Jessi Machnik Ms.Madding English 9 Honors-1 15 February 2013 The Sins of Mayella Ewell “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). It’s a sin because all mockingbirds do is sing and bring joy to the world. All Tom Robinson tried to do was help Mayella Ewell and bring a little joy to her life and she accused him of rape. Harper Lee’s novel tells the story of two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ as they come-of-age in Depression-era
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they stand up and help others instead of walking on by. Tom Robinson shows he is a good and moral person in many ways. He is accused of a crime‚ that he did not commit. In fact‚ Tom Robinson is very hard-working and kind. Mayella‚ the daughter of a nasty and ruthless man‚ Bob Ewell‚ asks Tom continuously to help her
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Class‚ Gender and Race. These three things can make a very powerful person or not so powerful person. In the novel‚ Atticus Finch‚ a white man is asked to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man. Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. The novel is set in the 1920’s and early 1930’s so it has been several years since the slavery has ended. Yet people at that time had been very racist and sexist. Everything at that time was still segregated‚ bathrooms‚ movie theaters‚ restaurants
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are: Bob Ewells extreme prejudices towards blacks‚ Atticuss fairness and Boo Radleys innocence. Atticus Finch‚ father of Jem and Scout is the fairest citizen of Maycomb a tired old town in Alabama. Boo Radley is an intelligent child emotionally damaged by his cruel father. Bob Ewell is considered by many to be white trash because of his way of living and his alcohol addiction. Unlike Atticus‚ Bob Ewell is unable to see other peoples points of view. This is why he lashes out on Mayella after seeing
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hurts people‚ which are illustrated by Bob Ewell‚ the lynch mob‚ and Lula. One example of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird is Bob Ewell. Bob see’s Mayella and Tom Robinson through a window and is very mad. He’s not only mad because his oldest daughter is with someone in his kitchen‚ it’s because she was with a black man in his kitchen. Bob Ewell has no problem lying in court and making Mayella lie in court. Instead of telling the truth by saying he beat Mayella for letting a black man into his house
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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‚ in this story we find out
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that Bob Ewell had beaten his daughter‚ and the fact that Tom raped Mayella was fabricated. Atticus had the courage to defend Tom‚ not only to protect him‚ but to protect the law. Atticus’ pride was on the line when he took Tom’s case because the odds were stacked against him because of his skin color. Miss Maudie tells the children‚ “I thought Atticus won’t win‚ he can’t win.” Everyone in Maycomb knew that Atticus would lose the case. The odds
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involved in this trial‚ and each took sides. I am certain that Thomas was innocent because all of the evidence pointed back to the “victim” and her father. I am 100% certain that Thomas is innocent because the bruises on the victim‚ 19-year-old Mayella Ewell‚ could only have been caused by a left-handed person. Thomas‚ however‚ lost all mobility in his whole left arm after a cotton gin accident as a child resulted in his entire left arm to be crippled. The second reason why I believe Thomas is innocent
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fabric of society. Bob Ewell demonstrates the theme racial prejudice through his racial slurs‚ while the main character Atticus Finch is a respectable man. Throughout the novel the author emphasizes the importance of overcoming adversity although it may come with defeat. Atticus Finch is a successful lawyer and well known man of Maycomb County. Judge Taylor gives Atticus the task of defending Tom Robinson‚ an African American man who allegedly raped the daughter of Bob Ewell. Nevertheless‚ this comes
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black man named Tom Robinson se her but she from raping Mayella‚ a white lady who the daughter of the neighborhood drunk‚ throughout the book we see how society and racism shape various individuals. Despite of Atticus’ struggle to protect Tom‚ he is declared guilty‚ but because of Mayella’s class and gender she is powerless but her race makes her powerful. Although Mayella win the case due to her race‚ her class held her down. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town dump in what was once
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