Scout that regardless of the fact the Tom Robinson was not guilty of the charges faced against him‚ he would still be convicted as guilty based solely on his race. Through the trial and other experiences Scout was now seeing the prejudice within Maycomb‚ also seeing that the prejudice goes both ways‚ which she wasn’t aware of at first. This caused her to see the injustice‚ and have more knowledge of her town instead of being
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better than the niggers and trash he works for.’" Although Atticus is criticized for what he decides is right‚ he bravely ignores the disapprobation. Atticus Finch is a courageous person because he does what he believes is right‚ and does not follow Maycombs racist way. Defending Tom Robinson‚ an African- American man accused of raping a white woman proves Atticus’ integrity. His children Scout and Jem feel the repercussions of their father’s actions in defending Tom Robinson‚ "But Mrs. Dubose held us:
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Literary Analysis Elizabeth Capron By Harper Lee Period 2 The Plot The novel starts out in the Alabama town of Maycomb‚ where Scout‚ Jem and their widowed father‚ lawyer Atticus Finch‚ lived during the Great Depression. During one of their summers‚ Jem and Scout befriend a boy named Dill who came to live in their neighborhood for the summer. While playing‚ Jem and
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further down the caste system you were‚ you harder it was. In Maycomb‚ the Finches‚ the Cunninghams‚ and the Ewells all have a different view of their education‚ inside and outside of the schoolhouse. The Finch family includes Scout Finch‚ Jem Finch‚ and their father Atticus Finch. For Atticus being a lawyer‚ and for being a wealthy white man‚ the Finch family had it pretty well off compared to others during the Great Depression in Maycomb‚ Alabama. Before first grade had even started‚ Scout already
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has to do something about it because it threatens all the townspeople. “Mr. heck said they walked in a straight line” also means that the people in Maycomb could handle the prejudice. Now that “It can’t even walk in a straight line.” The people of Maycomb have to take action against it‚ but everyone is too afraid to do anything. The people of Maycomb are afraid of change and they don’t know what to do when the mad dog comes. The only people that have enough courage to do something about the mad dog
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man being killed. In this novel‚ there is a white man‚ Atticus‚ who is in the highest social echelon in the town of Maycomb. He is a knowledgeable‚ caring‚ and an understanding man‚ who decides to do the unspeakable. He chooses to defend a black man who is charged with raping a white woman. When he made his decision to defend a black man‚ he went against the ways that the town of Maycomb functions by. When his daughter‚ Scout‚ asked him why he chose to defend a black‚ he said‚ "If I didn’t (defend him)
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the Cunningham’s never take what they can’t pay back. Due to the difference in background between the students and Miss Caroline‚ she is unaware of how the people in Maycomb live. It is presumed that Miss Caroline comes from a more well off background and therefore received a better education than the majority of the residents in Maycomb. She is unaware of the residents’ financial situations‚ and upon discovery‚ Miss Caroline belittles them. The Cunninghams are poor which is why they do not
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Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The ladies of Maycomb are excellent examples of stereotypical roles women play in a "man’s world. Scout’s observation of the ladies of Maycomb is ..."Ladies seemed to live in faint horror of men‚ seemed unwilling to approve wholeheartedly of ...[men]." " ...There was something about...[men] that I instinctively liked...they weren’t---" "Hypocrites‚" page 234 The ladies of the missionary circle that the ladies of Maycomb belong to is a stereotypical role for women.
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every person in the book is in a class system and if you look at the system the ones with the more education are higher up on the class system. Now let’s explore more into how this class system works in this small town of Maycomb Alabama. At the top of the class system in Maycomb are the Finches who have lived there as long as any family
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of the twentieth century. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird this problem is evident in Maycomb. Boo Radley‚ Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson are all victims of prejudice‚ and all three characters are plagued by this. It affects them all differently; crippling them and disabling them from acting as they wish. In the novel‚ Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different from others. He is not normal so he is punished by a society
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