The two girls were scared that they were going to be blamed for vagrancy‚ so they said that they were raped by the nine Negros on the train. In no time‚ the blacks were set to jail and were put on trial. The two girls came up with a bunch of lies about being raped‚ but the physician found out that they had sexual intercourse a long time before they were on the train. The Scottsboro Boys had no chance of winning; they were quickly given death sentences. But a few months later‚ even when one of the
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Chapter 1 1. A.) “During his first five years in Maycomb‚ Atticus practiced economy more than anything‚ for several years thereafter he invested his earnings in his brother’s education. John Hale Finch was ten years younger than my father‚ and chose to study medicine…He liked Maycomb‚ he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.” Page 5. B.) “Maycomb County had recently been told that it had
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Speech We as white people in 2010 treat black people as equal as we treat another white person. Back in the 1930s this wasn’t the case. Prejudice towards black people was happening almost everywhere‚ especially in the state of Alabama. This was where Harper Lee had decided to base her novel To Kill a Mocking Bird. She wrote this book to show the people the racism‚ discrimination and prejudice towards black people. My setting is based during the aftermath. I refer to
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay In the book “To Kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee‚ many different events take place. It all starts with Jem and Scout Finch who live with their father Atticus in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Jem and Scout along with their friend Dill‚ wonder about their suspicious neighbor Boo Radley. Meantime Atticus defends Tom Robinson a black man who was accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. Her father then attacks Jem and Scout to get revenge on Atticus. Miraculously‚ Boo Radley
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one of the best selling books of all time‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee challenges preconceived ideas of that time period. One of her main focuses in the book is the topic‚ not to judge someone without being in their shoes first. Lee does an excellent job conveying her thoughts about this topic into her writing. To Kill a Mockingbird proves how bad it is to judge other people‚ if you have never been in their shoes. Everyone has been lectured about bullying and judging people if you don’t know
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Mockingbirds in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be
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The most obvious form of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism; however‚ there are other types of prejudice and discrimination that typify relationships among the novel’s characters. Scout‚ for example‚ is ridiculed in “To Kill a Mockingbird” because she is a tomboy. Boo Radley is ostracized despite the fact that hardly anyone knows him. Reverse racism is also present in the novel‚ as evidenced by the threats against Atticus Finch and his family as he defends Tom Robinson.In current day
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To Kill A Mocking Bird In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mocking Bird the character Atticus is a major role model to his children. During the novel Atticus teaches his children many important values. The main values include: everyone is equal‚ to put yourself in other peoples shoes‚ and not to judge others before you get to know them. Everyone is equal is a major value that Atticus teaches his children. He wants to teach them that no matter what colour‚ social status or appearance people are people
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Scout’s Coming of Ages Experiences By: Jessica Batey In the Novel to Kill a Mockingbird by Harpee Lee‚ one of the main characters Jean Louise Finch‚ also known as scout; matures and grows up. Not only does she grow up but she gets to experience many different traumatic moments over the 3 year time frame in this book. She learns from mistakes she makes and from the people around her and most importantly Maycomb County‚ the town she lives in. Jean Louise Finch also known as “Scout” is a 6 year old
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Boo and Tom. The title of the book To Kill A Mockingbird takes on different meanings as the author tells the story of these two men from the south. Boo Radley was a man who was never seen out of his house. Since the people of the town saw that he was different than them they thought he was bad. Boo had no chance to stand up for himself because he always stayed inside. Like Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson is characterized by what the people of Maycomb county say about him. After being accused of rape‚ most
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