Read the excerpt from "Dorothea Lange.” When she graduated high school in 1912, she told her mother she wanted to be a photographer, and soon after, she began training with Arnold Genthe, a photographer famous for his portraits.

Based on Lange’s actions in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she was

driven to become well known.
indifferent about her future.
unwilling to listen to her parents.
determined to reach her goals.

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.