Question number one chapter one In Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ around the era of the great depression‚ Scout describes the town and people living in it plainly boring‚ hot‚ filthy‚ slow‚ with an abandoned feel. "In rainy weather‚ the streets turned into red slop; grass grew on sidewalks‚ the court house sagged in the square"(Lee 5). "People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square‚ shuffled in and out of the stores around it‚ took their time about everything"(Lee 5). This reveals how the Great Depression
Premium Family Mother Father
Since Calpurnia is different‚ she is victimized by Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra tries to get Calpurnia fired by Atticus. She does this because she thinks Calpurnia is not a good person. “You’ve got to do something about her…And don’t try to get around it. You’ve got to face it sooner or later and it might as well be tonight. We don’t need her now” (Lee 136). Aunt Alexandra believes Calpurnia is not a good person because she is a different colour. Thus she is considered an outsider. Calpurnia is a
Premium Black people Race White people
the book‚ she is a tomboy who cannot wait to pick a fistfight with anyone‚ but at the end‚ she lowers her fists because her father‚ Atticus‚ tells her not to fight. Scout’s views of womanhood‚ influenced by how Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Calpurnia act‚ make her think more about becoming a woman and less of a tomboy. In the beginning of the book‚ Scout is a tomboy. She acts‚ dresses‚ and walks like a boy because when she was little her mom died‚ leaving her in a house with two men‚ Jem
Premium Woman To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
Julius Caesar The story of Julius Caesar’s assassination has been told both historically and fictionally. Historical sources focus on the facts of the assassination‚ while fictionary works focus more on the characters and the drama of the story. Because of the different purposes of the sources‚ there are many differences between the historical and fictional stories. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar adds certain details and dramatic elements to make the story more interesting and to make the
Premium Julius Caesar Roman Republic Augustus
disrespected by Mrs. Dubose just because he stood up for what he believed in. Jim Crow Laws happened to be in committed during the setting of To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee shows racial segregation through Aunt Alexandra‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Mrs. Dubose. Calpurnia faces racial injustice by Aunt Alexandra and Tom Robinson faces racial segregation by Bob Ewell. Scout‚ Jem‚ and Atticus face racial injustice through Mrs. Dubose’s hurtful and rude comments when Atticus works on something to support justice and
Premium Black people African American Race
To Kill A Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a tremendous amount of developement occurs as both Jem and Scout mature from a somewhat childish innocence into respected members of the community. The children’s perceptions of Calpurnia‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley are a direct affiliation to how the two Finch children view Maycomb and the prejudice behavior which it posses. Being children‚ Scout and Jem have the simple duties of a minor‚ which is to have fun and to stay out of trouble. But along
Free To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Northern Mockingbird
Robinson but with Atticus there‚ the mob was stalled and eventually left. This mob was consumed with racial prejudice against the black people. Even Calpurnia‚ the black housekeeper for the Finches‚ is discriminated against. Although Calpurnia is treated fairly‚ it is obvious Calpurnia is considered to be on a lower social level than the Finches. Calpurnia calls Scout ma’am
Premium Black people White people Race
skin‚ race or social class. Some people have to go as far as changing their appearance or personality to fit in or “pass” with a certain social class. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird the idea of duel identities can be seen in the character Calpurnia. Calpurnia is an African American woman in the nineteen thirties working for a white family‚ but in her free time she is with her African American community. When she was working for the Finches she would use a big vocabulary and her intellect‚ were as
Free Race Black people Racism
twelve when the story ends‚ they don’t have much left to learn in life. After living through a biased trial‚ a near-death experience‚ and prejudice these children understand a lot. If it wasn’t for people in their life like Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Calpurnia‚ they wouldn’t be as compassionate and intelligent as they grow to be. The trial of Tom Robinson is very influential on Jem and Scout. This is an important depiction of how colored people were treated at the time. Although they are white and privileged
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee White people
Have you read the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? I have read parts of the book‚ and after reading the book and watching the film‚ there were a few similarities and differences between the book and the film. Some similarities and difference come from the setting‚ conflict‚ and character. Both the book and film do have differences‚ however they do have similarities between the both. The conflict between the book and film both have similarities and differences. Such as they both are similar
Premium Difference To Kill a Mockingbird Fiction