In the movie scene from “The Blind Side” there is an allusion to the poem “Charge of the Light Brigade.” Write a note to a fellow student explaining why you think the dad explains the poem to Michael the way he does. What is he comparing the subject of the poem to that would make sense to Michael? Compare and contrast what you know about the poem with how the dad explains it to Michael. How do you feel about this use of the poem in the movie? Explain whether this is helpful to Michael, why or why not?

Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

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Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.