because ‘he is trash’. Everybody in Maycomb regards the Ewell family as ‘trash’. They live on a dump and their father spends his welfare money on whiskey. The children would starve if he wasn’t allowed to poach in the local woods. Every year‚ Maycomb gives them ‘Christmas baskets and the back of its hand’. This shows us the hypocrisy of white people; they will offer some charity at Christmas but they like to pretend that people like the Ewells don’t exist. People are also prejudiced towards the
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee published on July 11th‚ 1960. This novel takes place in Maycomb‚ Alabama. The main characters in this novel are Atticus Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ Scout Finch‚ Boo Radley‚ Dill Harris‚ Aunt Alexandra‚ Miss Maudie‚ Mr. Robert Ewell‚ Mayella Ewell‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Calpurnia. Each of these characters plays a significant role in this novel. II. A character who is abused and mistreated in this novel is Arthur Radley also known as Boo Radley. Boo Radley has a brother and a father who
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sense of compassion‚ although her prominent influence in Tom Robinson’s death should not be vindicated. As a result of the trial‚ abuse in the Ewell household is revealed. Considering that she is being physically‚ and quite possibly sexually‚ abused by her father‚ Mayella is greatly deserving of solicitude from the reader. When recollecting the events after Mayella kissed him‚ Robinson’s testimony implies that she was sexually abused as he recalls that the young woman declares that she has never ‘been
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seen first in the accusation of Mayella Ewell against Tom Robinson and again when the verdict of the trial is announced. The first time Tom Robinson is mentioned‚ he is not even called by name‚ but simply as “that nigger”. Atticus clears it up by telling Scout ‚ “ I’m simply defending a Negro – Tom Robinson’s his name” (p100). Tom Robinson is a caring‚ helpful African-American man‚ described by Calpurnia as “clean-living folks” (p100). He is accused by Mayella Ewell of rape. In Chapter 9‚ Jack
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Alabama‚ this was a case of unimaginable racism. Those nine men were the Scottsboro Boys‚ as people called them. Likewise‚ the Scottsboro Boys are innocent and did not rape the two women that accused them.The prosecutors claim that the nine men raped Ruby Bates and Victoria Price. They also say that the nine men were the ones who started a large fight on a railroad car‚ and because they had initiated the fight‚ they had to be vicious. The two women also claim that they threatened the group of white men
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It is a book with a theme of racial injustice‚ social issues in the deep South of Alabama and the death penalty for rape. Mayella Ewell‚ a white‚ 19 year old girl‚ accuses Tom Robinson‚ a blackman from town‚ of rape. During her testimony she states Tom‚ “Took full advantage” of her. (TKAM‚ Lee 18:38) As Mayella accuses Tom of rape‚ mobs of people are outraged at the idea of a black man raping a white woman. The court is required to try Tom Robinson based on evidence
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Tom Robinson would pass Mayella Ewells house on his way to the fields everyday‚ to help her out with things around the house. This dose not make him guilty. Tom is a good man. He would never hurt a fly. In fact his owner made a statement that "hes never caused a speck of trouble." My first point of evidence has to do with DNA and blood. Tom Robinson has type AB blood‚ which was not found at the scene. Mr. Ewell has type O blood‚ which was found on Maylella’s dress. Mayella Has Type B blood‚ which
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novel‚ Scout says‚ “Mr. Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze me to death‚ I reckon…then somebody yanked Mr. Ewell down (361).” Boo’s pure generosity in his heart causes him to save Jem and Scout from being killed by Mr.Ewell. Tom Robinson’s signs of generosity are displayed through his actions towards Mayella‚ Tom’s accuser. When Tom is asked if he is paid by Mayella for his services‚ he replies‚ “No suh‚ not after she offered me a nickel the first time. I was glad to do it‚ Mr. Ewell didn’t seem to help her
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service‚ Reverend Sykes takes up a collection for Tom Robinson’s wife‚ Helen‚ who cannot find work now that her husband has been accused of rape. After the service‚ Scout learns that Tom Robinson has been accused by Bob Ewell and cannot understand why anyone would believe the Ewells’ word. When the children return home‚ they find Aunt Alexandra waiting for them. Summary: Chapter 13 Aunt Alexandra explains that she should stay with the children for a while‚ to give them a “feminine influence.” Maycomb
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He was seen as a bad person just because he was black‚ especially after Mayella Ewell accused him of raping her though he was innocent. Tom was actually a really helpful caring person. "And so a quiet‚ respectable‚ humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to ’feel sorry’ for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people." Tom showed courage when he innocently agreed to enter Ewell’s house to help Mayella it was a dangerous thing for any black man in the 1930s to enter a white
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