Discrimination can be embodied in a variety of ways. Any judgments made based on human differences and preferences that favor one group over another may be viewed as discrimination. Discrimination‚ itself‚ stems from ignorance‚ which occurs when unfocused hatred is spewed forth. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird racism is not the only discrimination. There are many types of discrimination like discrimination against age‚ gender‚ and economic status. In the novel‚ Scout experiences discrimination
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Robinson was innocent of raping Mayella Ewell. In the story it talks about how Mayella got punched in the eye with the left hand but Tom couldn’t have done it because his left hand is crippled. Reverend Sykes said‚ “He got it caught in the cotton gin‚ caught it i Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s cotton gin when he was a boy...like to bled to death...tore all the muscles loose from his bones-”(186). This explains what happened to Tom’s hand and that he couldn’t have punched Mayella with his left hand because he
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defendant‚ Tom Robinson‚ during the time of extreme racism in Alabama. The case demonstrates how everyone has a little bit of villain within them‚ when this innocent man is accused of rape and framed for assault‚ by a father and daughter‚ Bob and Mayella‚ and as a result of people’s actions‚ it costs him his
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Throughout her testimony‚ Mayella seemed scared of all of people watching her‚ Atticus and Judge Taylor. Although the previous is true‚ Mayella was scared of one person in particular‚ her father. To no suprise Bob Ewell beats his children and he possibly sexually assaults Mayella. Bob’s behavior is a reflection of his chronic alcohol problem. Part of the reason the Ewells are so poor is because Bob spends the families earnining and welfare on alcohol. Mayella’s behavior is certainly impacted by what
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comes about due to a lack of empathy and understanding between people. This idea is explored by Harper Lee mainly through the characters of Tom Robinson‚ Mayella Ewell; depicted through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch‚ two local children in the area‚ as well as their father Atticus Finch who is a lawyer‚ and the killer of the mockingbird Bob Ewell. It is all in the title‚ and the title sums it up where mockingbirds who are supposed to be protected‚ are just sadly shot‚ often disposed of for being
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Have you ever wondered how to use literary elements and wondered how they affect a passage of a story? Well today I chose a passage from the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ to help show the literary elements of the passage and what they look like‚ or in other words what were the character‚ conflict‚ and setting and how it develops the theme of the passage‚ A theme that I have made to help choose the literary elements‚ is that “Racism can occur anytime and anywhere in the world‚ even in
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“all things truly wicked start from innocence.” This quote applies to Mayella Ewell as she corrupted herself and her innocence throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. Though Mayella may seem wholesome‚ she is a wolf in sheep’s clothing due to her part in the death of a virtuous‚ innocent man and then her part in the tormenting of the dead man’s wife. In chapter twenty-five‚ Scout realizes that “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed‚” (Lee 323) while she was pondering how
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Racism in Maycomb Many people gathered to watch Atticus Finch defend a black man‚ Tom Robinson in the hot Maycomb County Courtroom yesterday. "...That Negroe yonder took advantage of me‚" claimed Mayella Ewell. Tom Robinson has worked on Mr. Link Deas’s farm for eight years. "...that boy’s worked for me eight years an’ I ain’t had a speck o’ trouble outa him. Not a speck‚" stated Mr. Deas during the trial. While working on the farm‚ he had an accident with the cotton gin‚ leaving his entire
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chance. I told him what I thought‚ but I couldn’t truth say that we had more than a good chance. I guess Tom was tired of white men’s chances and preferred to take his own." Tom Robinson Accused of rape by Bob Ewell Tom Robinson is accused of raping Bob Ewells daughter Mayella Ewell. Robinson claims he did no such thing‚ but will have a tough time defending himself in prison. Robinson will be defended by Atticus Fitch who says he feels “they have a good chance of getting off In The News
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brutally attacking Mayella Ewell‚ Tom is in a bad situation. Atticus said to Jack‚ “The only thing we’ve got is a black man’s word against the Ewell’s (Lee 88).” When Lee says that‚ she expresses that Tom has a very low chance
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