Sin to Kill Tom Robinson"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens‚ don’t nest in corncribs‚ they don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. That’s why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." (90) This quote is stated by Miss Maudie‚ underscoring the point of view of Atticus‚ who is a lawyer given an uphill job of substantiating a black man’s innocence who is accused of raping a white woman‚ Mayella Ewells. To Kill a Mockingbird is an inspirational
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have not committed is a crime on its own. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird a trial involving a Negro‚ Tom Robinson in opposition to a white man‚ Bob Ewell‚ is present. Tom Robinson is charged of sexual assault against Mayella‚ Bob Ewell’s daughter. As the trial continues on Atticus’ defense of Tom Robinson manifests the innocence of the accuser. Furthermore‚ all evidences presented were all in favour of Tom Robinson. Despite this fact‚ Tom is charged guilty and soon he is shot dead because of his
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something or act in a particular way is the power you have. The book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ tells a story about a poor white girl ( Mayella) that claims a black man (Tom) has raped her. Well Tom is wrongly convicted of raping Mayella. Someone’s class‚ gender‚ and race affect their lives.Mayella has power over Tom in the novel because she is a white female‚ but she does not have power because of her class. Therefore mayella is powerless in the class. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage
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I remember reading To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee‚ 1988) in high school‚ but reading the story as an adult certainly changed my thoughts about the novel. I believe that Boo Radley‚ Tom Robinson‚ and Atticus were all mockingbirds. Boo Radley watched from the privacy of his house‚ and saw the destruction that had taken place within the community. Boo interacted with Scout and Jem in such a way to remain anonymous for years‚ and he protected their life without asking for anything in return. Earlier in Boo’s
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One time the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee‚ demonstrates growing up is during the Tom Robinson trial. Both Scout and Jem suffer from several people referring to their father Atticus as a “Nigger-lover” for his defense of Tom Robinson and criticizing his profession. At first‚ both Scout and Jem deal with the situation incorrectly‚ by choosing to fight back. One night Mr. Cunningham and some other men decided to visit the jail in hope of killing Tom Robinson instead of letting him go to
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shows that Tom Robinson is innocent‚ and casts all evidence upon on Bob Ewell. Three critical pieces of evidence clear Tom’s name. Mayella’s right eye was blackened‚ indicating that she was most likely struck by a left hand. (Pg. 235-237) As Tom’s left arm is crippled‚ (Pg. 249) and as Atticus demonstrated‚ Bob Ewell is left-handed‚ (PG. 237) and the physical evidence points to he would have been able to do it easier. Furthermore‚ with intention to frame Tom‚ when Bob realized Mayella was injured
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can predict that Mayella Ewell lied in court because she is afraid of her father and because she does not want others know she flirted with Tom. To start‚ one can infer that Mayella lies because she is afraid of her father‚ and fears what he may do to her if she tells the truth. One piece of evidence that shows this is that Mayella nearly admits it herself. This occurs when Atticus is questioning Mayella on the stand‚ and he asks if her father treats her well. To answer‚ Mayella says‚ “He does tollable
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In To Kill a Mockingbird Mayella is powered by three different factors class‚ gender‚ and race. Mayella and her father were poor and dirty meaning her class was not very good‚ when she was in the courthouse she was looked at differently than some others. During the trial with Tom Robinson she was more likely to win because of her race being white and his being black. With Mayella being a female and in a bad situation she doesn’t have as many rights as some of the females and males. As an illustration
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County‚ Alabama. A nineteen-and-a-half year old white woman named Mayella Ewell and her father filed a rape charge against a maimed black man.The courtroom was packed to the brim with white and black viewers. The judge‚ Mr. Taylor‚ was draped lazily across his chair‚ looking very well asleep‚ as the prosecutor drilled first Mr. Tate‚ the local sheriff‚ then Mr. Ewell‚ and finally Mayella. According to the witnesses‚ the girl asked for Tom Robinson’s help to “bust up a chiffarobe” and when she turned
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In Chapter Ten‚ “To Kill A Mockingbird‚” Atticus bought Jem and Scout air rifles and explained to them that killing an innocent mockingbird is not acceptable. The mockingbird in the novel represents innocence. The mockingbird resembles Tom Robinson and his court case. Tom Robinson is not the only mockingbird in the novel but it fact Boo Radley is one also. The author‚ Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize and mirror Tom by providing examples of how his innocence was taken away from him because
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