Radley is viewed by everyone in Maycomb as a ‘monster’‚ even though he has never done anything to give people that view of him. Boo (Arthur) Radley has suffered abuse most of his life from family‚ no one ever sees him. The townspeople of Maycomb‚ instead of trying to understand or help Boo‚ have spread mean gossip about him and dehumanized him regardless of his timid and caring nature. Lastly‚ Atticus Finch is a wonderful father and well renowned lawyer in Maycomb. People start turning their backs
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language techniques including complex metaphors‚ similes‚ hyperboles‚ imagery‚ personification and symbolism. Among the main themes used in the novels are courage‚ prejudice‚ hypocrisy‚ justice‚ education‚ social inequality‚ poverty and perspective. "Maycomb was an old town‚ but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks‚ the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer ’s day;
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rise of the civil rights movement. At this time in history‚ racism played a very important role in society. There was a lot of racial hatred between black and white people. It is set in the 1930s a small town called Maycomb‚ in Alabama‚ one of the Southern States. Although Maycomb is a fictitious place‚ real places and towns such as Montgomery are referred to in the novel. There are a lot of factors‚ which explain the attitudes of the people towards each other throughout the book. Harper Lee wrote
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Bullying And Discrimination Differences in the social status are observed considerably large in the society of Maycomb. Scout and Jem are two little children who are growing up‚ observing all the complicated incidents and trying to understand them. In the Maycomb County‚ incidents get more and more complicated as the dilemma of racism becomes bigger and bigger and as wise Atticus starts losing faith in the good in people. Maycomb’s society is like a hierarchy. On the top there is Atticus Finch
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hands with little white boys and girls.” Contrary to that‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Maycomb is an extremely segregated southern town which separates its citizens according to their race in places such as courthouses and churches. The author uses the character of Scout as a narrator‚ to express the story of her father‚ Atticus Finch‚ who defends Tom Robinson in the small town of Maycomb‚ Alabama in the 1930s. During the course of the book‚ Scout and Jem‚ Scout’s brother‚ learn crucial
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he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect. At Christmas time‚ Atticus’s brother‚ Jack‚ comes to stay with Atticus during the holidays. Scout gets along well with Uncle Jack‚ but‚ when he arrives in Maycomb‚ she starts cursing in front of him. After dinner Jack has Scout sit on his lap and he warns her not to curse in his presence. On Christmas Day Atticus takes his children and Jack to Finch’s Landing where Atticus’s sister Alexandra‚ and her husband
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Empathy is a quality many people value in others; in Maycomb county‚ many people show this. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee one main theme is empathy. C.In Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ racism is prevalent throughout the town. However‚ many people‚ like Miss. Maudie and as young as Scout‚ show empathy that leads to a more equal society. As Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill become older‚ they become more empathetic. ‘"Have a chew‚ Scout.’ Jem dug into his pocket and extracted a Tootsie Roll. It took a few minutes to
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the town of Maycomb in Alabama. Throughout the story‚ many groups of people in the 1930’s‚ which consisted of the African American community‚ has experience unjust treatment. In the beginning of the novel‚ Scout starts out innocent‚ essentially in her own bubble‚ but as the story progresses on she begins to break out of her bubble from these events. From the Tom Robinson trial‚ events such as Atticus’s teachings and Boo Radley‚ Scout matured from the racial and social injustices in Maycomb‚ making her
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or challenge an ugly system of oppression that makes it “okay” to despise people because of the colour of their skin. If there is one thing I have learned from Atticus is that he stands up for what he believes in‚ he went against the hierocracy in Maycomb. Bob and Mayella Ewell took advantage of the colour of their skin because they knew too well that if a white person accuses black person that that was enough to condemn them‚ the facts did
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theme could bring about a statement such as “Through a loss of innocence he/she gained wisdom”. First‚ in this passage when looking at characters we see how Mr. Dolphus Raymond affected Dill and Scout. Mr. Raymond is believed to be a drunk by all of Maycomb but after Dill is offered to have a sip of Mr. Raymond’s drink
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