Examples Of Reality In To Kill A Mockingbird
There is a big difference between the interpreted outlook of society to the actual reality of what exists. Stereotypes are often used to predict the future and justify actions. People prefer making assumptions rather than investigating reality.
In To kill a Mockingbird, after the Maycomb county found out about Atticus Finch deciding to defend an African American man in court, Cecil Jacobs and most of the county had very illogical viewpoints and outrages. Most people’s viewpoints were very limited with only the depth of racism. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace and that ni*** oughta hang from the water tank!” (Lee 87) Immediately without deep thought, so many people focused on the fact that Tom Robinson is African American and resorted …show more content…
Her family’s financial situation isn’t great. Some people have been disgusted at her house in an oblivious way. It can be very easy for Esperanza to become negative at times, but her family doesn’t lose faith. “I am tired of looking what we can’t have. When we win the lottery... Mama begins, and then I stop listening.” (Cisneros 86) Esperanza has been hoping for better things to come for such a long time. She has came to many points where she loses her expectations for her future. She has seen so much to discourage her, and she starts to believe her expectations are unrealistic. Esperanza can continuously be hopeful as well, which is great and her wishes can still become true. When she hears Mama assuming a win in the lottery, she doesn’t even bother to listen because that’s a far longshot from where she is at her current moment. It’s very difficult to have a positive outlook on something when so many things are not going the right way. It’s very easy to just give up and not care any longer about something that used to be deeply cared about. Having mental toughness is crucial to keep moving forward. One has to believe things are eventually going to go their way if they want things to be better after they get worse. The vision has to be there. Luck can’t be terrible forever. In life, nobody ever knows when a big change is going to happen. There could be that one day in the future when somebody's life takes a great turn of
In To kill a Mockingbird, after the Maycomb county found out about Atticus Finch deciding to defend an African American man in court, Cecil Jacobs and most of the county had very illogical viewpoints and outrages. Most people’s viewpoints were very limited with only the depth of racism. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace and that ni*** oughta hang from the water tank!” (Lee 87) Immediately without deep thought, so many people focused on the fact that Tom Robinson is African American and resorted …show more content…
Her family’s financial situation isn’t great. Some people have been disgusted at her house in an oblivious way. It can be very easy for Esperanza to become negative at times, but her family doesn’t lose faith. “I am tired of looking what we can’t have. When we win the lottery... Mama begins, and then I stop listening.” (Cisneros 86) Esperanza has been hoping for better things to come for such a long time. She has came to many points where she loses her expectations for her future. She has seen so much to discourage her, and she starts to believe her expectations are unrealistic. Esperanza can continuously be hopeful as well, which is great and her wishes can still become true. When she hears Mama assuming a win in the lottery, she doesn’t even bother to listen because that’s a far longshot from where she is at her current moment. It’s very difficult to have a positive outlook on something when so many things are not going the right way. It’s very easy to just give up and not care any longer about something that used to be deeply cared about. Having mental toughness is crucial to keep moving forward. One has to believe things are eventually going to go their way if they want things to be better after they get worse. The vision has to be there. Luck can’t be terrible forever. In life, nobody ever knows when a big change is going to happen. There could be that one day in the future when somebody's life takes a great turn of