Prejudices Affecting Our Society In our society‚ we are able to witness how our prejudices can affect the way people live. At times‚ there are people who come forward and confront the injustice in our lives and try helping the victims. However‚ there are numerous occasions were we fail to confront the prejudice‚ and take no notice of the consequences that may result; this is evident in the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird where the numerous prejudices and injustices heaped upon various characters brings
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Boo Radley and Mayella Ewell are alike as victims in several ways. There were victims of verbal abuse and both physical abuse from Boo’s and Mayella’s cruel father. Neither one of them had any friends to keep them company or a friend who could really help them. People of Maycomb could have thought this to be strange so they didn’t associate themselves with Boo or Mayella. During the trial Atticus asked Mayella if she had any friends‚ Mayella thought Atticus making fun of her by saying this. We
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symbolism that are intertwined with the text. While To Kill a Mockingbird has many values of equality on the surface‚ the hidden meanings and symbolism allow it to take a deeper stance than one might notice right away. A few notable examples are the encounter with the rabid dog‚ the mud-and-snow man‚ Atticus’s light at the prison house‚ and‚ of course‚ the references to mockingbirds. The rabid dog‚ a threat to the town of Maycomb‚ wandered down the street‚ nobody daring to confront it but Atticus.
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Empathy for others and understanding different perspectives are very important thematic topics in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the story Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are both ridiculed for being different. Tom Robison is ridiculed for being black. Many people assume he raped Mayella Ewell just because he is black. Boo Radley is often ridiculed because he rarely leaves his house. Since he rarely leaves his house people assume that he is a terrible person. Although these characters are assumed to be awful
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Explore the ways Harper Lee presents conflict in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Conflict can be a disagreement or an argument between individuals or communities‚ for example different ideas or interests can result in conflict. Conflict can be used to describe physical combat or verbal opposition between people. To Kill A Mockingbird is set in 1930s South America; this was the time of the Great Depression after the American Stock Market collapsed in 1929. Times were hard and there is a lot of poverty in
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quote is during their sneaky trip to Boo Radley’s house. This was the last day Dill was going to stay in Maycomb for this year‚ so they decided to take a quick peek at Radley Place by creeping around the house and looking through the side windows. As they are take a quick peek‚ the see the shadow of what they think is Boo with a hat on. They go numb with fear‚ and run for it. As they are leaving the area from under a fence‚ they hear a shotgun go off from Radley Place. The quote of narration from
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taking things in from Boo Radley‚ a person who helped her to grow up. The time when Scout walked in Boo Radley’s shoes is important because it proves how Scout is growing up throughout the novel. First of all‚ when Scout walked in Boo Radley’s shoes‚ it was very crucial to her character because it helped her to develop from innocence to a grown-up moral perspective‚ which causes change. To begin‚ Scout states‚ “It was then that Dill gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out... but Jem and
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the mockingbird symbolizes all that is innocent and all that is harmless in society. Harper Lee uses two characters to show the innocence in people and to show how this innocence is often killed: Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. The theme in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ that often the innocent are harmed by the wicked unjustly and intentionally‚ only to be saved by the brave and intelligent‚ who try hard to show society who these people really are is clearly articulated throughout
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through the characters of Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. The mockingbird’s influence can also be applied to the relationships between humans. The Mockingbird is a powerful symbol that echoes a strong meaning throughout the novel. Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson and Boo Radley as figures to represent the mockingbird. When Atticus tells Jem and Scout that it is a sin to kill the mockingbird‚ this refers to the actions directed toward Tom and Boo. It was a sin to dislike Tom and Boo based on what others say
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Taylor says at the trial‚ when talks about the jury who convicted Tom Robinson blindly at the trial. Boo Radley‚ someone who this quote could apply to‚ asked Scout to take him home‚ and she does while reflecting on the past couple of years as they get nearer to the Radley Place. She remembers all that Boo has given her and Jem‚ and it hurts her they they never gave back. When they get to the front porch‚ Boo goes inside the house and Scout never sees him again. As she walks back home‚ Scout sees the world
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