Examples Of Racism In Tkam
In the book TKAM the theme is to not let the race/color of someone to cloud the judgement of your decision. This quote shows how people act differently around black people. Aunt Alexandra waited until call was in the kitchen then said “don't talk like that in front of them” (pg.#209)to which atticus replied “talk like what in front of whom”. Aunt Alexandria said atticus shouldn't be talking about racism in front of cal, because that's all the blacks talk about is who is racists and who isn't. When aunt alexandra says this she's judging cal by thinking she gonna go back and talk about it with all her negro friends, she thinks this because cals black. Aunt alexandra does not want anymore talk about atticus, because everyone is calling him a
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negro lover. When atticus asks robert ewell to write his name on an envelope judge taylor leans over as he's writing and says “your writing with your left hand Mr. Ewell.” (pg.3237)Mr. Ewell says “yeah what's the difference?” the jury could see he wrote with his left hand as well. Mr.
Gilmer then proceeds to ask Mr. Ewell if he can write with both of his hands, making it seem as if it's no big deal that he's wrote with his left hand. When atticus asked Mr. Ewell to write his name, he wrote his name with his left hand . Mayella was hit on the right side of her face which mean she was most likely hit in the face by a left handed person. The jury can see the evidence pointing at Mr.Ewell but will they ignore it and blame it on tom because he's a black man and they are racist. The evidence is pointing toward a white man, and no one's ever said a black man was innocent. This quote puts the jury to the test, if they ignore the evidence pointing toward Mr. Ewell and blame it on tom robinson because he black. There judgement, suspecting tom is guilty just because he's black is clouding their decision when deciding if he's innocent or guilty. Atticus asked tom if he ever went into the fence of the Ewells property tom said “yes lots of times, she would call me in”(pg. #255-256). Mayella said she never let him except to cut up a chiffarobe. When atticus asked tom if he ever went on the ewells property, by asking this question he's showing the jury how different everyone's story is. How much mayella isn't saying to the
jury. This quote is testing the jury's judgement, are they gonna say mayella is lying and get called a negro-lover or are they gonna say tom is lying because he's a black man and no black man has won a trial before.
negro lover. When atticus asks robert ewell to write his name on an envelope judge taylor leans over as he's writing and says “your writing with your left hand Mr. Ewell.” (pg.3237)Mr. Ewell says “yeah what's the difference?” the jury could see he wrote with his left hand as well. Mr.
Gilmer then proceeds to ask Mr. Ewell if he can write with both of his hands, making it seem as if it's no big deal that he's wrote with his left hand. When atticus asked Mr. Ewell to write his name, he wrote his name with his left hand . Mayella was hit on the right side of her face which mean she was most likely hit in the face by a left handed person. The jury can see the evidence pointing at Mr.Ewell but will they ignore it and blame it on tom because he's a black man and they are racist. The evidence is pointing toward a white man, and no one's ever said a black man was innocent. This quote puts the jury to the test, if they ignore the evidence pointing toward Mr. Ewell and blame it on tom robinson because he black. There judgement, suspecting tom is guilty just because he's black is clouding their decision when deciding if he's innocent or guilty. Atticus asked tom if he ever went into the fence of the Ewells property tom said “yes lots of times, she would call me in”(pg. #255-256). Mayella said she never let him except to cut up a chiffarobe. When atticus asked tom if he ever went on the ewells property, by asking this question he's showing the jury how different everyone's story is. How much mayella isn't saying to the
jury. This quote is testing the jury's judgement, are they gonna say mayella is lying and get called a negro-lover or are they gonna say tom is lying because he's a black man and no black man has won a trial before.