from said society. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ many of the characters are affected by these social pressures in different ways. Mayella Ewell gives in to societal pressure by covering up her “mistake” with Tom Robinson‚ while Dolphus Raymond goes against it and has a happy relationship with an African American wife and mixed children. Mayella Ewell was an incredibly lonely woman‚ she had no friends‚ and had to basically be the mother to her siblings. When Tom Robinson comes along‚ she
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represent mockingbirds in different ways. Tom Robinson was kindhearted and caring man‚ but was unfortunately accused of raping a white girl‚ Mayella Ewell. Tom did not rape her. He was accused to hide the fact that Mayella was abused by her father. Tom is a mockingbird because he cared for Mayella. He helped her around with chores around the house. It seems as if Mayella felt like she had some control over Tom because he was willing to do whatever for her. Tom thought it was a nice thing to do for her and
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but was he really? I don’t think he was‚ and I hope you and the readers of The Maycomb Tribune will help me fight this injustice. Good people like Atticus Finch‚ tried to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson. The real criminals here are Mayella Ewell and Bob Ewell for taking a man’s life simply because he was colored. Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Is it fair to treat black people any different from white people? No‚ it isn’t‚ but that’s what happened in the Tom Robinson case. Everyone
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as Jem explains "You know something‚ Scout? I’ve got it all figured out‚ now... There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors‚ there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods‚ the kind like the Ewells down at the
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Bob Ewell lives behind the county dump where he raises his children. They live a terrible life of dirt and hunger. His kids hardly ever go to school because he makes them stay and help him get things done at home. After Mr.Ewell took the WPA job he soon lost
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To kill a mockingbird outline Thesis - The difference of social class becomes very prominent during the trial with; the Robinsons‚ the Ewells‚ and the finches. 1. The Robinsons A. Good people but demoted in the social class because of color 2. The Ewells A. Arrogant and nasty to black people but still live in the same social class B. The black people and Atticus even feel sorry for him. 3. The finches A. Had the courage to stand up for Tom B. Told to keep
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the innocent ones who don’t deserve any harm. Lee gives many examples of mockingbirds in the book such as Mayella Ewell‚ Boo Radley‚ and Jean Louise Finch or Scout. Mayella Ewell is a 19-year-old who loves her father even though it is clearly evident that he beats her. She is a mockingbird
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First‚ he kills a man who intended on killing innocent children; second‚ he ensures justice for Tom Robinson‚ even though it is probably too late to actually do Tom any payback. Bob Ewell got what he deserves. There is also an organization of people who run charities to raise money for the tribes Africa‚ because they have lives which are so unpleasant‚ but they completely ignore the fact that there are African-Americans living in the
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the story " To Kill a Mockingbird‚" Scout learns many different things about the human condition‚ and many people throughout this story help has been discovered for new traits. Characters such as Miss Maudie‚ Mayella Ewell‚ and Tom Robinson help Scout discover who she really is throughout the novel. All these characters have an outlook on Scout because it gives her thoughts on ideas of life‚ and of peoples actions and beliefs. Calpurnia is a respectable
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questions in a un classy manner and claimed that he saw through the window what had happened and that he didn’t go after tom insisting he was worried about Mayella then he went to get Mr. Tate * Atticus started asking questions and Mr.Ewell would not cooperate till atticus reassured him * Atticus started asking if he could read and write and ewell was confused and the obligated to sign a paper to show that he could right and we found out he was left handed * And that only a left handed person
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