are misunderstood; they hold little social value‚ and are generally assumed guilty. <br> <br>The first parallel in the lives of Tom and Boo‚ focuses on their property. Tom lives in the "nigger nest" (pg. 175) near to Mr. Ewell but outside the city limits. While testifying Mr. Ewell says‚ "I’ve asked this county for fifteen years to clean out that nest down yonder‚ they’re dangerous to live around ’sides devaluin’ my property (pg. 175)". A person’s status often relates to his property‚ and the interpretation
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never mentioned in the novel Setting- * Maycomb‚ Alabama * The Great Depression Similes- * Page 10- “It drew him as the moon draws water.” * Page 22- “Class was wriggling like a bucket of Catawba worms.” * Page 230- “I heard Mayella scream like a stuck hog inside the house.” * Page 337- “Stormed around like horses.” Theme- * Prejudice * Accepting
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their childhood. One of the main things that rids them of their childhood is watching a trial‚ in person‚ in which her father‚ Atticus‚ is working in the case. This trial is about a colored man‚ Tom‚ who was accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. As scout is watching everything that is happening inside the courtroom and
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the importance of defending and protecting the defenseless is very prominent throughout the entire story. To Kill a Mockingbird is about two children‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ who is referred to as Scout‚ and her older brother Jeremy Atticus Finch‚ who is referred to as Jem. They both live with their father‚ Atticus Finch‚ in the small‚ dull town of Maycomb. The novel showcases the events and timeline of Scout and Jem’s journey into maturity‚ as they learn about the
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first grade. Scout and Jem begin to discover mysterious objects‚ designed to intrigue children‚ hidden in a tree on the Radley property. When Tom Robinson‚ an African-American man‚ is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ Atticus is appointed as the defense attorney. Mayella and her shiftless father‚ Bob Ewell‚ live in abject poverty on the outskirts of town. The family is known as trouble and disliked by townspeople. Despite this‚ Atticus’s defense of Tom is unpopular in the white community‚ and Scout and
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Which Character does Harper Lee create the most sympathy for in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’? In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ Harper Lee creates many characters‚ which we‚ as the reader‚ can feel sorry for. Boo Radley‚ Atticus‚ even the Ewells at some points. However Tom Robinson has faced many hard challenges in his life but gets through them being kind and honest and yet in the end he still ends up shot out of cold blood. Harper Lee creates sympathy for Tom by allowing the reader to straight away know
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family’s security is at risk. Bob Ewell is the man who accuses Tom Robinson of the rape of his daughter‚ Mayella. Ewell makes many threats before‚ during and after the trial‚ but Atticus believes Ewell will never follow through with his threats. Atticus is spit on by Ewell‚ but Ewell does nothing else to Atticus. Atticus’ belief is sadly mistaken when one night Ewell goes after his children‚ Jem and Scout. Jem and Scout are saved by their neighbor‚ Boo who kills Ewell in self-defense while saving
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filled with racism that’s why Tom Robinson was accused of rape. people were not fair about his sentence or if he was guilty or innocent. It was pretty clear that Tom didn’t do anything to Mayella Ewell. There were things that were said during the trial that prove that he was innocent. For example‚ the way that Mayella got beaten‚ it had to be by a left handed man and after that we found out that Tom Robinson couldn’t use his left hand because he caught it in a cotton gin when he was a boy which tore
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for us. Exactly like Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. They never meant any harm; they were just trying to help people that couldn’t help themselves‚ like Mayella Ewell; Tom felt sorry for her‚ and felt the need to help her‚ but she ruined that advantage of having someone to help her‚ and then went to court saying that he raped her when he didn’t. Mayella being the blue-jay that eats someone other innocent peoples gardens. The symbolism of the mockingbird in this story is placed subtly throughout the
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Critical Analysis As people view the world around them‚ events seem to pass in a blur. Violence encompasses them‚ while fear drives their every move. Looking back on their youth‚ people realize that life was not always this complicated. When they were infants‚ the world was their nurturer; when they were toddlers‚ the world was their playground. They never imagined that their sanctuary would someday cause them unfathomable amounts of misery. As people progress through
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