questioned Mr. Tate‚ he found out that that Mayellas bruises were concentrated mostly on the right side of her face. Mr. Tate leaves the stand and Bob Ewell is called. When Atticus gets to cross-examine Mr. Ewell‚ he makes him sign his name on a piece of paper. Atticus points out that he is left-handed and that a left-handed person is more likely to leave bruises on the right side of a persons face. The next person to be called to the stand is Mayella. Mayella gives her account and lets slip that she
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Though many neighbors poke‚ prod‚ and exasperate each other‚ clever Scout‚ kind Miss Maudie‚ and gentle Atticus overcome serious situations with discernment. The perception Scout received by observing Atticus‚ assisted her through several childhood troubles. During her first day of school‚ Scout realized she held superior reading and writing skills compared to her peers. Scout’s advanced abilities greatly displeased her teacher whom Scout learned lacked experience. After her repeated use of foul language
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treat them with respect. 5. Why doesn‘t the church have hymn books? They can’t afford them. 6. Why is the church collecting ten dollars? Tom Robinson’s wife. 7. Of what is Tom Robinson accused? Why won‘t anyone hire his wife? Rape of Maybella Ewell‚ because she is the married to Tom 8. Who is Zeebo? What does he do at the church? The garbage man‚ related to Calpurnia‚ he leads them in song. 9. How does Scout feel Calpurnia is different at her own church? She doesn’t talk proper she speaks
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single-father who took care of two children named‚ Scout and Jem Finch. When Jem and Scout were in distress‚ Atticus languorously elucidated why a certain event came across in a certain way the best in his abilities. Whenever Maycomb seemed to be in trouble morally and ethically‚ there was only one person that the society held in high regard‚ which was‚ Atticus Finch. Their father was a strong‚ righteous man who stood up for what he believed was accurate and justified. No anthropomorphic being was left
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minorities around him‚ such as the Ewell family and the Negroes. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is being represented in court by Atticus. Atticus empathizes for Tom who is wrongly accused of taking advantage of Mayella Ewell‚ a poor white women‚ and tries his hardest to win the case for Tom. After losing the trial and humiliating the Ewells in the process‚ Bob Ewell‚ Mayella’s father‚ spits in Atticus’ face and threatens to get even with him. Atticus‚ feeling sorry for Mayella‚ takes this incident and uses
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show us things about characters from other characters. Mayella Ewell acted like a little kid when she was sitting up in front in the courthouse. She isn’t the one to blame for this though‚ it is her father’s fault. She has been inside her house for her whole life and she doesn’t know how to act in public. She has no experience and has no idea what to do. Her father has kept her from leaving the house her whole life. We shouldn’t assume that Mayella is acting this way because she is just immature and
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isolated in his home and boo is actually a very nice guy‚ but nobody seems to know it until the end. Tom Robinson is falsely accused of rape by the drunken Bob Ewell and his daughter‚ Mayella. Atticus tells Scout that he will not win the trial‚ months before it even begins. Scout ponders at one point why anyone would believe Bob Ewell‚ when everyone knows that he is always the one to be mad and unhappy at everything. Racism The black people in the community are always treated as second-class
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stock market crash really affected their lifestyles. What do we know for certain about Boo Radley? The Radley residence is mysterious and generally feared by the public. It was mentioned that Radley was locked up as a teenager for once getting in trouble with police. Radley had apparently been in the house ever since the incident‚ although it is believed he sometimes comes out in the middle of the night and looks in people’s windows. Why is Boo fascinating to the children? Boo is fascinating to
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attempted to hurt her for vengeance for their father’s attempts to prove him wrong. Bob’s hurtful words about Tom shows his efforts to be racist about Tom and the black community. Bob proclaimed‚ “I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin’ on my Mayella!” Bob Ewell says this in a way that does not need to be said. First of all‚ he does not use Tom’s name which shows how he does not even treat Tom as a person. Beyond this‚ he stresses Tom’s race as an African American as if it has anything to do of who
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Defends Tom Robinson in his trial. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view” He believes Maycomb county’s courts‚ along with others‚ are the only place where all men are equal. Scout Narrator Gets into trouble by Ms. Caroline for knowing how to read. Tomboy Solves many of her problems by fighting 4 years younger than Jem Jem’s sister Daughter of Atticus “Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fightin’ anymore. I was far
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