Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird Martin Luther King once declared‚ “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character. “ This widely known quote shows that the color of a person should not limit the from doing anything. The topic of racism is frequently visited in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a novel that takes place during the Great Depression. It focuses on the life of Scout
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creatures and people who do no harm and need our understanding. Finally‚ it is through compassion that we can overcome human weakness‚ such as prejudice and injustice‚ and act with integrity and courage. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Arthur Radley‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson are three characters that demonstrate the need for compassion. One of the few characters that deserve compassion in this novel is Arthur "Boo" Radley. His father prohibits him from leaving the house and having any contact with
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11-19-09 Language Arts 8A To Kill Injustice One of the many injustices in Maycomb County is racial injustice‚ more specifically the injustices towards African-Americans. For example‚ the townspeople of Maycomb they have such a hate towards African-American people‚ for example the use of the word nigger. It is a word that the “common people” meaning the people who had no deference for them. Which leads to segregation‚ of churches‚ schools‚ and the courtroom where Tom Robinson’s trial is held
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Putting Oneself In Another Person’s Shoes We often here the phrase “What would one do if they were put in someone else’s shoes?” Well… what would someone do is the real question. When people get asked this question‚ they usually don’t actually put themselves in the other persons position to think about all of the pressure and affects of the situation. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ there are many different occasions when people make decisions that someone may question. But in
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During the summation speech‚ defending lawyer Atticus Finch discusses the accusation of Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell. While Atticus is speaking to the people of the jury he adds a conversational tone to his argument‚ which helps allow the people of Maycomb along with the judge and the jury to better understand Tom Robinson’s point of view about the allegation. A In Maycomb Alabama‚ 1935 it was extremely difficult to defend a black man in a trial against a white person. Throughout the speech
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Bob Ewell approached him. Angry and upset that Atticus had publicly humiliated him‚ Mr. Ewell proceeded to spit on‚ curse at‚ and threaten to kill Atticus. Without batting an eyelash‚ Atticus pulled out his handkerchief and did not retaliate. When Ewell asked if Atticus was too proud to fight‚ Atticus responded by saying‚ “No‚ too old.” Miss. Stephanie Crawford tells this to Jem and Scout who initially seem indifferent. They don’t believe that Atticus was brave by walking away from Bob Ewell‚ and
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nine black youths being falsely accused of sexually harassed two white women on the freight train and lead to unfair trial between the two parties. After the boys got off the train‚ the Scottsboro deputies pressured two women‚ Victoria Price and Ruby Bates‚ into accusing the nine youths and “The charge of raping white women was an explosive accusation‚ and within two weeks the Scottsboro Boys were convicted and eight sentenced to death‚ the youngest‚ Leroy Wright at age 13‚ to life imprisonment”.
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee the idea of justice is challenged and revenge is served to someone who deserves it. Justice and revenge are shown within the novel because Judge Taylor elected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson‚ Bob got Tom sent to jail‚ and Bob Ewell died. During the time of the novel coloured people would not get a good lawyer because they were considered minorities‚ but Judge Taylor picked Atticus for a reason. If it were someone coloured other Tom Robinson Judge Taylor would have picked the
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Tom Robinson‚ a young black man‚ is accused of rape by Mayella Ewell‚ a 19 year old girl. The trial began with Judge Taylor’s presiding and then Heck Tate‚1st officer of the county‚ began by testifying. He began with saying that on November 21 Bob Ewell‚ father of victim and 7 other children‚ came to him claiming Mayella had been raped by Mr. Robinson. He continued with saying how him and Mr. Ewell had went to the Ewell household where Miss Ewell was lying on the floor and looked beat down. He asked
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In Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson is a major character in the story‚ and a crucial part of the main plot. Tom is a kind and giving person. Much like a mockingbird‚ Robinson only wanted what is right for everyone involved. To the author of this essay‚ Robinson could be considered a mockingbird. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson symbolized a mockingbird because he was not given a fair chance‚ he was kind‚ and he was honest. Because Mr. Robinson is an African-American
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