effect that shades the reader

towards a specific emotion or set of feelings. The dark stormy nights provide the reader with the

sense of an ominous presence which leads to suspense.

Chapter 11:

The two kinds of violence that are used in literature are the violence that a character

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This is significant to the story

because it displayed that though the trial was over and resolved, someone still felt angered and

the need to shoot Tom, resulting in unease among the people in town as they felt threatened and

unsafe. An example of the second type of violence is in the novel, New Moon, where Harry

Clearwater dies from a heart attack. His death shows no significance to the story, it’s just a way

for Stephanie Meyer to advance the plot. An example of the second type of violence can be

found in the novel Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. In the novel, Stein develops and intensely

intimate relationship between the main character and his dog, eventually the dog dies leaving his

owner shattered. Yet the death of the dog was only to advance the story towards the main

character eventually achieving his goals.

Chapter 13: It’s All Political

As a freshman we are asked to construct a paper in which we present and support our

opinion on individualism. This work is very political as you have two options to choose from;

you can agree with society and support the thought of assimilation and our youth’s attempts to …show more content…

This everlasting battle allows for the development of Christ figures in modern

literary works. A Christ figure is present in Glory, a movie based on the life of a slave during the

civil war. A character who is a slave eventually grows sick and tired of the abuse he and his

fellow men endure; he then challenges the white man’s authority and is punished. He is put to

punishment by whip in the center of town with the community as an audience. The officer make

and example of him as he is put through agonizing pain as his flesh is continuously torn with

every swing of the thick leather whip. The character is eventually pitied and released after his

entire back is torn to shreds; he is received by the slave community and nursed to health. He is

shunned for challenging authority by his fellow men, but eventually is the inspiration for the

entire community to challenge authority in hope for change. The entire community comes

together in hopes to break current social norms which banned the black man from the army.

Chapter 15: Flights of Fancy

The movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is great example of a meaningful flight.

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