have equal rights of white people and were slaves and treated as less than the white people. In the book Lee uses the theme of racism greatly and it can be seen through many different characters. What is the impact of racism on the characters in Maycomb county in the book‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. Tom Robinson is greatly impacted by racism and is not treated fairly just because of the color of his skin. On page 241 of the book Mayella Ewell states “I said come here nigger and bust up this chifforobe
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Maycomb geography’s effect on its people Maycomb is a small town in Alabama in the 1930s. The town has a pretty nasty racial divide. Blacks are still considered as a lower level than the whites. The small urban and isolated town makes characters feel that days feel longer. ‘’A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to buy and no money to buy it with‚ nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.’’ The setting of this
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has in Maycomb County. Atticus stood up for a negroe‚ John Robinson‚ who didn’t commit a crime‚ even though everyone was against him; he defended the mockingbird. In the novel Atticus Finch is a lawyer. He is assigned a case to defend Tom Robinson. Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ but in all actuality she lured him inside and kissed him because she was so lonely‚ but of course she wouldn’t admit to kissing a black man or that her father beat her. Most of the people in Maycomb didn’t
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for this time. Lee explores the main concerns of courage‚ racism‚ law and justice with the use of minor characters. The Alabama township of Maycomb‚ where Lee sets her story is home to a combination of social classes and racial backgrounds. Harper Lee’s characterisation of the minor characters demonstrates the main concern of racism. The town of Maycomb was very divided by race and when it came to Mr Raymond the town was shocked and didn’t accept him‚ so he believed that he was better off being
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its many forms - snobbery‚ social exclusion‚ religious prejudice and racism. Scout’s hometown‚ Maycomb‚ is a typical southern town and is a hotbed of prejudice. Social snobbery is rampant. Scout’s Aunt Alexandra is an incurable snob. She looks down on the Cunninghams because they are poor farmers. She tells Scout that she may not play with Walter Cunningham because ‘he is trash’. Everybody in Maycomb regards the Ewell family as ‘trash’. They live on a dump and their father spends his welfare money
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Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a young boy‚ Jem FInch‚ was raised by an honorable father‚ and he was taught to accept everyone‚ no matter the color of his/ her skin. After the Tom Robinson trial‚ Jem learned about the reality and impact of racism in Maycomb county. Tom Robinson‚ a black male‚ was charged for raping white female‚ Mayella Ewell; the jury‚ came to a unanimous decision‚ to find Tom guilty. Jem was severely impacted by the verdict that the Jury made‚ and it was difficult for him to process
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In To Kill A Mocking Bird‚ Harper Lee portrays racial bias from low class whites to maintain their position above blacks in the social hierarchy. After Tom Robinson is accused of raping Mayella Ewell‚ a mob of white men goes to the Maycomb jail to lynch Tom Robinson. “ You know what we want‚’ Another man said. ‘Get aside from the door Mr. Finch.” Tom Robinson has been accused of rape‚ but he has not been put on trail‚ but these men decide to take it into their own hands and kill him just because
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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ numerous symbols and themes are present throughout the novel. Through the good and evil in a town such as Maycomb‚ nobility and courageous were not the easiest attributes to fulfill; however‚ for Atticus‚ Jem and Scout‚ these traits came quite easily with time. As Ambrose Redmoon had said‚ “Courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear.” That quote directly relates to To Kill a Mockingbird and the Finch
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“Common sense is not that common.” Voltaire‚ father of the enlightenment‚ said this about human nature. This is also a major theme of To Kill a Mockingbird. Over and over the society of Maycomb looks past the obvious. This is shown through the symbol of the mockingbird‚ Boo’s imprisonment and the juxtaposition of the kids and the society’s views. One way that lack of common sense is put on display is through the symbolism of the Mockingbird. Atticus tells the kids that the mockingbird is a symbol
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life but also allow the audience to know that these contextual ideas and issues can be broken and change. Maycomb is set up by Lee to reflect the racism of society as well as its injustice and inequality that many ‘black’ men and women faced in the 1930’s – 1960’s. Tom Robinson‚ an African American that has been created by Lee to become the symbol of the injustice and inequality of Maycomb. The town ceases to acknowledge the equality and justice of life and conform to racism like most towns and
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