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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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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The Scottsboro Boys All of us know the feeling of getting blamed for something we haven ’t done. With that in mind try imaging getting put in jail for years for a crime you didn’t commit. That was the case for nine black men in Alabama in the year 1931.There was so much physical evidence proving that the nine boys were innocent‚ however the extreme racism Alabama government officials had towards African Americans is arguably the biggest factor that lead to this injustice
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our society‚ people are always being treated unfairly whether it is or is not intentional. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ the character Tom Robinson was a hardworking crippled Black man living in 1930’s America. He was convicted for raping a White young woman named Mayella Ewell. Throughout the course of the book‚ Robinson was consistently victimized by the citizens of his predominantly White town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Tommy Lee Hines is a 26-year-old mentally retarded citizen
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Gatsby vs. Buchanan Imagine the 1920’s have been re-enacted‚ a time of luxurious parties and when things‚ didn’t seem to matter or mean as much as they do now. The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ gives you a picture of what the time period was like. It was a time known as the "Jazz Age"‚ where the economy was at its peak‚ and money was easy to be held. Prohibition was in affect‚ and bootlegging was very gainful for those who took part in it. Jay Gatsby most likely took part in an illegal
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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
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Two men long for Daisy. Two men are in love with her. It would seem that these two men would be very similar in mannerisms to fall for a girl like Daisy‚ but actually‚ these two men fall on totally opposite ends of the behavioral spectrum. There is Tom Buchanan who is the more dominant male figure and arrogant wiseguy‚ and then there is Jay Gatsby who is the more reserved and morally refined man of newly gained wealth. While both characters share a deep rooted love for Daisy‚ their characters differ
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sick he died. Yet‚ at the same time Phoenix also shows her intellect by seeing the money fall out of the hunter ’s jacket from a far off distance. In “A Rose for Emily” the main moral is that some people will do anything not to be alone when they feel scared‚ and afraid of being left alone again. “None of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily and such.” (Faulkner ) Miss Emily ’s father used to chase away all of her boyfriends or men she had feelings for. She became adapted to this life
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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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Imagine you are put on trial for a crime you didn’t commit and the sentence is death. Imagine that you are tried over and over again‚ and each time you go back to death row. This became reality to nine young boys on March 25‚ 1931. When the Scottsboro boys were convicted‚ everyone involved was extremely happy. Yet when the boys persuaded the judges to have retrial after retrial‚ it became a mess. Despite the conflicting testimonies of the Scottsboro boys‚ Victoria Price‚ and Ruby Bates‚ the court
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