Frederick Douglass once said “The mind does not take its complexion from the skin” Many people in the town of Maycomb feel that colored people are less important because of their skin. Life is too short to only see the outside of people. In “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper lee‚ The story takes place down South in a town called Maycomb. In this small town there is racism‚ discrimination. kindness‚ and innocence‚ Symbolism is issued throughout the novel by Harper Lee to introduce the topic of racism
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For this project I choose the three genres of a map‚ a postcard and a collage looking at them through a socio-economic‚ a historical and psychological lenses. This project is peices of Scout’s scrapbook that she made. My first genre in my novel is a map of Maycomb through a socio-economic lense showing the different levels of the social classes based on economy as well as the character’s reputation and how they are perceived by society. “Behind the rough oak pulpit a faded pink silk banner proclaimed
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set in Maycomb County‚ Alabama in the 1930’s. Throughout the book‚ many conflicts happen and the setting plays a major part in the conflicts. During this time period‚ racial discrimination is coming into full swing and the character Atticus unfortunately gets in the middle of all of it. With everything revolving around Atticus‚ his character develops the theme of the book. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus reveals the theme of the book as “Always do the
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Have you ever wanted to see an almost perfect character in a book? In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ she created a character like this who lives in Maycomb County. This book was set during the Great Depression. Atticus in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ it’s the town lawyer of Maycomb. He is also the father of Scout and Jem Finch. The story is about a family who lives in Maycomb County that faces difficulties throughout the story. Atticus is a good teacher‚ stays solid‚ and is a respectful person when
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Firstly‚ In this journal I will be characterizing Atticus as empathetic and moral. To begin with‚ Atticus is empathetic for many reasons. For one‚ Atticus always walks in other people’s shoes before he judges anyone. Atticus always walks in another person’s shoes or skin‚ as he puts it because everyone has different things that you do not know and you should not judge them for as he puts it. Atticus always tells the kids that they should give everyone a chance as he does. Atticus also is empathetic
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I agree with Moser’s point that this show seems to depict discrepancies in the justice system based on class and also adds the different perspectives‚ all while highlighting the lovable oaf Avery. Moser makes many points about the intersections and interactions between different socioeconomic classes in Manitowoc county as well as the condescending attitudes of the those who are above others. The article further highlights the idea of demonizing the poor as exemplified by O’Kelly’s statement and
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Living in a world where white supremacy is the social norm‚ and blacks are constantly treated unjustly‚ two kids Scout and Jem Finch‚ along with the help of their father‚ learn to overcome social injustices. Maycomb is a small town within the state of Alabama‚ but in that town lies discrimination‚ segregation‚ prejudice‚ and much more. When Scout and Jem’s father Atticus is called to defend a black man in a rape case‚ chaos arises. In the thick of it all lies Jem and Scout‚ and they have to learn
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“Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee‚ 323). In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a trial‚ in the year of 1935‚ between a low class white family and a black man occurs. It is significant because narrator‚ Scout Finch‚ and brother‚ Jem Finch‚ learn through this case their key morals dealing with racism. Tom Robinson‚ the black male‚ is accused of raping a white female by the name of Mayella Violet Ewell. Mayella‚ daughter of Bob Ewell‚ comes
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel which intelligently explores the theme of innocence using several key techniques. The novel is set in a fictional town in Alabama in the ’30s and follows the growth of Scout‚ a young child and the book’s narrator‚ as she experiences first-hand the prejudice of the time by watching her father defend a black man for doing a crime of which he is innocent. Innumerable techniques such as usage of similes‚ narrative voice‚ key events and symbolism are fundamental
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Harper Lee once said‚ “ You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do.” Lee is alluding to the notion of winning‚ for this belief is a popular theme within literature. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ a community’s morals and beliefs regarding race‚ gender‚ and compassion determine that justice is a privilege for a few rather than a right for all. Throughout the small-town life‚ many characters see the evil in human nature‚ while others cause the evil with being racist. The kids’ innocence gets demolished
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