English To Kill A Mockingbird Monologue - Draft [Mayella Ewell is in the living room of the Ewell house alone. She has arrived home after Tom Robinson’s trial at the courthouse ended. She slowly paces around the room still dresses in the clothes she was wearing during the trial.] Oh‚ what have I done? [Mayella comes to a stop‚ gripping onto her wrist tightly] I know that lying on that stand was necessary to protect my reputation in this society; I know it would’ve shamed my family’s name to admit
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Harper Lee‚ this passage is a description of the Ewell’s that Scout provides during the Tom Robinson Trial‚ describing their household as well as a perception of the Ewell’s in general. We‚ as readers are able to understand what kind of a father Mr. Ewell truly is‚ and how his daughter wants to make a change. Moreover‚ near the end of the passage‚ we can see how the white people of Maycomb cruelly discriminate Negroes‚ even though they have a more tolerable and enjoyable life compared to people like
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the Ewells is an excellent example of a mockingbird being “killed”. He was obviously innocent‚ yet was found guilty of a crime he did not commit. During the Depression era‚ racism was a fact of life in America‚ especially in the south. African-Americans were
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“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.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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The Significance of a Mockingbird Although the author embedded numerous symbols in the novel‚ the mockingbird really ties the whole story together and brings out the important morals in the story. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of a family who struggle in the prejudicial world. The children in the story‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ face traumatizing experiences that strip them of their innocence. They are pressured to grow up and see how brutal the world can be. Even their small‚ old
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lessons or ideas are still true. Bob Ewell in To Kill A Mockingbird portrays the concept of racism in a very modern way that will most likely never change. Like many Caucasians during this time period Bob Ewell feels threatened by the African Americans. When his daughter Mayella claims she has been raped by Tom Robinson‚ a local African American the situation immediately gets public attention and is taken to court. During the trial Bob Ewell says “‘Well‚ Mayella was raisin this holy
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In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee the title has a significant meaning throughout the entire novel. As Miss. Maudie points out‚ “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee‚ 93). Numerous characters in the novel who can easily represent a mockingbird. For example‚ Jem‚ Tom Robinson‚ Dill‚ Boo Radley
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Chapters 1-3 Questions 1. What does it mean to “act responsibly?” Explain what a person needs to do to “act responsibly” in the 1930’s in Maycomb‚ Alabama? Acting responsibly basically means that you have to do the right thing no matter what the situation‚ and you have to be mature and act your age even when you might not like doing so. In the 1930s in Maycomb‚ Alabama if you were a woman‚ for example‚ you would need to stay home and cook the food and clean for the family. You would just always
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sway their opinions of Tom’s guilt in the crime. Emotive language is used in Atticus’s speech to create a powerful effect in his audience. He first uses to make people feel sorry for Mayella Ewell: ‘She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance’. Use of the word ‘victim’ is effective in building pity for Mayella‚ as it implies that she is not at fault for her misfortunes and is instead the poor unfortunate soul suffering due to circumstances that she could not control. This pity is then used as
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justice is not served. Many innocent characters‚ or mockingbirds‚ are subject to the injustice of the prejudice folks of Maycomb County and‚ consequently‚ are destroyed. These mockingbirds include‚ but are not limited to‚ Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ Mayella Ewell and Jem Finch. Very little Justice is served in To Kill a Mockingbird because during that time period in the Southern United States prejudice and racism was prevalent‚ partially because the people of Maycomb are unable‚ or refuse to stand in each
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