In “To Kill A Mockingbird” the question about Mayella Ewell is if she is powerful or not powerful. Mayella is in a state of loneliness where she barely knows how the civilization outside her home is. What makes things worse is that her father‚ Bob Ewell‚ takes advantage of her‚ she lives behind a dump in an abandoned Negro cabin with pigs‚ and is felt sorry for by an African-American‚ Tom Robinson. After looking into her situation‚ she is not powerful due to her class and how she is treated but how
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novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ three characters‚ Bob Ewell‚ Jem and Atticus demonstrate the different ways courage is driven and the many effects of having courage. Bob Ewell shows how anger can drive courage and how this anger-driven courage can be perceived as cruelty. For example‚ Bob Ewell goes up to Atticus‚ spits in his face and calls him a “nigger-lovin’ bastard” (291). Bob Ewell is courageous to openly admit that he despises Atticus‚ which leads Atticus and others to believe Bob Ewell is temperamental
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choose to be a Bob Ewell‚ or an Atticus Finch? In the book to Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee the author discuss a person of color wrongly accused for crimes he never committed. In this racially based time period‚ this book looks into the lives of Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Bob Ewell as we view the injustices that were commonplace in that day and age. After Bob Ewell attacks his daughter and accuses Tom Robinson of assaulting and raping her out of spite‚ the lawyer Atticus Finch is the
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A Lesson Well Taught Albert Einstein once said‚ “The only thing that gets in the way of my learning is my education.” I feel that is a good summary of the two different methods of learning that Atticus and Miss Caroline‚ characters from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ have. The two teachers styles are very different and make for different results in those who listen to their teachings. Miss Caroline has a strict rule of her classroom. She teaches at a specific and very slow pace to accompany
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be good or evil. There were many significant characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ but none as important as Atticus Finch. Throughout‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch was an ideal man who was selfless‚ honorable‚ and courageous‚ creating an interpretation that he alone was the hero of Maycomb County. Atticus’ selfless attitude throughout To Kill A Mockingbird was one of many traits that were important. Firstly‚ Atticus agreed to defending Tom Robinson in court despite the criticism
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Parenting Styles in To Kill a Mockingbird In today’s world‚ society sees children’s attitudes based on their parents teachings; the way a parent educates their children will have an effect on who they become later. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Atticus‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Uncle Jack display different parenting skills that affect the children in their lives. Although Atticus is an old‚ busy man who is not as energetic as a younger father would be‚ he still tries to be a part of his children’s
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Vindication Station: The Bob Ewell Story “Treat others the way you want to be treated” is a phrase that children have heard since kindergarten. “Minimizing” one’s reactions in response to a certain situation is an idea taught from birth‚ as an individual’s actions have enormous impacts on the people around them. But what is it that makes one react in a volatile manner? In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” we are presented with a variety of characters who respond to adverse situations with poise
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The Theme of Friendship in To Kill a Mockingbird Parenting is one of the main themes in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The theme of parenting is shown through four father figures in the novel‚ Old Mr. Radley‚ Nathan Radley‚ Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch. Old Mr. Radley and Nathan Radley are unorthodox parents. Bob Ewell is a parent no one should aim to be. Unlike these father figures‚ Atticus is the ideal parent. In Harper Lee’s Novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the fathers have different teaching
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There are two main parents in this novel: Atticus Finch‚ father of Scout and Jem‚ and Bob Ewell‚ father of Mayella Ewell. They are contrasting characters; Atticus is generally shown as a decent person with good morals‚ and a good father‚ whereas Ewell is shown to be selfish and a bad father. One of the main reasons Atticus makes a good parent is that he doesn’t show off‚ and is modest; for example when the children find out Atticus was ’the deadest shot in Maycomb County in his time’‚ he doesn’t
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Compare and Contrast To Kill a Mockingbird and Macbeth In literature‚ "evil often triumphs but never conquers."(Joseph Roux) A triumph is only short- term‚ for example‚ something short- term would be an achieved title‚ a victory in a battle‚ or a winner in a game. These three things are only temporary‚ as triumphs usually are in novels. When something is conquered‚ it remains conquered permanently. Usually the evil force is unable to conquer‚ because of the opposite side ’s mentality. Because of
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