Atticus is criticized openly in the society where the book takes place (Maycomb) because of his understandings. Atticus had made the connection that Mayella could have been beaten by her father instead of being beaten by Tom. He made this connection by saying that Mayella was hit on her right eye and it would make more sense for the person the person who attacked her was left handed. This shows that Mayella’s dad could have beat her because he is left handed and Tom is right handed. “The right side
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In chapter 19 Tom is caught by Aunt Polly because he lied about a dream he said he had. He comes home and the first thing his Aunt says to him is “I’ve got a notion to skin you alive.” Tom is first confused‚ but soon find out she went to the Harpers and tried to tell Mrs. Harper what Tom dreamt about. Mrs. Harper said no no no‚ her son Joe Harper had told her about how Tom snuck back and listened to them talk. Aunt Polly was very sad‚ and mad. Tom tried telling her that he wished that she would’ve
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“[I]t’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119) = It is immoral/ wrong/ criminal (a sin) to kill a good‚ innocent person (mockingbird). o “‘To my way of thinkin’‚ Mr. Finch‚ taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an‘ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight—to me‚ that’s a sin. It’s a sin and I’m not about to have it on my head’ . . . ‘Well‚ it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird‚ wouldn’t it?’” (369-370) Boo Radley is associated with a mockingbird‚ showing how he
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Mason Moran Drew Jessen Justin Wright Green 6 English 1 To Kill A Mockingbird: Chapter‚ 32 Narrator/Scout: It was early morning I was barley awake as I slipped my head into Jems room. He and Atticus were sound asleep. "The Grey Ghost" was lying on the ground by Atticus’s chair wide open. I walked to the kitchen where Cal was placing the kettle on the stove for coffee. Cal: well Jean Louise finch what are you doing up at this hour young lady. Scout: I didn’t sleep well. I had a long night Cal: well
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Sarah Lemieux Ms. Graham ENG2D May 23 2013 The Mockingbirds of Maycomb County To Kill A Mockingbird‚ a novel by Harper Lee‚ is the story of a young girl named Scout‚ growing up in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ in the 1930’s. Scout is forced to mature quickly when she father takes on a job defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of rape‚ in court. As a result‚ Scout is mocked and discriminated against by a society that believes a black man is always guilty. Scout comes to realize that her small‚ safe
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ill TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ESSAY Discrimination is defined as acts or attitudes based on prejudice‚ unfairness or injustice towards a particular group of people. In our current times there is still discrimination‚ some of which stems from long ago. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in the early 1930s when discrimination was not only tolerated‚ it was encouraged by many. The types of discrimination in this novel are much more extreme than they are today. Times have changed and there is still prejudice
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In the beginning of chapter 28‚ Jem and Scout walk to the high school for the play. As they walk through the dark field‚ Cecil Jacobs jumps out to scare the two. They finally reach the high school and Scout puts on her ham costume. Scout falls asleep and accidentally misses her cue to go on stage‚ making Mrs. Merriweather very furious. Scout keeps her costume on for the rest of the night as a way to punish herself. Jem and Scout begin to walk home after the carnival. As they walk home‚ Scout realizes
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To Kill A Mocking Bird – Chapter Questions 1) What do we learn about Atticus Finch‚ his children and the town of Maycomb in the first chapter? a) Atticus Finch is a wise‚ single father. He is a qualified‚ intelligent and distinguished lawyer practising in the south of Alabama in a rural town named Maycomb. Atticus has a high moral integrity and is bred from an upper-class background. He has a brother named Jack Finch and a sister named Alexandra. Atticus has two children named Jean-Louise
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To Kill a Mockingbird Quotes Characters |Scout |Jem | |038. "See there?" Jem was scowling triumphantly. "Nothin’ to it. I swear‚ Scout‚ |003. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his rigth; when he stood or | |sometimes you act so much like a girl it’s mortifyin’." |walked‚ the back of his hand was
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Mockingbird Figures Boo Radley and Tom Robinson were prejudged because they both weren’t socially fit in society. Tom Robinson was an ordinary typical black man of the age twenty-five who had three children and lived in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Everyday before going to Link Deas cotton farm‚ he would pass by Mayella Ewell and tip his hat at her. Often times she would ask him to fix something up. In To Kill a Mockingbird we often refer to Tom Robinson as a Mockingbird figure. “Mockingbirds don’t do one
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