the story suggesting that it takes place during the Great Depression. The Cunninghams have taken a big hit from the Great Depression and everyone knows it. Scout doesn’t think very highly of the Cunninghams at the beginning of the book because of their financial situation and neither do any of her classmates. Societal influence on Scout can be seen when Scout explains to Miss Caroline that‚ “’Walter’s one of the Cunninghams‚ Miss Caroline’” (20) and “’That’s okay‚ ma’am‚ you’ll get to know all the
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“Prejudice is a greater problem than any impairment; discrimination is a bigger obstacle to overcome than any disability.” A quote by Paul K. Longmore. The saying is telling what the damages of prejudices‚ and what it can do to a person. In the novel‚ ¨To Kill A Mockingbird¨ by Harper Lee‚ which takes place in a small Alabama town and has a interesting plot. The main character of the book is Jean Louise “Scout” Finch‚ with her view on the world. Scout witnesses several prejudice events that happen
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small thing‚ it is significant enough to show some change in the clearly prejudiced court of law. Unfortunately‚ these changes are not big enough to help Tom Robinson in his clearly unjust trial. Another example would be the lynching mob led by Mr. Cunningham. The mob was planning on killing Tom Robinson
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He was hated because everyone knew he had a chance at winning the court case. Bob Ewell only hated Atticus because he would lawyer for a black man‚ against his daughter. Tom Robinson had a mob after him to kill him which was very racist‚ he was put in jail and killed when trying to escape due to innocence. Walter Cunningham had a mob to kill him‚ the title ties in with all of this. “It is a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119 ; ch.10)
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Atticus Finch‚ the father of Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is a great parent for a number of reasons. He is a good example to everyone around him. Atticus is an excellent parent who teaches his kids valuable lessons‚ the Golden Rule‚ and the importance of treating everyone equally. Throughout the book‚ Atticus teaches Jem and Scout valuable lessons that will help them later in life. One of the valuable lessons that he taught them was to care for those around them and especially each other
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To Kill a Mockingbird Sleepy Maycomb‚ like other Southern towns‚ suffers considerably during the Great Depression. Poverty reaches from the privileged families‚ like the Finches‚ to the Negroes and “white trash” Ewells‚ who live on the outskirts of town. Harper Lee paints a vivid picture of life in this humid Alabama town where tempers and bigotry explode into conflict. The conflicts include racism‚ poverty‚ and domestic violence in the time the book took place. Racism played a pretty big role
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Atticus agrees. * Aunt Alexandra is waiting up for them when they get home (still wearing her corset even under her bathrobe‚ Scout thinks)‚ and tells Atticus she’s sorry he lost the case. * Even slightly softened‚ Alexandra doesn’t miss the chance to remind Atticus that she doesn’t think he should have let the kids listen in on the case. * Atticus says that they have to deal with the fallout from it anyway‚ and that racism is just as much a Maycomb standby as missionary teas are. * Atticus
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towards that decision. Domestic violence isn’t the only stain on Maycomb’s reputation‚ we haven’t even gotten to poverty yet. Poverty is a never ending epidemic in Maycomb‚ every other family is a victim of some form of poverty. The Ewells and the Cunninghams are two prime examples
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adults. She greeted Mr. Cunningham when he was getting ready to kill Tom Robinson. “Hey‚ Mr. Cunningham… Hey‚ Mr. Cunningham‚ how are you entailments getting along?... Do you remember me‚ Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought some hickory nuts one time‚ remember... I go to school with Walter... He’s your boy‚ ain’t he? Ain’t he sir?... He is in my grade and he does really well… He’s a good boy‚ a real nice boy.” (Page 205) She wanted to be friendly to Mr. Cunningham and try to understand
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