adds a conversational tone to his argument‚ which helps allow the people of Maycomb along with the judge and the jury to better understand Tom Robinson’s point of view about the allegation. A In Maycomb Alabama‚ 1935 it was extremely difficult to defend a black man in a trial against a white person. Throughout the speech Atticus addresses not only the jury but the people of the courtroom by showing the prejudice of Maycomb and holding people accountable for their beliefs. In the start of the summation
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When Tom Robinson is killed in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ the town of Maycomb analyzes what has happened for only a couple of days and just moves on. Nobody cares that Tom has died for the most important reason of racism in Maycomb. Racism was widespread in the south during the depression which is the setting of this book. Another reason the people of Maycomb move on so quickly is due to the fact that little to nothing can be done about Tom’s case any longer. He can’t be freed. Lastly nobody wants to
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characters of Jem‚ Dill and Scout come across good and evil through Maycomb society. Jem is placed in situations where he is exposed to both good and evil in Maycomb. This is shown when Jem encounters good and evil through the closing of the knothole‚ the jury’s unjust verdict‚ and Mrs. Dubose. Jem is portrayed as a more mature character in this book but there are many instances in which he shows his ignorance to the evil in Maycomb. Jem is exposed to evil when Nathan Radley plugs the knothole with
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companionship among the Maycomb residents. Set in Maycomb County‚ Alabama‚ the characters Mayella Ewell‚ Boo Radley‚ and Tom Robinson are the town’s outcasts. Dill is Scout and Jem’s closest friend‚ and Mayella Ewell is part of an impoverished family. Some in Maycomb feel isolation‚ hard life changing events and difficulty in adapting to the community. It is through these characters that the reader begins to understand that loneliness is not a choice. Some individuals in Maycomb families feel isolated
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Significance of the title: The title To kill a mockingbird is in a way a symbol of almost the entire book. From part 2 on Maycomb County and its people were all engulfed in the Tom Robinson rape trial. As Atticus and Miss Maudie said “it`s a sin to kill a mockingbird” and “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corn cribs‚ they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird
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County In today’s society‚ not unlike societies of the past‚ there continues to be justice and injustice in our world. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is an emphasis on the mistreatment of individuals due to the colour of their skin in Maycomb County. Throughout the novel it is evident that there is an enormous prejudice towards coloured people through the treatment of Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Atticus Finch. Simply due to the colour of Tom Robinson’s skin he is wrongly convicted
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on trial for raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. The setting of the story is Maycomb County Alabama in the 1930’s. Atticus is the man defending Tom Robinson and is the father of Jem and Scout who are the two main characters. We see the story through Scout’s eyes and how she and her brother deal with challenges that come upon them giving the reader perspectives of their lives. Lee reveals
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses ethos‚ characterization‚ and imagery to show how the setting of Maycomb gave harsh tones to the racism in Alabama. Lee characterizes the Ewells as white trash to uncover how most of the white citizens act in Maycomb. The Ewells are disrespectful to any man in Maycomb‚ thus showing harsh
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positive view of Maycomb. Lees use of the superlative ‘safest’ to describe Miss Maudies view of the ‘folks’ of Maycomb‚ this illustrates how highly she regards most of the people who live there‚ this creates a tone of optimism which juxtaposes her positivity. Furthermore‚ Miss Maudie answers an inquisition of jem’s using the verb ‘surprised’ to perhaps demonstrate how she believes that many people ‘do’ share her optimism and that many people have a wrongly judged view of Maycomb and its people. This
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his book. The book is about a six-year-old called Scout who is reacting to the provincial events in her town‚ Maycomb County in Southern Alabama. Harper Lee classifies the types of provincialism in three major parts such as; distrust of others who are different‚ evidence of different levels of society and finally racial intolerance. Firstly‚ Harper Lee uses the general attitude of Maycomb people towards some persons who they think are untrustworthy; to show a face of provincialism. The first example
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