of racism. In the story “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ A character named Atticus fights for his beliefs against racism while everyone else doesn’t agree with him. People in Maycomb are racist because Society tells them to use racism‚ and people’s usage of racism is stronger than the court of law. In Maycomb‚ society is a reason why people are racist. People in the story are being mean to black people because they want to look good in society. Nathan Radley says‚ “If anybody sees a white
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discrimination has on people of Maycomb is a very influential effect. Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson was an example of discrimination‚and the target of discrimination was Tom Robinson. It was an effect of Discrimination because the citizens of Maycomb didn’t like what Atticus was doing‚ because a White Man defending a Black man in the 1930’s was a very abnormal and unnatural gesture. Atticus defending Tom Robinson was a very bad decision in the eyes of the
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case. This proved to be a highly controversial ordeal that shakes up their old‚ little town of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Racial prejudice runs high in Maycomb during the Great Depression‚ the time in which this story takes place. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch has a significant influence on Maycomb County and the residents living inside of it. Atticus influences many people in Maycomb‚ but the people he has the greatest affect on are his children. Atticus’s daughter‚ Scout Finch
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types of outsiders and the small town of Maycomb contribute to the novel’s Southern gothic motif. All throughout the book Lee introduces us to different kinds of outsiders willing to make a change. During the Tom Robinson trial‚ Link Deas tells Bob Ewell‚ “…if I hear one more peep outa my girl Helen about not bein’ able to walk this road I’ll have you in jail before sundown” (334). By saying this‚ Mr. Deas is going against the typical Southern way of Maycomb by standing up to a white man in defense
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Scout Finch‚ must learn about the part prejudice plays in the everyday life of Maycomb County. Through settlement patterns‚ justice‚ and social stratification Harper Lee reveals the ways of prejudice. The first instance of prejudice‚ settlement patterns‚ greatly affects how people of Maycomb are prejudged‚ not just where they lived‚ but also where they dwelled. The Ewells are considered the lowest class of Maycomb‚ aside from the blacks‚ which is shown by the fact that they live at the edge of
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theme: To Kill a Mockingbird was set in 1930’s Alabama in a small town called Maycomb. At the time society was governed by unspoken racial divisions between the black and white populations. This novel explores the injustice surrounding such divisions revealing the fundamental similarities that lie beneath the colour of one’s skin. Examples: 1. The Tom Robinson case is the primary example of social injustice in Maycomb. Tom Robinson‚ clearly proven innocent by Atticus‚ is still convicted by the white
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Robinson and prejudged; but because prejudice is so inclusive‚ even those who help the “ mockingbirds”‚ Atticus‚ become victims of prejudice. Maycomb people gossip about Boo Radley because he chooses to secluded from the rest of Maycomb‚ while Maycomb stereotypes Tom Robinson because of his skin colour. Rumours are spread about these men because most of Maycomb is guilty of prejudice. Boo Radley is generally gossiped about by Miss Stephanie Crawford. Miss Stephanie recounts to Jem about rumours spread
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Mockingbird’. The first sign of prejudice in the novel is shown by the Finch children regarding Arthur (Boo) Radley. They see him as a type of monster or a malevolent phantom’ as Scout so aptly put it. Any small crimes which were committed in Maycomb were said to be his work. At night when the moon was down‚ he went and peeped in windows. When people’s azealea’s froze in a cold snap‚ it was because he breathed on them. Even the children were affected by all these rumours‚ they refused to touch
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In part one of To Kill a Mockingbird we learn that people with the most nonconformist views are the most attacked. Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout live in Maycomb‚ Alabama. At this time Alabama is severely racist and does not think of African Americans as equals. Atticus is the only adult that thinks it is justifiable to help Tom Robinson. Everyone else uses supposed to be offensive phrases‚ attacking Atticus’s opinion. Stating‚ “Nigger-Lover…” or yelling‚ “Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggers.” They are
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Dill is a very important character in the novel ‘to kill a mockingbird’. He is used to explore many different themes. Dill is a close friend of Jem and Scout’s and represents the childhood innocence that Maycomb lacks. He is also important‚ as he is an outsider of Maycomb and so we can see Maycomb from a different point of view. Dill is a crucial character to the story’s development. Dill represents childhood innocence. He brings adventure and exploration into Scout and Jem’s life and has a childish
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