believe likewise. There are distinct views concerning Robinson’s innocence- views influenced by prejudice in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. When people rely on prejudice to create authority‚ they are blinded by ignorance. The people of Maycomb misuse authority for prejudice reasons and are expressed using allegory. When Atticus uses the gun to shoot a kill the mad rabid dog‚ it was done for the good of the community. He was just as reluctant to use the gun then how the jury of Maycomb
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel set in the Southern United States during the 1930’s. Although also present in the Northern United States at that time ‚ racial discrimination and prejudice against black people was much more prevalent in the South ‚ and was not against the law. Black people were originally taken by force from Africa to America to work as slaves. As slaves they were not entitled to the same education and laws as their white masters and often endured extreme brutality and hardships
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scout a possible area of cover further up the beach. I spotted a small group of four men taking cover in a bomb crater in the sand about 150 yards in front of us (Worrld War II). “Over there‚” I said‚ pointing to the group. “Alright Private‚ you go first. I’ll cover you and then you can cover me. Move quickly and stay alert!” he replied. He hadn’t even finished the sentence and he shoved me out into the open. I began to move quicker than I ever had before. I could hear the sound of his rifle firing
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As my finger typed I listened to silence only to be broke by the sound of a car motor‚ this was a rare thing to hear at night in Maycomb county and everyone who could hear it would know why. Recently Atticus -a great lawyer known all throughout maycomb county- had taken up a black’s case‚ many men are not happy with what Tom is said to have done and have decided they would teach them a lesson. I glance at my clock it was around 10 at night I looked down as I fiddled with my gun walking to the window
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Back in 1930’s‚ racism was rampant through the Southern American states. A novel ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ by Harper Lee is about the issues raised in a small town Maycomb‚ in Alabama‚ in Southern part of U.S.A. the idea of racial inequality and prejudice are developed in the text through the use of dialogue and the situation that the character was involved. Through this development the readers are able to be aware of how racism affected people in Maycomb and how rife the racism was back in 1930s
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would stare at my psychotic brother. But only if he would come out of the house. The crowd anxiously waited for me to unlock the doors. As I opened them I was trampled by people trying to get good seats for the trial. As always whites were let in first as the blacks were at the back. The blacks sat in the balcony. As the whites got the good seats. When I got to my
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To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Be sure to answer all questions in complete sentences Chapter 1 1. Where does the narrator live? Maycomb 2. How old are Scout and Jem when the story starts? 3. Who is their new friend? Dill 4. What is the name of the odd family in Maycomb? The Radley’s 5. Why does Jem touch the Radley house? To prove he’s brave Chapter 2 6. How does Scout feel about starting school? she doesn’t want to go 7. What things does Scout get in trouble for at school? Fighting 8. Why
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The Southern Gothic Motif of Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird Thesis: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the various types of outsiders and the small town of Maycomb contribute to the novel’s Southern gothic motif. All throughout the book Lee introduces us to different kinds of outsiders willing to make a change. During the Tom Robinson trial‚ Link Deas tells Bob Ewell‚ “…if I hear one more peep outa my girl Helen about not bein’ able to walk this road I’ll have you in jail
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Jessi Machnik Ms.Madding English 9 Honors-1 15 February 2013 The Sins of Mayella Ewell “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (119). It’s a sin because all mockingbirds do is sing and bring joy to the world. All Tom Robinson tried to do was help Mayella Ewell and bring a little joy to her life and she accused him of rape. Harper Lee’s novel tells the story of two children‚ Scout and Jem Finch‚ as they come-of-age in Depression-era
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In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee suggests that Scout’s innocence is somewhat tarnished throughout the novel. (Par. 4) After the incident with Bob Ewell during the Halloween play‚ all characters are faced with moral dilemma. At first‚ Atticus starts talking about Jem’s court case‚ as he believes that Jem is responsible for the murder of Mr. Ewell. Tate thinks that would be ridiculous‚ creating a story about Ewell falling on his knife and impaling himself. It is never formally recognized that
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