The author wants to prompt an emotion in the reader.
The excerpt wants us to feel for Neto and his sadness of the adult fans' attitute towards the Mexican players, and to know Andy will help hi aas much as he can
Answer:
They make up lying and mean stories about him because he is not sociable and is only seen at night.
Explanation:
Boo Radley is not a sociable or communicative person. He is a recluse due to his difficult childhood and violent father, the rare times he was seen was the night and yet he does not maintain contact or friendship with any of the citizens of the city. This causes the population to make malicious gossip about him, presenting him as someone who is evil and who kills animals and is dangerous to humans. All of these stories are lies, since Boo is a very kind man who cares about the safety of children, even if no one knows.
"To Kill a Mocking Bird" is a book about racism and intolerance presented by people admired in society who take positions that are considered "just" and "Christian," but that are malicious and dangerous.
In ancient literature, heroes were usually described as males who sacrificed themselves for the benefit of others. They also held certain characteristic such as can be seen through the chivalric code. They were expected to do great deeds of glory to even be counted as a hero in their society. This is why literature such as King Arthur were so popular in their times.
Although heroism in modern can still be represented through the lens of a superhero or war hero, it is generally given a lot more lax, and usually a lot easier to obtain. Unlike in the times of the knights, most people aren't expected to slay dragons, or rescue a damsel in distress. The theme of the "everyday hero" is certainly a huge difference between the two. In modern film, heroes are usually portrayed as the average Joe, sort of character, with flaws and vices just like anyone else. Heroes are now seen as obtainable characters with decent stances of virtue.
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There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.
Explanation:
This was probably one of the saddest lines in the entire story. He is older when he says this thinking back on the memories of him and his brother.
ANSWER:
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).
