Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ we see through the eyes of 6 year-old Scout‚ the theme of prejudice. One way we see this is through Tom Robinson‚ a black man who was accused of rape by the town’s filthiest and most dishonest family: Mayella and her father Bob Ewell. Atticus Finch‚ who is a lawyer‚ was appointed by the court to defend Tom in the case. Throughout Atticus’s closing argument he uses the rhetorical devices Ethos‚ Logos‚ and Pathos to convince the jury that Tom is innocent. Atticus is
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One of the most unforgettable books written is Harper lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Inside the book remains a man named Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer who lives in the southern county of Maycomb. Unfortunately‚ his wife passed away due to a sudden heart attack two years after the birth of their daughter‚ Jean Louise. Consequently‚ Atticus raised their two children‚ Jeremy Atticus known as Jem‚ and Jean‚ known as Scout. Ten year old Jem‚ who loves to explore and Six year old Scout‚ who solves problems with
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raping Mayella Ewell‚ the prosecuting attorney‚ Mr. Gilmer‚ questions Tom. He asks him why he had tried to help Mayella with her chores‚ and Tom tells him that he felt sorry for her and the terrible family situation in which she is forced to live. Then Mr. Gilmer says‚ “ ‘You felt sorry for her‚ you felt sorry for her?’ ” (197). Mr. Gilmer cannot believe that a black person could possibly feel sorry for a white woman because blacks are supposed to be inferior. Tom‚ however‚ notices that Mayella is
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One World‚ Many Colors “The tragedy of life is not death‚ but what we let die inside of us while we are living”. I learned about two admirable stories one was non-realistic and the other was realistic(true story). They are very similar to each other‚ the first one is a novel called To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee about a man named Tom Robinson who was on trial for being accused of raping a white woman. The second story was a documentary called Scottsboro: An American Tragedy about nine
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is racism. Racism is in almost every chapter and was a great part of the trail. This essay will guide you on where and when the theme racism is. In chapters 9 and 16 there was racism that had to do with the trail about Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell. This first quote was at the end of chapter 9 and it hinted at Atticus was chosen to be Tom’s lawyer by saying “Before I’m through‚ I intend to jar the jury a bit--I think we’ll have a reasonable chance on appeal‚ though... I’d hoped to get through
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was accused of abusing and raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. But because he was of different skin color and at the scene of the incident‚ he was immediately to blame. Though an honest man‚ there was not much Robinson could do because of his unawareness of how to handle the situation. “… Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson‚ but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee)
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is probably bigger “disability “ in the Maycomb community. He recognized Mayella the woman that accused him raping her in great need at the time at personal expense. Tom helped the woman “Mayella” because it seemed liked the husband or chillun did not help her out none ‚ which is why he helped her at personal expense. The help that was given to Mayella turned out to be more of loss for Tom ‚ because he knew that Mayella making a pass at him was going to be serious danger. Tom knew that helping
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Lee suggests that when compassion for another becomes greater than the consideration of self‚ will endanger one’s life and ruin his/her reputation. Because of Tom Robinson’s compassion for Mayella Ewell‚ he gets convicted of rape and dies for it. Tom Robinson decides to help out Bob Ewell’s daughter‚ Mayella‚ since she looks like she needed help. He helps her chop chiffarobes and kindling every time Tom passes her house. During the trial‚ as Mr. Gilmer questions Tom Robinson‚ Mr. Gilmer asks Robinson
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argues that the disability of Tom would not allow him to have left the bruises and marks on Ms. Mayella Ewell as she is claiming. Another logical argument stressed by Atticus to try and convince the jury that Tom is innocent proposed that Ms. Mayella had ‚in fact‚ tempted Tom herself. If this suggestion was true she would be disgraced and shunned by not only her neighbors of Maycomb county‚ but also Robert Ewell her father. Both points that were brought to the jury attention are extremely important because
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Harper Lee once said‚ “ You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” Lee is alluding to the notion of winning‚ for this belief is a popular theme within literature. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a community’s morals and beliefs regarding race‚ gender‚ and compassion determine that justice is a privilege for a few rather than a right for all. Throughout the small-town life‚ many characters see the evil in human nature‚ while others cause the evil with being racist. The kids’ innocence gets demolished
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