interactions with Dolphus Raymond‚ Tom Robinson and his trial‚ and the Ewells. The way that the white population of
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meaning‚ that injustice is when people are not being fair. In the cases of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ The Scottsboro Boys and The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Injustice was a part of the verdict. In To kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In the Scottsboro boys case the nine boys that were found on the train were accused by the two women that they raped the two women. In the shirtwaist fire the women were suing the owners of the building because they locked the women in and there
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The Tom Robinson case in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows unfairness and inequality in colored people compared to whites. Tom Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. Evidence clearly shows that Tom did not commit rape‚ but the jury still found him guilty according to his skin color. Tom now has to face his life in misery‚ knowing that he didn’t do anything wrong. The Declaration of Independence and Tom’s inspiring lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ both say that
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space in the novel because it gives Harper Lee a chance to do an in-depth exploration of characters and situations. The people involved in the case are Bob and Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch. The alleged rape of Mayella by Tom allows Harper Lee to look in detail at issues of racial and social prejudice in Maycomb. Bob Ewell is the villain of the novel and‚ as a result of the trial‚ he tries to get revenge on Atticus and his family. In the trial itself he is revealed as a very
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around Macomb County‚ and surprisingly even some children attended the rape case. When both the defendant and prosecutor were called to the stand‚ they told completely different versions of what happened. Mayella “Mrs. Ewell” was inviting Tom Robinson into her house to do odd jobs for free. Mayella claimed Tom had followed her into the house when she asked him to cut up a chiffarob. Mayella’s side of the story is that Tom struck her in the face and took advantage of her‚ after he helped her do a chore
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With kindness and love‚ Christians shine to broken hearts. But how do you know which kindness will soften the heart of stone? Wisdom is the answer to the difficult questions in life. In the great American classic To Kill A Mockingbird authored by Harper Lee‚ the townspeople of Maycomb‚ Alabama wrestle over several issues mainly involving the color of one another’s skin. Though many neighbors poke‚ prod‚ and exasperate each other‚ clever Scout‚ kind Miss Maudie‚ and gentle Atticus overcome serious
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Analyse the trial scene and its relationship to the rest of the novel: The trial scene‚ which takes up several chapters of the book‚ can be seen as the climax of the story. This part of the book sums up some themes Harper lee refers to in the novel such as racial prejudice‚ morality‚ injustice and maturity. The trial is the backbone of the novel‚ and was an effective way to for the author to show that racism was present in the society of Maycomb and its relationship with the novel becomes apparent
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dignified lawyer of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ caught Ewell red-handed for his left hand. Through a thorough and witty cross examination‚ listeners of the court case can conclude that the plaintiff‚ Ewell‚ was responsible for beating his daughter; Mayella‚ who was seemingly pressured to accuse the Negro of raping her. Finch affiliates the evidence of Mayella’s bruises on the right side of her face to the fact of Robinson’s missing left arm‚ and ultimately corners Ewell into what seems to be a catch-22. Mr. Finch
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Alike several of its preceding works‚ Harper Lee’s coming-of-age novel To Kill a Mockingbird explores the childhood adventures and findings of a youthful and curious child. The heroine‚ Scout Finch‚ starts out as a naive six-year-old tomboy but gradually matures and develops values as new discoveries are made. Together with her brother Jem Finch and her daring and inventive friend Dill‚ Scout enhances her understanding of the adult world and begins to lose her innocence through a series of events
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson as a symbol of innocence. In the book they are trying to prove Tom is innocent from raping Mayella Ewell. In court Tom has a lawyer‚ his name is Atticus Finch‚ he knows Tom is innocent and he goes to say‚ “He seemed to be a respectable Negro‚ and a respectful Negro would never go up to somebody’s yard of his own volition” (Lee 192). Harper lee wants
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