over‚ how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her house? What does this tell you about her character‚ her values? 10. Explain Atticus’ statements about the following: a. the use of a racial slur b. his personal reasons for defending Tom Robinson c. “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” d. “Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up‚
Free To Kill a Mockingbird
Tom Robinson was a civilized man who was trying to get home from work one day‚and Mayella Ewell ruined that for him. In the unfair case of Tom Robinson he was accused of raping a girl he never found interest in.The case had a ruling set before it even started‚because he was a black man. There was so much evidence that Mayella wasn’t raped by Tom Robinson‚some of the evidence were Tom’s physical handicap from a cotton gin as well as his left arm being twelve inches shorter than his right and was not
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Black people White people
I will be interviewing Mayella Ewell about the trial about Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was a African american who was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell said that Tom Robinson snuck up behind and he hit her and hit her repetedly‚ her pa was out in back and he didn’t hear anything untill she was thrown on the ground. She said that he hit her with her left hand‚ so Atticus Finch then interviewed Mr.Ewell. Atticous asked Mr.Ewell to write his name on a piece of paper‚ he did. Atticus proved
Premium
’Guilty’ verdict has been reached in the trial of Tom Robinson. A jury of twelve whites has reached a verdict that Tom Robinson‚ a black male‚ raped Mayella Ewell‚ a white woman. The rendition of this verdict has brought to a close a trial that has captured the news and stirred the emotions of this town for several months. It somehow seems fitting that this trial‚ for a most horrible crime‚ began during the winter months when all of nature is dead‚ and has ended with the beginning of Spring
Free To Kill a Mockingbird Jury Law
Tom Robinson Tom Robinson is a Negro. He walks past the Ewell’s house every afternoon to get to his own. On the way past‚ he sees Mayella Ewell‚ the daughter of the drunken mess‚ Bob Ewell. Miss Mayella sometimes asks Tom if he can help her with some jobs around the house which she can’t do. Tom Robinson is a nice man and always agrees to help out. But one day‚ he was accused of raping Miss Mayella‚ by Bob Ewell. As the town of Maycomb do not accept blacks‚ they immediately see the worst of
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Race Black people
As an outsider looking in on this case the verdict is quite simple. Tom Robinson is innocent. As a reader‚ it is incredibly obvious Tom has done nothing wrong. The only action Tom has done wrong is feel bad for a white girl who turned on him‚ “I felt right sorry for her” (264). Unfortunately‚ we‚ the readers‚ are not the jury‚ we have no say in Tom’s fate‚ instead‚ we have to put faith in a jury who believe “all Negroes lie…all Negroes are basically immoral beings…all Negro men are not to be trusted
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Black people
The books that have had the greatest impacts on me are Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman (it is a series of books which I have read all) and To kill a Mocking Bird by. These books are influential to me because both books target themes of racial discrimination and love‚ friendship‚ depression‚ prejudice‚ violence‚ and power abuse. Both novels portray a world where it is completely acceptable to discriminate against people because of the colour of their skin. Both novels also have societies which
Premium Race Literature African American
Walk a Mile In one of the best selling books of all time‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee challenges preconceived ideas of that time period. One of her main focuses in the book is the topic‚ not to judge someone without being in their shoes first. Lee does an excellent job conveying her thoughts about this topic into her writing. To Kill a Mockingbird proves how bad it is to judge other people‚ if you have never been in their shoes. Everyone has been lectured about bullying and judging people
Premium To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Truman Capote
Lilliana Soza April 21‚ 2011 Mrs. Howe Honors English 1 Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird I. Introduction A. Do you believe that once race of people is superior to the other? B. African Americans are victims to more hate crimes C. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Haper Lee expresses racism. Three main forms of racism she used in the book are discrimination‚ prejudices against outsiders‚ and stereotypes‚ sadly these forms still happen in our society today. II. Background/ Narration
Premium
In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee allows us to face America’s regrettable legacy of racism‚ as well as the courage to overcome it and uses several strategies to do so. One example is Kids say racist‚ nasty things to Scout about Atticus defending a black man. Another example is Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill help Atticus face down a mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson. Atticus defines courage as “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what
Premium