Natalie Erdman Miss Atz English 9 Honors (Period 4) 15 February 2012 Mayella’s Testimony I hear someone call my name‚ my full name “Mayella Violet Ewell!” I can hear it loud and clear‚ I’m so scared. I know what really happened but I can’t tell. I walk toward the witness stand‚ terrified. I stop before enterin’‚ take the oath sayin I’ll say the truth‚ the whole truth‚ and nothing but the truth; but it’s all a lie‚ the oath and what I’ll testify. I’m sittin’ in the stand‚ lookin’ the
Premium Question To Kill a Mockingbird Interrogative word
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. pride in ancestry and “tradition” “Tired old town” (pg. 5) pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing
Premium Great Depression
Miss Caroline’s first day * Her attitude to Maycomb and the school. * Her pupils (scout/Walter/Burris/Little chuck etc.) * Her teaching methods and there effectiveness. * Classroom management. * Key moments etc. Dear diary‚ I walked into the classroom to see all my new pupils‚ I was nervous at first but then Miss Maudie introduced me to the class and everything was fine. I wrote my name on the board and told them what it said and where I am from. The class just murmured
Premium School Teacher To Kill a Mockingbird
To kill A Mockingbird Victor Ace 04/28/09 English 12 Mrs. Griffin Outline Thesis Statement: Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird brought about social awareness of the racial prejudice going on in that time period. Introduction I. Time period A. The 1930’s . B. Alabama. C. lawyer defending innocent black man accused of rape. D. Showed the world the racial prejudice going on.. II. Themes in TKAM A. Doing what is
Free To Kill a Mockingbird
In Maycomb county‚ where Harper Lee has set her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ racial discrimination is unfortunately the social norm. By following the events of this novel‚ Lee invites the reader to understand that judging a person by the colour of their skin is unjustifiable. Of particular significance are the proceedings of the court trial where the characters Bob Ewell‚ Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch show this important moral message from different perspectives. Bob Ewell perpetuates racial
Premium
mistreated in American society. In addition‚ a great deal has been written about the lives‚ hardships‚ and obstacle of black men‚ black women. Bambara presents a very descriptive picture of what life was like for blacks in the 1960. "Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird" portrays a chronicle civil rights setting movement which seeks to improve the quality of black’s lives. Granny is making the cakes on the back porch. Cathy‚ Tyrone and Terry are playing ardently at a frozen puddle suddenly they are interrupted by
Premium African American Black people
The novel To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ the memoir Night‚ and the play Romeo and Juliet are good examples of how one can create a plan and the potential obstacles that someone may run into while executing this type of plan. Within the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the main character with a plan was Atticus. His plan at the beginning of the novel was to succeed in winning the Tom Robinson case. The case involved the accusations made against Tom that he raped Bob Ewell’s daughter‚ Mayella. Even though
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Romeo and Juliet Elie Wiesel
What does Scout learn at the end of the novel? Throughout the novel‚ The Kill A Mockingbird‚ the narrator‚ Scout‚ who is only three years old at the beginning‚ grows up to understand the evils of the society in the 1930s. Her mind is full of fun and excitement‚ but as important events unfold in Maycomb‚ she begins to discover themes such as racism and prejudice as she grows older that would have seemed meaningless to her during the beginning In the earlier stages of the book‚ Scout enjoyed the
Premium Black people White people To Kill a Mockingbird
[ 22 November 2010 ] Masculine versus Feminine in To Kill a Mockingbird In novels‚ masculine against feminine has been a popular writing technique throughout many writing achievements. Writers have displayed the masculine side as well as the feminine to express the setting of the story in which they are trying to write. Female writers have been suggested to have a difficult time in the interpretation of male characters within their writing. As Peter Shwenger states‚ “To suggest a similar assessment
Premium
English 10-1 To Kill a Mockingbird: Study Guide Antagonist: The main antagonist in this novel is Bob Ewell‚ he represents the darkness and evil in the town of Maycomb‚ and causes the death of an innocent man. After this‚ he tries to find and hurt Scout and Jem as he is too cowardly to attack Atticus directly. His character is essentially a direct contrast to Atticus’s character‚ mean and evil‚ the epitome of the darkness in Racism. The character Bob Ewell stands in opposition to Atticus primarily
Free To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee