outlook of African Americans caused Dana to be abused on many different levels‚ especially when she travels to the time of slavery. When Dana is in the 1800`s she is reduced to a slave. She is called not by her name‚ but is rather referred to as a nigger by her master and even some of the fellow slaves. She fights with Rufus to call her by her politically correct title of "black." She explains to him "I’m a black woman‚ Rufus. If you have to call me something other than my name‚ that’s it." Her ancestor
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“Scout Finches daddy defended niggers” (Lee‚ pg.74). Scout has done nothing to Cecil so she is innocent‚ but he still picks on her. This makes Scout a mockingbird because of Scouts innocence. Scout is also made into a mockingbird indirectly because of the trial. When Ms.Dubose talked about Scout and Jem‘s father this indirectly hurt Scout by angering Jem. For example Ms. Dubose is insulting Scout and Jem’s family and says‚ “Your father is no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” (Lee pg
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Finch was Tom Robinson’s lawyer‚ he wanted to do what was best for Tom and that was getting the truth out in the world and getting justice for him. People did not want to believe that Tom was innocent‚ they all got the idea that he was just some “nigger” who raped a white woman but that was not the case. Bob Ewell raped Mayella not Tom but people are so blind to realize that Bob emotionally‚ physically‚ mentally‚ socially abused his daughter. If someone witnesses a crime happening then they go to
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was two. She is clearly loved by the family but by no means is she their equal. "I said come here‚ nigger‚ and bust up this chiffarobe for me‚ I got a nickel for you." The words "nigger"‚ "darkie"‚ and "boy" are seen often throughout the book. It is often used hatefully but sometimes it is used in a conversation where the speaker says it like they ’re saying colored. "Do you defend niggers‚
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well there as he would a done at home—better‚ maybe‚ because it was so quiet; but there I WAS‚ with both of ’m on my hands‚ and there I had to stick till about dawn this morning; then some men in a skiff come by‚ and as good luck would have it the nigger was setting by the pallet with his head propped on his knees sound asleep; so I motioned them in quiet‚ and they slipped up on him and grabbed him and tied him before he knowed what he was about‚ and we never had no trouble.” (Ch.42‚ p.
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Well‚ he was right; he was most always right; he had an uncommon level head for a nigger" (Twain 87). Twain uses satire to poke fun at Southern folks who degrade blacks for their intelligence‚ when they are smart human beings. Since Blacks are slaves during this time period‚ they were denied the right to educate themselves‚ so the
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all alike‚ all over the world‚ whatever their skin complexion may be". This brings into question the reason for Twain’s frequent use of the word "nigger"‚ not to mention the exceedingly racist views harbored by most characters. It is true that the book is peppered with racist stereotypes‚ lewd remarks belittling blacks‚ and the use of the word "nigger" over 200 times‚ but it is all part of the irony. Twain wrote this book not only to challenge the system of slavery‚ but also to do so with the most
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is teaching scout that no matter what happens‚ she must stand and ground and to not let anybody push her around or try and sway her thinking. Secondly‚ another lesson that helped influenced scout‚ stated in eleventh paragraph ‚“"You aren’t really a nigger-lover‚ then‚ are you?" "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I’m hard put‚ sometimes—baby‚ it’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is‚ it doesn’t hurt you."” Besides
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satisfied. African-American itinerant workers are mentioned at the beginning of the book and the frequent use of the word‚ now an explicitly racist word “nigger” is heavily used to emphasise the attitude society had to african-americans. The first reference to it is in the quote “Ya see the stable buck’s a nigger.” We are hinted to the idea of “niggers” being treated worse than men such as Lennie and George‚ because of their skin colour and the old belief of african-americans being less “worthy”.
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new sheriff but as Bart is getting closer to the crowd the townspeople stopped cheering and music stops playing. Howard Johnson said‚ “as chairman of the Welcoming Committee‚ it is my privilege to extend a laurel and hearty handshake to our new...nigger.” The townspeople’s excitement quickly turned into anger when they realize the govern had put a black person to be in charge of white people. When Bart first arrives in town‚ like a western‚ confident hero and ready to start working‚ the people not
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