In the short story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ which is taken place during the great depression there lived a young girl named Scout. Scout was a young girl that lived in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the early 1930’s. She lived in a society where she was taught to be racist and naive. But over time she grew to be more understanding and lady-like. For instance she started to open to people she never would have‚ like Boo Radley. She became loving and an open girl rather than judging people who weren’t exactly
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Literary Analysis * Rough Times I. Introduction A. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.” To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ is about two boys named Jem and Dill. Jem lives with his father Atticus Finch‚ his little sister Scout Finch‚ and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb County. Dill lives with his mother in Meridian‚ Mississippi and he also visits his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb which is where his family is originally from. B. In to
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cutting off the flowers reading to Mrs. Dubose. Even though Jem and Scout don’t know it at the time‚ they are helping her get over her Morphine addiction‚ which makes up for it. If Atticus beat Jem for this‚ Mrs. Dubose might not have gotten the help from Jem and Scout and she might not have gotten over her addiction. So with Atticus not hurting his kids‚ he helps his kids and other
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Chapter 9 At school‚ Scout almost starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win‚ but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives
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without influence from personal experience. Racism‚ sexism‚ and classism are all examples of prejudice. Both Inherit the Wind and To Kill a Mockingbird exhibit this bias. In the time period in which they were written (1950-1960)‚ prejudice was starting to be recognized and fought more. Although both works experience and overcome prejudice‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind focuses on discrimination against free thought and faith‚ whereas Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird condemns
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years their biggest role model is most commonly one‚ or both of their parents. It is emphasized that children see their parents as an example‚ and that they are influenced what they say in the book To Kill A Mockingbird when Jem smugly states‚ “Atticus was showing the jury that Tom had nothing to hide” (Lee 255). By saying this‚ Jem illustrates that he agrees with his father in the fact that Tom has nothing to hide. Which‚ also implies that his opinion was influenced by his father’s. This is because Atticus
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Jazmyn To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Assignment A Character Study Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is a 25 year old black man that lives on the outskirts of Maycomb ‚ Alabama with his wife and children. He was a member at his church which informs that he was religious and respects god. He always was polite and always thought of doing things for others out of passion and kindness. Tom is
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quarter of the twentieth century. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird this problem is evident in Maycomb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice‚ and all three characters are plagued by this. It affects them all differently; crippling them and disabling them from acting as they wish. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different from others. He is not normal so he is punished by
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who ever beat her up was using his left hand‚ I didn’t reveal this to the court just yet. I then sat down and Mr Tate left the stand. The next person who was called to the stand was the father of the girl who was beaten up‚ his name was Robert E. Lee Ewell. Mr Gilmer was the first to question him he asked a couple of questions‚ and then he asked the important question. He asked Mr Ewell what he saw on that night‚ Mr Ewell replied with that he saw Tom Robinson having sexual intercourse with his daughter
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I am characterizing tom Robinson. Tom is a kind man. He worked for Mayella for free. Tom did not owe her anything but he just did it to help her. When Mayella tried to kiss him‚ he just backed away and tried to keep her off without harming her. He calmly got her away and he stayed calm tell her dad saw him. Also‚ during the case he was not arguing he was just stating the facts. He would calmly say what happened. Another way to describe him is respected. Miss Maudie was not going to the case because
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