Justice in To Kill a Mockingbird In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee justice is shown as unfair to many people. In the book a black man Tom Robinson is accused of rapping a girl named Mayella Ewell‚ and he was sent to trial. Atticus was assigned to the Tom Robinson case but Tom was accused guilty‚ Tom was later killed trying to escape. Mayella’s dad Bob was angry that the whole town accused him of putting Tom in jail‚ then Bob went after Atticus’s kids trying to get back at Atticus. The rumors
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. There are three people that are mockingbirds. They are all innocent in a way‚ but are harmed or treated unfairly. In the novel Maudie Atkinson said “... it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.” (pg. 119) It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they don’t do anything but sing for us. Three people lived unhappy lives and were treated unfairly even though they didn’t harm anyone else.
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Mockingbirds in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch‚ Boo Radley and Tom Robinson all represent innocent mockingbirds. Atticus tries to always do the right thing making him harmless to the town. Boo Radley a caged bird in his own is innocent but still gets ridiculed by people for his reputation. Tom Robinson‚ a hardworking man‚ is brought down by the racism of the south. All three of these characters are innocent “mockingbirds” that it would be
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and is loved by many. The story is narrated by young girl named Scout. During part of the book Jem‚ Dill‚ and Scout try to unveil the truth about the elusive Arthur (Boo)Radley. Scout also talks about the events in her life that lead up to to Atticus’s trial where defends a black man named Tom Robinson.The best characteristics for Tom Robinson are selfless‚ hardworking‚ and honest. The first characteristic for Tom Robinson is selfless. One
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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‚ even though he is innocent. People were
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In Harper Lee’s autobiographical narrative‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ characters like Atticus‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Tom Robinson demonstrate many forms of courageous behavior; in contrast‚ characters like Bob Ewell demonstrate cowardice. From these characters‚ Harper Lee’s audience learns that there are many characters in this book that are brave. Atticus demonstrates bravery by being true to himself and being a great role model for his kids. On page 99‚ Atticus tells Scout‚ “Of course I do. Don’t
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Homaira Faquiryan 3/22/09 Period 3 Jeremy Atticus Finch’s Evolution A child learns so much from interacting with its surroundings. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Jeremy Finch does a whole lot of learning. Jem and Scout witness some of the evils of man and learn important lessons from them. However‚ Jem understands most of the events going on around him than his younger sibling Scout. From roughly the age of 10 through 13 we see how much Jeremy (Jem) Finch has evolved from
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Kaitlyn Sattelberg Period 6 To Kill A Mockingbird Theme Essay In the book To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee‚ writes about racial injustice. This book shows how racism is just a way for people to feel better about their flaws. This theme mostly represents one family in particular‚ the Ewells. Bob Ewell wants to feel better about himself so he accuses a man of raping his daughter Mayella. However‚ Mayella isn’t all that innocent. Bob Ewell is an alcoholic and immediately accused Tom Robinson of raping his daughter
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To Kill a Mockingbird The Scottsboro Trials took place in 1931-1937 and it was an awful trial about a group of women that pleaded they were raped by a group of African American men. Their claims‚ however‚ were not true in fact. Evidence shows that these men were not even in the same railcar as the women. One of the African Americans was only a twelve year old boy hoping to find a better life elsewhere. After many trials and mistrials all of them later died throughout the ten year span of these
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The wind was harsh in Maycomb that night‚ the moon a meer pearl in a black sky. I sat in the chair in my study‚ cringing from the moonlight emanating from the large window‚ as if it‚ too‚ would burn my skin. I tapped my pen‚ thinking about the Finch children. Why was I so intrigued with them‚ with who they were? Maybe it was because I felt as if they were like me. Their father‚ being so brave as to defy the societal norms‚ must have raised them like him; to respect all people‚ no matter the color
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