Essays Tagged: "Tomboy"

A FATHER'S LESSON TO HIS CHILD: A Book report of symbolizism within TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Shows the Atticus's relationship with his children and important lessons.

wo. She lived along her widowed father, her brother, Jem, and Calpurnia, the house cook. Scout is a tomboy that would beat up any boy in the school if he pushed the right buttons. Jem is a thoughtful ...

(5 pages) 77 2 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Character Sketch on Idgie Threadgoode from "Fried Green Tomatoes".

n individual who wants to be different from the rest of the world.First off, Idgie Threadgoode is a Tomboy. She was born to be Buddy's (Her older Brother's) pet, and from then on she never took on to ... gie Threadgoode did, but Idgie clearly did not care how unfit she was for the world. She was born a Tomboy, she was made to stand out and to do her own thing.Idgie was just as much a Tomboy as she was ...

(5 pages) 62 1 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

A study of Prejudice in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird with emphasis on Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Tom Robinson

ll-respected man and had a well-respected practice as a lawyer. He was a model father, teaching his tomboy daughter, Scout, and troubled son, Jem, to be honest, kind, and courageous through his own ex ...

(3 pages) 38 1 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Charlie's Angels.

story forward while keeping the audience attentive. The primary characters were Dylan, a rebellious tomboy, Natalie, a ditzy encyclopedia, Alex, a no nonsense achiever and Eric Nox, a criminal masterm ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

Complete summary of "To Kill A Mocking Bird" By Harper Lee with character analysis and vocabularies.

Louis Finch): Main character of the story and also the narrator. She's a six year-old girl who is a tomboy at heart, by wearing overalls instead of dresses. Has an older brother named Jem, and her bes ...

(16 pages) 118 2 4.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

The story of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna

ntings. Her closes friends described her as a wild rough girl, very independent. She was somewhat a tomboy, she wasn't very fond of schoolwork, she much rather be climbing trees or playing with her do ...

(3 pages) 27 0 3.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Character Analysis of Scout Pick a character from To Kill A Mockingbird by Lee Harper that you think you know the best and analysis their character. Use examples from the book.

has a lot of the same qualities as him she isn't as mellow. She is a very intelligent and confident tomboy.In the book you find out that Atticus get criticized for the way he raises Jem and Scout. One ... Jem and do the things he does or play with herself. I don't think that is the major reason she is a tomboy, I think like most younger siblings she looks up to Jem and wants to be like him. She also ha ...

(3 pages) 44 2 1.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Biography of Amelia Earhart

her life. Although Earhart's passion was strong, challenging obstacles awaited her. But the former tomboy was no stranger to disbelief. She kept a scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful wo ...

(4 pages) 41 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Frida Kahlo

ner than the other. It was to remain that way permanently. When Frida entered high school she was a tomboy full of mischief who became the ringleader of a rebellious group of mainly boys that continua ...

(4 pages) 71 0 3.8 Oct/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Laura

takes just as long to say as my normal name.' Butnothing Laura did made a lot of sense. The little tomboy with tangled blonde hair andhand-me-down clothes from her cousins was different from other gi ... ysed with sickness and fear. I knew what had happened before I got a look. There she was the little tomboy with tangled blonde hair and hand-me-down clothes. She was frozen and blue and she didn't mov ...

(4 pages) 26 1 4.6 Jul/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Television drama: "Jessica"

in the small frontier town of Narrandera, and is constantly looked down upon by others for being a tomboy. Jessica's mother, Hester, is desperate to secure a wealthy future for herself and daughter, ...

(6 pages) 14 1 3.7 Jul/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897. While growing up, she was a real tomboy and very daring. She would climb trees with the boys, ride sleds really fast, hunt with a .22 ...

(3 pages) 20 0 4.2 Aug/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Racism in "To Kill a Mockingbird": What Harper Lee is trying to convey?

s to read before beginning school), confident and tough (she fights boys without fear), and she's a tomboy in the prim and proper town of Maycomb. Jem, Scouts older brother, is a very mature young man ... nts to be just like him. Jem takes care of Scout and she looks up to him which is why she is such a tomboy. Atticus is a respected lawyer and a devoted father that stands behind moral education.In the ...

(3 pages) 11 0 1.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

The Great Gilly Hopkins

that with Mrs. Trotter and William Earnest (W.E.). Gilly is an eleven-year-old girl. She's a tomboy, mean, brilliant, and unmanageable. She has been in three foster homes in less then three yea ...

(2 pages) 4 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gender Issues In The Story "Boys And Girls" By Alice Munro

A boy who plays with dolls is looked at as a sissy and a girl who plays football is looked at as a tomboy. This can be seen in the story "Boys and Girls" by Alice Murno.The young girl in the st ...

(3 pages) 26 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Everyday Use Character Development

Mama, big boned and tough, is portrayed as the anti television mom. They portray her has a large tomboy of sorts. She'd much rather milk a cow than sing a song. She'd milk a cow all night if she co ...

(2 pages) 29 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Informative Speech On Anorexia

I was Julie's best friend. I watched her grow from a little girl who doted on by her parents into a tomboy who carried frogs in her pockets. I watched her become a young woman, fussing with her hair a ...

(4 pages) 91 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Catherin Earnshaw

h him, but that was only her way of showing it. She was a bit of a brute while they played, but her tomboy attitude did not stop Heathcliff from enforcing their great friendship. He knew that she was ...

(3 pages) 1164 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Ameila Earhart

of eight, Amelia had a fascination with many things. Amelia was extremely smart, and somewhat of a tomboy. She built many things including a roller-coaster. After many years Amelia began having an in ...

(1 pages) 1139 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

How Does Prejudice Affect Justice?

as truth. Prejudice is directed at the Ewells because they are white trash, Scout because she is a tomboy, and Atticus because he is, in the eyes of the town, a “nigger-lover”. Today, preju ...

(3 pages) 15 2 4.3 Aug/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee