important part in the story. Racism is shown by the Caucasian’s in Maycomb against the African-Americans in many different ways like when the jury convicts Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. The details of Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell are very vague and do not show enough evidence that Mayella Ewell was raped. When the jury of all Caucasian men decide to vote if Tom Robinson is guilty or not‚ they all vote guilty only because Tom Robinson is black. “I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was
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He’s showing the jury that Tom has nothing to hide. Atticus: Were you acquainted with Mayella Violet Ewell? Tom: Yes suh‚ I had to pass her place goin’ to and from the field every day. Atticus: Whose field? Tom: I picks for Mr. Link Deas Atticus: Were you picking cotton in November? Tom: no suh‚ I works in his yard fall an’ wintertime. I works pretty steady for himall year round‚he’s got a lot of pecan trees’n things. Atticus: You say you had had to pass the Ewell place to get to and from work. Is there any
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a Mockingbird. In fact‚ much of the novel is made up of events based on prejudice. One such event‚ and perhaps the most important and major event in this book‚ is the trial of Tom Robinson. Tom has been accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. The truth is that Mayella‚ who has never kissed a man before‚ actually came on to Tom and was caught by her father. He became enraged and beat her. He then fabricated a story accusing Tom of beating and raping her. Atticus Finch was appointed to defend
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judged the Ewell’s family because they lived in a dump and they couldn’t hold a job. While Bob Ewell does in fact fit this judgment‚ not all of the Ewell’s do. Mayella Ewell lives in the same place as Bob‚ yet she is not like him. Even though the Ewells yard is trash‚ as stated in chapter 17 (pg. 170)‚ Mayella was able to keep six “Brilliant red Geranium”. This proves that Maycomb has misjudged Mayella. The citizens of Maycomb County are quick to judge Boo Radley; this is a major example of how
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She says‚ “Mr. Ewell yanked him down ... Then someone yanked Mr. Ewell down” (361). Although Boo Radley is a recluse‚ he has tremendous courage and this is shown when he saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell. As Scout recollects the evening’s events she says‚ “The scuffling noises were dying but I heard someone wheezing ... I began walking toward the road and I could see a man walking towards my house carrying Jem” (359). Due to his courage‚ Boo Radley is not only able to stop Bob Ewell from hurting Jem
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who stood up for a black man in the time where there was a lot of segregation. The black man’s name was Tom Robinson. He was said that he had raped a white woman‚ when the truth was that he had nothing to do with it‚ he was guilty. Her name was Mayella Ewell. She said that he had raped her‚ and beat her. The
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blacks and discrimination against blacks. These laws play a huge role in To Kill A Mockingbird by setting up the social environment of the book. Throughout the book‚ we get introduced to many characters and families including the Cunninghams‚ the Ewells‚ Tom Robinson‚ and the Finches. All of these characters occupy a specific role in the social pyramid based on race‚ class‚ and other factors. For Scout‚ throughout the book‚ social class overrides racism in terms of how she judges and values other
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teaches us how awful racism was not just during the past but during the Great Depression. The way we as readers experience racism is during the summer when Atticus Finch is called to support Tom Robinson in a case because he was accused of raping Mayella Ewell and he is later found guilty because he’s black and it is during the 1930’s the Great Depression; “In our courts‚ when It’s a white man’s word against a black man’s‚ the white man always wins”(251-252). This quote shows that Atticus is unhappy
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Question Packet. KEY Answers are to be written in complete sentences and in present tense. (Page numbers: First number is for the new publication of the novel; the second number is for the older publications of the novel). Chapter 1 01. Why is Dill a curiosity? (12;7) His shirt buttons to his shirt; his hair is snow white; he has seen a movie‚ Dracula‚ which he retells to Jem and Scout. 02. Where is Dill’s father? (12;7) He does not have one. His mother‚ it is learned
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wrongly accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. When they go to trial Tom is automatically a victim of injustice when they find him guilty of rape just because he is black (Normney 5). om Robinson’s trial‚ and in fact his entire life‚ was badly affected by racism. It is truly a testament to the corruption of society when a person who has earned a bad reputation is held in higher esteem than a person who was born with it‚ as is the case with Bob Ewell and Tom Robinson. Even though Tom was obviously
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