To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 and brought its first-time author‚ Harper Lee‚ a startling amount of recognition as well as discouragement. The novel retells the three significant years in the life of Scout Finch‚ the young daughter of a Southern town’s lawyer. It has been said that To Kill a Mockingbird was influenced by the Scottsboro Trials of the 1930’s. The novel portrays a society that is supremely and shockingly unfair. Harper Lee has successfully incorporated various traits in
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dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee‚ 323). In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a trial‚ in the year of 1935‚ between a low class white family and a black man occurs. It is significant because narrator‚ Scout Finch‚ and brother‚ Jem Finch‚ learn through this case their key morals dealing with racism. Tom Robinson‚ the black male‚ is accused of raping a white female by the name of Mayella Violet Ewell. Mayella‚ daughter of Bob Ewell‚ comes from a family
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courthouse without Atticus knowing‚ and they listen to Mr. Ewell and Mayella Ewell lie to the jury. Tom Robinson tells the truth in his testimony‚ but the jury’s verdict states that he is guilty in the end. In this journal‚ I will be characterizing Tom Robinson. All through this journal‚ Tom Robinson can be characterized as considerate and polite. First off‚ Tom is considerate. A reason Tom is considerate is because he does various jobs for Mayella Ewell when she asks him to without reluctance. Tom says
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cotton farm‚ he would pass by Mayella Ewell and tip his hat at her. Often times she would ask him to fix something up. In To Kill a Mockingbird we often refer to Tom Robinson as a Mockingbird figure. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up peoples gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us (119). Tom Robinson is seen as a mockingbird because he was falsely accused of raping Mayella
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Mayella‘s injuries. 3. Where do the Ewells live? Describe their home and living conditions. 4. Why do you think the Ewells eat squirrel‚ possum‚ and rabbit? 5. Summarize Bob Ewell‘s interpretation of the incident. 6. Why does Atticus ask Ewell to write his name? 7. What do you think Jem realizes when he pounds the rail and says‚ ―We‘ve got him? 8. What does Scout mean when she says‚ ―I thought Jem was counting his chickens? Chapter 18 1. Why does Mayella think Atticus is mocking her?
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by jail guards. The people who are responsible for Tom Robinson’s death are Mayella Ewell‚ Bob
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I will be interviewing Mayella Ewell about the trial about Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a African american who was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell said that Tom Robinson snuck up behind and he hit her and hit her repetedly‚ her pa was out in back and he didn’t hear anything untill she was thrown on the ground. She said that he hit her with her left hand‚ so Atticus Finch then interviewed Mr.Ewell. Atticous asked Mr.Ewell to write his name on a piece of paper‚ he did. Atticus proved
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novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Mayella Ewell appears to be evil but people argue whether she is really an evil character or she is just a character who has no choice but to do evil things. Although Mayella is not present throughout the entire novel‚ the majority of her personality and life is revealed to the reader in the courtroom where she condemns a good-natured‚ innocent black man to his death. Tom Robinson is accused of raping and beating Miss Ewell because Mayella does not have the courage to
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Mockingbird Even though it appeared as though Mayella was guilty‚ the sympathy felt for her‚ caused some to believe she was innocent. During the Tom Robinson case‚ it was very evident that Mayella was lying‚ which made the audience believe she was guilty. Atticus questioned her‚ “’ Did you scream first at your father instead of at Tom Robinson? Was that it?’ No answer. ‘Who beat you up?‚ Tom Robinson or your father?’ No answer” (251). During this time of the trial Mayella realized that she had been caught as
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Robinson is not guily of raping Mayella Ewell. Firstly‚ it is evident that Mayella Ewell knows Atticus will break her. She knows hes a good lawyer and that is why she is so emotional at the start of the court session. Luckily for her though‚ she makes it through her testimony without breaking but its clear to see shes very nervous and on edge. Secondly‚ Tom is very calm and quick to answer every question in a very polite manner. His testimony is the complete opposite of Mayellas‚ but it plain to see Tom
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