Bob Ewell was the main antagonist of this novel. He was a light-colored man and most light skinned people during this era were unfair to dark-colored people. Bob was a particular light-colored person that accused a dark-colored man‚ Tom Robinson‚ of raping his daughter: Mayella Ewell. Bob Ewell harassed the Finches‚ which was the family that defended Tom Robinson‚ as well as dark-colored people because he was a racist. Bob also abused his own eight children. At the end of the story‚ Bob Ewell was
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the mysterious Boo makes gestures of affection to the children‚ but‚ to their disappointment‚ never appears in person. Atticus is appointed by the court to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man who has been accused of raping a young white woman‚ Mayella Ewell. Although many of Maycomb’s citizens disapprove‚ Atticus agrees to defend Tom. Other children taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus’ actions‚ calling him a "nigger-lover". Scout is tempted to stand up for her father’s honor by fighting‚ even though he
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justice plays a substantial role expressed in Atticus’s opinions‚ Tom Robinson’s court case‚ and the death of Bob Ewell. Justice is expressed throughout the novel in the views and opinions of Atticus Finch. In the story‚ Atticus is a lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout. In Were You Ever a Turtle‚ writer
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church‚ the kids start to see how humanity is in real life. During the whole process of Tom Robinson’s case and trial‚ the kid’s get a sense of the real world. They first get a taste of racism when Bob and Mayella Ewell step up to defend their stand on the case. When Mr. Ewell takes his turn on the podium‚ he makes nasty comments towards Tom‚ calling him a “nigger” and
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1930s was a very difficult time for people of color‚ especially black men. Rape was a capital offense back then‚ but Mayella Ewell didn’t let that stop her from crying rape. “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). Mayella made the mistake of falling in love with Tom Robinson. To protect her from being looked at poorly from society‚ Mayella and her father accused Tom of raping her. A black man and a white woman was not to have any sort of romantic relationship
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about‚ ‘how successful of a father is Atticus’. In the novel Atticus Finch is shown to be a good father and a good role model to his children. Maycomb has different people living there with a lot of different views to how to raise children. Like Bob Ewell thinks that children do not need education and family come first‚ so he keeps them at home and does not let them go school. While there Aunt Alexandra thinks that children should be brought up traditionally‚ for example girls play with dolls and boys
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Thursday‚ February 28‚ 2013 A One Dimensional Representation of African-Americans From the beginning of human existence‚ people have always been discriminative towards one another solely based on race. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee in the 1960’s‚ though the setting is based in the 1930’s.The novel challenges the false idea of the stereotypical African-American human being‚ as was typical in the 1930’s. It has been said that this novel portrays African-Americans as submissive
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small town‚ Atticus is a lawyer who has been appointed by the courts to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of raping a white girl named Mayella. It becomes obvious during Tom’s
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Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed."(Scout Finch) Mayella is a lonely 19 year old girl who is extremely segregated from society due to her class. Uneducated about intimacy and relationships‚ she tries to seduce a black man‚ abruptly kissing him without consent. From the window Mayella’s father (Bob Ewell) witnesses the event. Ashamed of his daughter and concerned for his pride‚ Bob Ewell seeks out the authorities and covers his daughter’s
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“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up peoples gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). This quote exemplifies one of the most important themes of this work as Miss.Maudie touches on the idea that‚ without reason‚ humans are often unnecessarily cruel to one another. Tom Robinson‚ he was shot 17 times for trying to escape. At the trial the judge did
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