assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch (Tom Robinson’s lawyer) during the trail pointed out a few things that were evident and proved that Mr. Robinson’s innocence. Miss Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her and attacked her‚ grabbed her by the throat‚ punched her right eye and raped her. Mr. Finch of course did not believe a word by Miss Mayella or the two witnesses‚ who were her father Mr. Bob Ewell and sheriff of the county Mr.
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every person he meets. His children‚ Jem and Scout Finch‚ see the innocence in their father and when times are tough they protect him as much as they can. Judge Taylor‚ ‚the local judge of Maycomb‚ is a white man who helps an innocent black man. Mayella Ewell‚ a low class resident of Maycomb makes the wrong decisions in life‚ but they are almost always driven by the fear of her father. Boo Radley‚ the basket case of Maycomb‚ harassed with negative words by other townspeople‚ but he never lets that
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Based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning book of 1961‚ "To Kill a Mockingbird" was directed by Robert Mulligan in 1962‚ and stars Oscar Winner Gregory Peck‚ Brock Peters‚ and Mary Badham. The movie is told from the perspective of Jean-Louise Finch (Mary Badham)‚ nicknamed Scout‚ a feisty tomboy that pulls us through a year and a half of racial injustice and life long lessons. Scout‚ with her older brother Jem (Philip Alford)‚ live with their widowed father Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck)‚ a respected
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a mockingbird highlights the pure injustice that Tom Robinson faces‚ when accused of a crime that he didn’t commit. Due to these accusations Tom’s fate is put on the line and his dignity is robbed from him as the whole of Maycomb assumes that Mayella Ewell is right. Immediately the town people build a sense of hate and anger towards Tom Robinson and attempt to act on their thoughts and opinions. Throughout this text one will learn how not only Negro’s were affected by this prejudice and discrimination
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accused of raping Mayella Ewell; a white woman. In this paper I will prove how innocence is represented throughout the book. Tom Robinson is innocent. This is supported by Atticus Finch concluding statement. During his interrogatory with the Ewells and Tom Robinson‚ Atticus found the following information and used it in his concluding statement: Tom Robinson has no movement in his left arm‚ Mayella Ewell requested for Tom’s help‚ Tom helped her because he felt bad for her‚ Bob Ewell is left handed
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them worthy of compassion. Mayella Ewell fears being shunned by society and commits an unvirtuous deed. Mrs Dubose causes Jem and Scout to suffer with her insistent rude and racist comments‚ but carries the weight of battling a morphine addiction on her frail shoulders. Though they may cause suffering to various characters‚ these individuals have suffered themselves‚ or fear a greater consequence by their own mistakes. Antithetically‚ cruel and heartless figures like Bob Ewell have no redeeming qualities
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Lee‚ Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York City: Grand Central Publishing‚ 2003 To Kill a Mockingbird is a fiction novel that takes place in a small town in Alabama during the Depression‚ and is narrated by a little girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. She is a rowdy little girl that has strong opinions‚ loves her family‚ and likes to play outside. Scout tries to get her father to excuse her from school because of the teacher that she doesn’t like‚ Miss Caroline‚ who doesn’t know the usual Maycomb
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the 1900s and written in a developed town where even the “small characters” make a big difference in the story‚ one “small character” in the story is Mayella Ewell‚ a crucial person in this story. Mayella Ewell‚ a white female who comes from a poor family lineage‚ and also has seven siblings and a father who gets drunk and abuses and disrespects mayella and her rights. Around the 1930s everything revolved around a kind of power‚ power was based on class‚ race‚ and gender. The power as broken up into
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What does Scout learn about Maycomb and its inhabitants during the trial? Through witnessing the trial‚ Scout learns a lot about Maycomb and its inhabitants‚ particularly Bob Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond and her own father‚ Atticus. Bob Ewell is the villain of the ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ and‚ as a result of the trial‚ he attempts to get revenge on Atticus and his family. However‚ in the trial itself he is depicted as a very unpleasant person‚ not only by his appearance
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way of seeing the world around them. Atticus Finch is a representation of a mockingbird because he chooses to defend Tom Robinson in his case against Mayella Ewell. At points Atticus and his children’s lives
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