What does the trial teach us about the jury system in Maycomb? The trial shows us that the jury system in Maycomb is corrupt and racist. ‘No‚ I don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do‚ he hit me.’ Page 190 This is in response to Atticus asking Mayella Ewell if Tom Robinson hit her. From her hesitation and contradicting answers it is clear that Mayella is not telling the truth and is creating a story to lead the jury on. Despite this‚ Tom Robinson is still convicted. This shows that although
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passage to show what Maycomb is like? In the passage‚ Lee is describing what the town is like and he says that the town is old and tired. He shows this by saying that the ‘courthouse sagged on the square.’ The verb ‘sagged’ suggests the lack of strength in the courthouse and almost gives the impression that it is almost sinking from the weight. ‘Sagged’ also reminds the readers of old people and how they often can’t stand upright‚ this again reinforces the fact that Maycomb is old and tired. Lee
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The black and white people of Maycomb are divided by their accents. Each group speaks the English language differently due to one main reason-education. Majority of the white people received a decent‚ if not high-quality‚ education and are therefore more articulate and have a better command of the English language. There are no schools for black children to go to and so they are unable to learn and become smart. This is exactly what the white people wanted. They did not want the black people‚ who
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In the book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ we are told by the narrator that Maycomb County had nothing to fear but fear itself. We are told this because fear is an important aspect of the novel‚ it is the cause of many actions of the people of the town. This particular quote also expresses that the only thing that the people of Maycomb County had to fear was their own ridiculous fears‚ which was mainly the fear of the black community. Ultimately‚ Harper Lee is trying to convey through this quote that the
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The story “To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by Harper Lee. Its setting was in Maycomb County‚ Alabama during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. The story was narrated through the eyes of a child‚ Jean Louise Finch‚ who was nicknamed Scout throughout the book. The dominant themes in this story were justice‚ courage and racism. To Kill a Mockingbird was basically about the story about the lives of two children‚ Scout and Scout’s older brother Jeremy‚ nicknamed Jem in the story‚ who were both
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Part (a) How does Lee use details in this passage to present the position of the Ewells in Maycomb society? ‘Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells objectify the Ewells removing their personality and shows them as a whole; it makes them insignificant as if they were nothing special because every small town had an ‘Ewell’. It also makes their name ‘Ewell’ be viewed negatively by people‚ showing that even a young girl like Scout is prejudice whether she realizes or not as she
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June 20‚ 1935 Mr B.B Underwood chief editor Maycomb tribune newspaper Po Box Maycomb USA Nst290 Dear Mr B.B Underwood‚ I strongly believe that Tom Robinson was not guilty of the crime and the sentence was untrue and unjust. I am appalled to hear that he was guilty of raping Mayella Ewell when there was no substantial or even any evidence against Tom Robinson. I was at the trial of Tom Robinson and noticed many substantial faults in Mayella Ewell’s story as she proposed in the court.
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bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death‚” Billy Graham once said. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus is a father and a lawyer‚ who lives with his children‚ Jem and Scout‚ and their cook‚ Calpurnia‚ in a town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Maycomb is a town populated with black and white people‚ where racism is apparent. White people feel they are superior than the black people and treat them poorly. Racism is evident when Tom Robinson lost the trial to Bob Ewell‚ because he was black
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a popular story written by Harper Lee and is considered‚ “of rare excellence...a novel of strong and contemporary national significance‚” (Chicago Tribune). The book tells a story from the view of a young girl who
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period‚ white people believe that black people do not deserve the same respect and treatment that the white people do. Atticus will have to deal with the consequences Tom Robinson including his children having to face the rude remarks of people around Maycomb. When Atticus’s children‚ Jem and Scout are at Mrs. Dubose’s house and she says‚ “Your father is no better than the niggers and trash he works for (Lee 102)!” Scout and Jem will have to deal with this kind of abuse even though it isn’t their fault
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