Racism in Maycomb Many people gathered to watch Atticus Finch defend a black man‚ Tom Robinson in the hot Maycomb County Courtroom yesterday. "...That Negroe yonder took advantage of me‚" claimed Mayella Ewell. Tom Robinson has worked on Mr. Link Deas’s farm for eight years. "...that boy’s worked for me eight years an’ I ain’t had a speck o’ trouble outa him. Not a speck‚" stated Mr. Deas during the trial. While working on the farm‚ he had an accident with the cotton gin‚ leaving his entire
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chance. I told him what I thought‚ but I couldn’t truth say that we had more than a good chance. I guess Tom was tired of white men’s chances and preferred to take his own." Tom Robinson Accused of rape by Bob Ewell Tom Robinson is accused of raping Bob Ewells daughter Mayella Ewell. Robinson claims he did no such thing‚ but will have a tough time defending himself in prison. Robinson will be defended by Atticus Fitch who says he feels “they have a good chance of getting off In The News
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brutally attacking Mayella Ewell‚ Tom is in a bad situation. Atticus said to Jack‚ “The only thing we’ve got is a black man’s word against the Ewell’s (Lee 88).” When Lee says that‚ she expresses that Tom has a very low chance
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Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird Martin Luther King once declared‚ “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character. “ This widely known quote shows that the color of a person should not limit the from doing anything. The topic of racism is frequently visited in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a novel that takes place during the Great Depression. It focuses on the life of Scout
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creatures and people who do no harm and need our understanding. Finally‚ it is through compassion that we can overcome human weakness‚ such as prejudice and injustice‚ and act with integrity and courage. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Arthur Radley‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson are three characters that demonstrate the need for compassion. One of the few characters that deserve compassion in this novel is Arthur "Boo" Radley. His father prohibits him from leaving the house and having any contact with
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11-19-09 Language Arts 8A To Kill Injustice One of the many injustices in Maycomb County is racial injustice‚ more specifically the injustices towards African-Americans. For example‚ the townspeople of Maycomb they have such a hate towards African-American people‚ for example the use of the word nigger. It is a word that the “common people” meaning the people who had no deference for them. Which leads to segregation‚ of churches‚ schools‚ and the courtroom where Tom Robinson’s trial is held
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Putting Oneself In Another Person’s Shoes We often here the phrase “What would one do if they were put in someone else’s shoes?” Well… what would someone do is the real question. When people get asked this question‚ they usually don’t actually put themselves in the other persons position to think about all of the pressure and affects of the situation. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are many different occasions when people make decisions that someone may question. But in
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During the summation speech‚ defending lawyer Atticus Finch discusses the accusation of Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell. While Atticus is speaking to the people of the jury he adds a conversational tone to his argument‚ which helps allow the people of Maycomb along with the judge and the jury to better understand Tom Robinson’s point of view about the allegation. A In Maycomb Alabama‚ 1935 it was extremely difficult to defend a black man in a trial against a white person. Throughout the speech
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Bob Ewell approached him. Angry and upset that Atticus had publicly humiliated him‚ Mr. Ewell proceeded to spit on‚ curse at‚ and threaten to kill Atticus. Without batting an eyelash‚ Atticus pulled out his handkerchief and did not retaliate. When Ewell asked if Atticus was too proud to fight‚ Atticus responded by saying‚ “No‚ too old.” Miss. Stephanie Crawford tells this to Jem and Scout who initially seem indifferent. They don’t believe that Atticus was brave by walking away from Bob Ewell‚ and
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee the idea of justice is challenged and revenge is served to someone who deserves it. Justice and revenge are shown within the novel because Judge Taylor elected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson‚ Bob got Tom sent to jail‚ and Bob Ewell died. During the time of the novel coloured people would not get a good lawyer because they were considered minorities‚ but Judge Taylor picked Atticus for a reason. If it were someone coloured other Tom Robinson Judge Taylor would have picked the
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