people were put on trial and given the choice to plead guilty or they die trying to prove their innocence. These trials were the Salem Witch Trials. Convicting those innocent citizens can be viewed as killing a mockingbird; mockingbirds are innocent and they don’t harm anyone. This is exactly what Harper Lee showed in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee uses characters that have had innocence stripped from them and indirectly compares them to a mockingbird. The mockingbird was used as a symbol
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In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson‚ a casualty in the fight for equality in place of racism‚ becomes mistreated. He went through some horrible predicaments especially in the event of the trial. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson‚ shown as an innocent victim by the racism‚ circumstantial evidence‚ and opposing evidence‚ does not deserve a guilty verdict. Judge Taylor‚ shown as an "amiable‚ white-haired and ruddy-faced" man‚ becomes faced with the running of an unjust law system
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“It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” This quote represents the essence of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. This novel casts light onto the idea of childlike innocence‚ sharply contrasting it with the prejudiced nature of adults. It follows the coming-of-age‚ or‚ at least‚ maturation of Scout. In this novel‚ the meaning of the opening phrase and the novel as a whole is shaped by the development of the protagonist‚ Scout‚ from a state of childlike ignorance and innocence to facing the realities of
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Innocent Mockingbirds WantedA harmless mockingbird is flying in the air while singing a tune. As the bird hums its lovely music it is shot. Why was the bird shot? Like characters in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the mockingbird was viewed as dangerous. The only way people knew how to deal with problems was by “shooting them down.” The innocence of killing a mockingbird is shown by three characters in the book: Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Boo Radley. Their traits and actions shown throughout To Kill a Mockingbird
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2013 Tom Robinson Factor: Stereotype Evidence: In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson was falsely accused of raping a white woman. Tom Robinson was defended by Atticus Finch‚ who was also white. There was a lot of evidence that Atticus produces that proved Tom Robinson did not commit the crime. Perhaps the most persuasive evidence was that‚ according to the sheriff’s testimony‚ Mayella’s bruises were on the right side of her face‚ which means she was most likely punched with a left hand. Tom Robinson’s
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American novels have been written since the 1960’s that can compare to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. It is true that well written literature is shaped by the history of its country. Throughout American history‚ an abundant amount of social and moral issues have surfaced. Lee writes about these problems throughout the novel and focuses on racism. Although there are many characters portraying these issues‚ Tom Robinson is the prime example of the struggles of an African American living in the 1930’s
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Amber Jazwiecki Mr. Rosenbaum P-3 February 21‚ 2011 English Research To Kill a Mockingbird 1. The Scottsboro Trials are about when 9 black young men were arrested for assault and later raping two white women on a train coming from Paint Rock‚ Alabama. Later the court found all nine guilty and they were sentenced to death. A few years later the public found out that the white women were lying but only one of the men were retried and that one man was sentenced to life in prison for not
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Today at the maycomb courthouse it Tom Robinson v.s. Mayella‚ the sheriff and bob ewell. Supposedly Tom raped Mayella on october 21st. He then hit her in the face but he couldn’t have because his left hand is messed. Who knows how it will turn out with three witnesses. First the Sheriff will testify this morning followed by Bob ewell and Mayella ewell. The sheriff said the following “Certainly. Got in the car and went out as fast as I could.” So he did go to the scene. “Found her lying on the
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Tom Robinson vs Scottsboro Boys The book To Kill a Mockingbird symbolizes how a community of decent human beings can be corrupted by simple commonplace stereotypes within society‚ the Scottsboro trial is a real life example of how even in the 20th century individuals were scapegoats of this malicious prejudice. This type of prejudice united the most ignorant Americans into the absurd trail of thought that African Americans were‚ in some way‚ inferior to even the most uneducated Caucasian due to
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Tom Robinson‚ in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ symbolize the unjust treatment the black residents of Maycomb county face. Using the case that question Tom’s innocence‚ Lee paints a picture of justice‚ morality‚ and ethics examined through the eyes of young white female Scout. Tom Robinson also symbolizes the innocence of the Mockingbird portrayed in the title of the book. Readers learn from the book that to kill a mockingbird‚ is a sin. “Equal rights for all‚ special privileges for none.” (328)
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