Monday, January 5, 2009

Norms Questions

1.) I think that Atticus follows the Subjective Norms because he is a parent and he sometimes has expectations for Jem and Scout. For example, he expects them to be on their best behavior because he doesn't want them to grow up with no rules because he wants them to succeed in whatever they would like to do. Lots of parents want good futures for their children and they want the best for their children and just because Atticus isn't the best parent, according to some, doesn't mean he doesn't have rules. 

2.) The first example is when people keep calling Atticus the n-word lover. This is an example because even though no one says it's wrong to defend a black person, they all think that. A second example is when Jem destroyed all of Mrs. Dubose's bushes because even though nobody really said that was wrong, everyone knew it was wrong and Jem had to be punished. A third example is when Scout beat up Walter and she knew it was wrong and Calpurnia was mad at her and Scout knew it was wrong and although Calpurnia scolded her, she still knew it was wrong.  

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