Prejudice To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that portrays a lot of situations regarding discrimination and prejudice and anyone can write about these situations because it gives you a lot of chances to prove your points. The effect discrimination has on people of Maycomb is a very influential effect. Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson was an example of discrimination‚and the target of discrimination was Tom Robinson. It was an effect of Discrimination because the citizens of Maycomb didn’t like
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shunned because people don’t know their real story and judge them off of what they know. Most of the time when people judge others off of only what they know they are wrong. This is the case for the so called crazy man of Maycomb‚ Boo Radley. To Kill a Mockingbird By: Harper Lee is told by Scout Finch a seven year old trying to figure out the grown up word. This whole story is about the event that lead up to Jem (Scout’s older brother) breaking his arm. As children in the beginning of the book they have
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In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee teaches life lessons that show the unfairness of prejudice‚ the importance of dignity‚ and the need for respect. To Kill a Mockingbird is a book about the small town of Maycomb and two children named Scout and Jem. Scout and Jem’s father is a lawyer assigned to defend a black man named Tom Robinson. Tom was charged with rape. Just because he is black Tom is found guilty. He was later shot 17 times while trying to climb over a fence and escape. Throughout
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Social Inequality In the book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee‚ racism and social inequality are two central themes. Many different forms of social inequality coexist in the society depicted in the book‚ as the people of Maycomb are very rigid in their ways. This is because the book takes place in a time at which there was much racism and social inequality. In Maycomb‚ firstly there is discrimination between rich and poor white people‚ who do not often interact with each other. There is also
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Novel Notebook: To Kill a Mockingbird 1. Setting/Matter: The setting for this book is Maycomb‚ a small stagnant town in Alabama in the 1930s. It is a small town so everyone knew everyone in the town. This setting helped contribute to the results of Tom Robinson’s trial. Since everyone else knew each other‚ the townspeople would know if a member of the jury voted for Tom’s innocence. This greatly contributed to the result of the trial. This book takes place in the 1930s in the south‚ which contributes
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Historical Influences on To Kill a Mockingbird The Great Depression was a very depressing time for millions. Nearly 25 percent of America’s population was unemployed‚ which means that many lost their homes and had to use food wisely (McCabe). This shows up in To Kill a Mockingbird in the Cunningham family’s lifestyle. They are very poor and try to make ends meet with the farmland they have (Lee). Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is based on three main historical influences. The Jim Crow laws‚ mob
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee focuses more on the aspect of racial discrimination rather than “poor white trash” discrimination (Hovet 187). It is so conspicuous that a man loses his life because of it. While the discrimination is more prominent regarding race‚ the Finch family is also greatly discriminated against throughout the novel. Racism is very prominent in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as evidenced when Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ is accused of raping a white woman in
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The Top Ten Totally Terrific ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (Part Two) Quotations In Chapter 12‚ page 132‚ Calpurnia teaches the children good morals: “Folks don’t like to have somebody around knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates them.” The verb “aggravates” suggests that the people were irritated easily and had a lot of pride. Calpurnia doesn’t want to boast that she’s better off than other black people. Lee portrays Calpurnia as a good person as she is teaching the children morals‚ as well as
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ follows a young girl named Scout Finch who lives in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. She goes around with her brother and her friend‚ Dill‚ and learns quickly that there is tension building up‚ as conflict breaks out when a woman accuses a black man of raping her. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ defends Tom Robinson‚ knowing he is innocent‚ and falsely accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend
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forced himself on her. Also she stated he was trying to choke her and beat her. Mayella states that she tried to fight him off. Mayella’s testimony states that all this happened. Tom Robinson`s view of the case was different from Mayella Ewell. Mayella ewell accused Tom of raping her. Mayella invited him into her house to help break down some old furniture and help out around the house. Mayella asked Tom if he can bust up a chiffarobe. According to Tom she tried to knock him off the ladder and
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