Humans were made imperfect and we highlight other people’s flaws as an attempt to hide our own. Stereotypes are a big part of our society and they never fade away with time. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the pressures of the stereotypical society of the 1930s are portrayed by the behaviours of the characters Mayella Ewell‚ Bob Ewell and Tom Tom Robinson. Born into poverty and shame‚ Mayella Ewell was an outcast in Maycomb. She wanted for somebody to love her‚ which was something she had
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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TKAM Chapters 17-21-The Trial 1.Why is Bob Ewell so repulsive? How does Lee ensure our dislike? * Lee describes him as a ‘little bantam cock of a man’- bad view of him * Says that he ‘strutted to the stand’- cockiness when his daughter is at court for being raped * Said the ‘back of his neck reddening at the sound his name’- referring to him as a redneck (ill-educated person) * She describes disgusting way in which his family had to live ‘lived behind town in a garbage dump’
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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Chapter 1 The chapter opens with the introduction of the narrator‚ Scout (Jean Louise) Finch‚ her older brother Jem (Jeremy)‚ and their friend and neighbor‚ Dill (Charles Baker Harris). Next‚ Lee provides an overview of Finch family history. Their ancestor‚ a Methodist named Simon Finch‚ fled British persecution and eventually settled in Alabama‚ where he trapped animals for fur and practiced medicine. Having bought several slaves‚ he established a largely self-sufficient homestead and farm‚ Finch’s
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Persecution County In today’s society‚ not unlike societies of the past‚ there continues to be justice and injustice in our world. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ there is an emphasis on the mistreatment of individuals due to the colour of their skin in Maycomb County. Throughout the novel it is evident that there is an enormous prejudice towards coloured people through the treatment of Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Atticus Finch. Simply due to the colour of Tom Robinson’s skin he
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The novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ tells the story of two children and their father who is defending an African-American man that is put on trial for rape in the 1930’s. One of the main characters is Scout‚ who is the narrator of the book‚ her brother Jem‚ and their father who is a lawyer named Atticus. Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is being put on trial for raping Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. The setting of the story is Maycomb County Alabama in the 1930’s. Atticus is the man defending
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The following essay is based on the theme of “Expectations” in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. The novel set during the 1930’s depression in Maycomb south Alabama is based upon the ignorance and prejudice present in society. The theme of ‘expectations’ is an imperative motif which affects the events that occur throughout the novel. Social expectations were rigidly upheld in Southern Alabama in the 1930’s. These expectations determined what behaviours were acceptable for men and women‚ Caucasians
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Chaos in town. Divided cultures. Family feuds. All of these traumatic things can be seen in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Despite the fact that these may be interesting things to witness‚ it becomes a little less pleasing once discrimination comes into play. In a battle between wrong and right‚ there’s only one true answer‚ right? Wrong. Identity contingencies often blind people from seeing what is wrong or right because they are too worried about the image they have painted of a person
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and the world. Racism was always part of human society and will always remain an aspect of life. No matter how hard someone tries to get rid of racism‚ it will always fail. One novel that provides an explicit view of racism is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel‚ Scout‚ the main character tries to understand racism portrayed in the meanest way in her own home town. After witnessing a cruel aspect of racism‚ Scout learns that unlike her previous thoughts of her town and the world‚ no one
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