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    Mockingbird‚ the characters are just misunderstood. Mr. Arthur Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Mrs. Dubose‚ among others‚ are misconceived‚ and unfortunately‚ most of the people in Maycomb don’t give them a chance. The characters in the novel often had a wrong idea about someone without even meeting or talking to them. If the characters could walk in one another’s shoes‚

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    have all the money in the world‚ but in the end you are unsatisfied‚ what was it all for? Throughout the novel Tom Buchannan‚ continues to prove himself to be careless and inconsiderate by not worrying about hurting others or forming a real relationship with Daisy‚ someone that he should’ve cared about. People in this 1920’s society such as Tom believe that money can fix anything. As with Tom‚ Daisy is in love with material things‚ and is incapable of having a real human relationship due to her affection

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    in the Tom Robinson Trial To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee depicts the life of young Scout Finch growing up during the Great Depression in the town of Maycomb County‚ Alabama. Scout’s father‚ Atticus raised his children to grow up respecting their own and others individualism. Racism in this novel and during this era is clearly evident in parts of the United States including Maycomb County. Due to Atticus’ beliefs he is compelled to defend the wrongly accused African American‚ Tom Robinson

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    Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s definition of a mockingbird is seen continuously in the novel. It is that a person may be compared to a mockingbird if he is virtuous or without fault. Tom Robinson is an innocent man falsely accused of a crime and forced to defend his character. The false accusations that were forced upon Tom Robinson’s innocence reveal him as the greatest example of a "Mockingbird" in Harper Lee ’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Firstly‚ a citizen of Maycomb County‚ Miss Maudie‚ thoroughly explains

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    evolution for the rest of the novel. Rumors and gossip spread misconceptions about Tom Robinson‚ Dolphus Raymond‚ and Boo Radley that make them misunderstood. Tom Robinson is an african-american man that Atticus is defending in court for the rape and beating of Mayella Ewell. Tom Robinson is easily persuaded to aid Mayella Ewell with her chores‚ not because of her “superior race”‚ but because he is a kindhearted person. Tom‚ however‚ is not able to return Mayella’s affection because he understands the

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    The novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain addresses how it was to be a kid when the author was a child. In this novel‚ Tom Sawyer the protagonist‚ and his friend Huckleberry Finn witness a murder. Both of the children swear to keep it a secret but eventually‚ Tom confesses because he cannot stand to see an innocent man put to death when he could stop it. Sawyer was a lively‚ adventurous‚ and tricky child who was given the opportunity to mature‚ and grow up because he had a touch with maturity

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    Tom Robinson is the black man who is being convicted of raping Mayella Ewell‚ but he never did. Tom Robinson is the symbol of the mockingbird‚ meaning he is the innocence that is destroyed by the evils of life. Helen Robinson is his wife. Mayella Ewell is the lonely‚ unhappy girl‚ who has been supposedly raped. She has to deal with her overbearing father‚ Bob Ewell‚ who is a poor‚ alcoholic‚ and prejudice man. Other Maycomb community members in the book include‚ the courageous Mrs. Dubose‚

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    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

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    In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the mockingbird has come to symbolize many people‚ especially Tom Robinson and Arthur (Boo) Radley. Although they are often blamed for the misfortunes of others‚ both Arthur and Tom only intend well for the community and have made efforts to contribute to the well-being of others. Although he is feared by many children and adults in the town he has done many good things for the finches. He continually gave gifts to the children through the hole in a tree‚ with

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    challenging for Tom Robinson in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ and also minorities in real life. Every day‚ they are discriminated against‚ and it is very unfair. To Kill a Mockingbird has many non-fiction parts‚ which makes the novel better than many others. Harper Lee presented Tom’s trial in ways that can be easily compared to real life trials‚ such as the Scottsboro trial. Tom Robinson’s trial was definitely the most dramatic‚ yet the most realistic part in this piece of writing. In the trial‚ Tom Robinson

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