how parents can be a major influence on their children. Atticus Finch‚ father of Jem and Scout Finch‚ plays the loving‚ kind and knowledgeable father. He is an example of how parents can have a positive influence on their children. Bob Ewell‚ father of Mayella Ewell‚ plays the drunken‚ abusive‚ and neglectful father. He is an example of how a parent can be a negative influence on their children’s lives. Both fathers are very influential on the psychological development of their children. <br> <br>Parents
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him communicate with anybody. This is when the children began to believe that Boo was not the ghost that he believed to be. Secondly is the case against Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson‚ a Negro‚ was accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell who is the daughter of Bob Ewell the
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every now and again. With the Great Depression eating the economy. The struggle to maintain a home and to feed the family increases. Characters from the book‚ Walter Cunningham Sr.‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Atticus Finch try to live with what they have. Bob Ewell tries to frame an innocent to obtain and sustain a job. It backfires on him and he gets hostile. He gets to the point where he injures a thirteen year-old boy. These parents would do the most to help their families thrive. A damaged economy can drive
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During school‚ Scout gets into an altercation with Francis Cunningham because of the fact that Scout and Jem’s father‚ Atticus‚ the lawyer‚ was defending Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson‚ the African-American‚ is being accused of raping Mayella‚ Mr. Ewell’s daughter. It is now Christmas‚ and Jem and Scout get their dream gift‚ a pair of air rifles. Atticus doesn’t want to teach them how to shoot‚ but if they must shoot at birds‚ they shouldn’t harm any of the mockingbirds. Jem and Scout
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race‚ class‚ and gender make Mayella powerful? Being a powerful person is having the ability to influence the way other people behave or act. To determine whether or not a person is powerful several factors have to be considered. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird the character of Mayella can be an example of a person who can or cannot have power depending on what kind of power is being taken into account. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee displays Mayella Ewell as a lonely white woman who
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The Ewells are very set apart from the rest of the society. This is clearly shown when Atticus stated that "the Ewells had been the disgrace of Maycomb for three generations" and that "the Ewells were made up of an exclusive society made up of Ewells." (Lee‚ p.30) The Ewells were treated just as inferior as the African Americans‚ yet they had more privileges because they are white. They do not have to abide by the law and the children did not have to attend school the whole year. The Ewell family
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’Guilty’ verdict has been reached in the trial of Tom Robinson. A jury of twelve whites has reached a verdict that Tom Robinson‚ a black male‚ raped Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. The rendition of this verdict has brought to a close a trial that has captured the news and stirred the emotions of this town for several months. It somehow seems fitting that this trial‚ for a most horrible crime‚ began during the winter months when all of nature is dead‚ and has ended with the beginning of Spring
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Assignment 01: COMPULSORY 20 August 2012 – semester 2 Unique no.: 673276 Topic: Essay on the prescribed novel. In order to do this assignment you need to have read the book To Kill a Mockingbird. ‘Cry about what‚ Mr Raymond?’ ‘Cry about the simple hell people give other people – without even thinking…’ In an essay of approximately 1000 to 1500 words give your opinion of the prescribed novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Your essay should deal with aspects of the book such as symbolism‚ pathos‚ humour
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In what ways do Atticus Finch and Robert Ewell differ and what do they have in common? Atticus Finch and Robert Ewell are two very different characters‚ but are similar in some ways. They both live in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ but are respected differently in their communities as Atticus is seen as a brave and courageous man‚ while Robert Ewell is seen as a drunken coward. Atticus ‘lives on the main residential street in town’‚ and Robert Ewell lives in ‘what was once a negro cabin’‚ but it is
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hearts. Although both the defendant and prosecutor are both looked upon with disdain from the majority of society‚ Tom’s word does not stand up against the word of a white woman. This is confirmed by Scout’s thoughts: ‘Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed’ (pg.276). No wrong has been committed on Tom’s part except for the fact that he has been born with a different skin colour. Prejudice against Tom is noticeably conveyed in Mr. Gilmer’s treatment towards Tom. He shows
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