In truth‚ there are many different ways to be a “lady” by society’s standards. It could entail being born into an old and powerful family‚ or it could simply require you have dignity and empathy‚ regardless of social standing. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird features two very different women who have very different ladylike qualities. Throughout the book‚ those two women help shape Scout’s (the protagonist’s) childhood. Possessing glaringly different personalities‚ Scout nevertheless finds something
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Humans were made imperfect and we highlight other people’s flaws as an attempt to hide our own. Stereotypes are a big part of our society and they never fade away with time. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the pressures of the stereotypical society of the 1930s are portrayed by the behaviours of the characters Mayella Ewell‚ Bob Ewell and Tom Tom Robinson. Born into poverty and shame‚ Mayella Ewell was an outcast in Maycomb. She wanted for somebody to love her‚ which was something she had
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ takes place in the 1930s in the Southern United States and consists of different exceptional circumstances that the characters undergo. In the small town of Maycomb‚ the white and black are segregated. After Tom Robinson’s unjust trial‚ Jeremy Finch‚ also known as Jem‚ had a very distinctive transformation on his outlook towards the world he lived in. Maycomb only has a few individuals realized how cruel and discriminatory the world can be. In the novel
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TKAM Chapters 17-21-The Trial 1.Why is Bob Ewell so repulsive? How does Lee ensure our dislike? * Lee describes him as a ‘little bantam cock of a man’- bad view of him * Says that he ‘strutted to the stand’- cockiness when his daughter is at court for being raped * Said the ‘back of his neck reddening at the sound his name’- referring to him as a redneck (ill-educated person) * She describes disgusting way in which his family had to live ‘lived behind town in a garbage dump’
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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Persecution County In today’s society‚ not unlike societies of the past‚ there continues to be justice and injustice in our world. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is an emphasis on the mistreatment of individuals due to the colour of their skin in Maycomb County. Throughout the novel it is evident that there is an enormous prejudice towards coloured people through the treatment of Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Atticus Finch. Simply due to the colour of Tom Robinson’s skin he
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The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of two children and their father who is defending an African-American man that is put on trial for rape in the 1930’s. One of the main characters is Scout‚ who is the narrator of the book‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father who is a lawyer named Atticus. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is being put on trial for raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. The setting of the story is Maycomb County Alabama in the 1930’s. Atticus is the man defending
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The following essay is based on the theme of “Expectations” in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. The novel set during the 1930’s depression in Maycomb south Alabama is based upon the ignorance and prejudice present in society. The theme of ‘expectations’ is an imperative motif which affects the events that occur throughout the novel. Social expectations were rigidly upheld in Southern Alabama in the 1930’s. These expectations determined what behaviours were acceptable for men and women‚ Caucasians
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Chaos in town. Divided cultures. Family feuds. All of these traumatic things can be seen in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Despite the fact that these may be interesting things to witness‚ it becomes a little less pleasing once discrimination comes into play. In a battle between wrong and right‚ there’s only one true answer‚ right? Wrong. Identity contingencies often blind people from seeing what is wrong or right because they are too worried about the image they have painted of a person
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a novel cleverly written by Harper Lee to depict the prejudicial‚ discriminative and racist attitudes of white society in Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Maycomb at first glance seems to be a warm and gentle place. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the backdrop of slavery‚ racism and poverty as a result of the Great Depression becomes prevalent. Lee explores various themes such as the symbol of the mocking bird as a metaphor for innocence ‚ social justice issues such
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