be in different ways. Due to the circumstances of living in Maycomb‚ the children are immensely exposed to racism. Scout and Jem’s loss of innocence was also caused by the discrimination and inequity in their town. Lastly‚ a strong reason why the children were forced to mature was the hypocrisy of the people living within Maycomb. Due to the time period Scout and Jem are living in‚ as well as the circumstances of living within Maycomb‚ the children are vastly exposed to racial discrimination. To
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practiced among most people. As the novel progresses‚ Scout learns from numerous people‚ such as her father‚ her brother‚ and her neighbors‚ that intolerance of others plays an important role in Maycomb County. As a result of the way she is brought up by Atticus‚ Scout matures becoming one of the few in Maycomb who accept people for who they are. The novel portrays the theme that it is human nature to judge people negatively‚ but it is possible to triumph over this impulse of intolerance. Prejudice
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In the novel‚ the racism doesn’t grow‚ it is revealed. As Scout grows‚ she realises the amount of prejudice and bigotry in Maycomb. Prejudice is the most explosive theme in the entire novel. There were hints of it in the beginning‚ but as the trial commenced‚ most of Maycomb wanted Tom Robinson dead with evidence proving he was innocent. However‚ the people of Maycomb did not develop this hatred throughout the entire novel‚ it was always there and the trial of Tom Robinson revealed it. Harper
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Everybody experiences change in their life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem grows up during his time in Maycomb‚ and he begins to understand the town and it’s negatives. Maycomb is packed with negatives‚ starting from the discrimination between blacks and whites‚ and the four kinds of folks‚ each treated worse or better. Jem is able to embrace the town and learn from it through major events taken place in the novel. As Jem starts to understand the social classes‚ two reasons
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“a tomboy most frequently clad in overalls‚ Scout spends much of her time with her older brother Jem and is constantly trying to prove herself his equal.” Throughout the novel‚ Scout is impacted by gender discrimination‚ along with other women in Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra tells Scout a few times that she could not hope to be a lady if she wore breeches. Aunt Alexandra also expects Scout to play with stoves‚ tea sets‚ and necklaces. Aunt Alexandra is not the only person who discriminates women. Even
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Set A Watchman when Jean Louise and Henry Hank get into a dispute with each other‚ Hank is trying to get Jean Louise to see that the world isn’t perfect‚ and that in Maycomb County there are different types of people in the town‚ also that people in the world do judge based on your past and your families past. For example in Maycomb you are known and judged based off of your last name‚ in To Kill A Mockingbird it was said that‚ "There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind
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How is fear created in the first chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird? When describing Maycomb in the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee paraphrases Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Lee uses this quote to show that the people in Maycomb should be afraid of the fact they are afraid of something for no reason. This fear of change stems from prejudice: there are four kinds of folks in this world‚ there’s the ordinary kind like us‚ there’s the kind like
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Maycomb’s ‘Unusual’ Disease In the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ the residents seem to have all been infected by the same disease. Harper Lee‚ the author of the very famous novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has used several ways of portraying this idea and is able to convince readers that her characters really do have some sort of ‘illness‚’ an illness which affects people’s thoughts on how others should be treated. The novel highlights several issues including racism‚ childhood‚ injustice and
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I will be predicting whether or not Boo Radley will be seen in the book. I predict neither Jem or Scout will see Boo Radley in the flesh. First of all most people of Maycomb has not seen Boo Radley. It would be very unlikely for Scout or Jem to have seen him. In the book‚ on page 13‚ it states that “ Mr.Radley’s boy was not seen again for fifteen years”. This shows that Boo Radley has not been seen out of his house for 15 years. Another quote from the book on page 10 says “ People said he existed
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only a Finch waiting on tables‚ but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers” (Lee 135). Mr. Avery’s accusation towards Jem and Scout in reference to the layer of snow covering Maycomb County is another example of discrimination against children. Mr. Avery approaches the children and explains that it “hasn’t snowed in Maycomb since Appomattox. It’s bad children like you makes the seasons change” (Lee 87). Lastly‚ Scout’s teacher‚ Mrs. Caroline‚ makes it clear that she is unhappy with her superior knowledge
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