...Stereotyping or “a stereotype” is either a negative or positive preconceived thought towards a certain gender, race, religion, or a particular age group, etc. Stereotyping can slip in without a second thought & people frequently never realize they’re stereotyping since they’re used to it. Individually, we all stereotype things whether we notice it or not. That is called unconscious bias. Where our brain makes automatic judgements. For example; from thinking certain animals are always extremely aggressive or the thinking that a person is up to no good because of their skin color or area they live in. Basically, people who are not the same skin color, are of a different religion, different gender, or age can be affected by stereotypes no matter...
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...often placed improperly. When this mistake is compared to the trial held in To Kill A Mockingbird, the reader finds this to be an archetype of the common misunderstanding. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a trial is held to find the verdict of Mayella’s case, Mayella lacks family support and a social life, and Tom Robinson is found guilty as Mayella’s raper. The verdict is true to the jury, but in reality Tom Robinson is an innocent man. A trial is held to find the person who took advantage of Mayella and caused her injuries. Both sides of the story completely contradict each other, but both sound truthful. Bob Ewell, Mayella’s father, makes his confession which essentially states that he found Tom Robinson beating on Mayella when he arrived at his home. On the other hand Atticus, Toms defense attorney, states that Tom was requested to do a chore for her and ended up being kissed by her. Atticus also adds that when...
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...Harper lee is a famous writer that made the amazing novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In this great book she uses symbolism. Symbolism is when something has one meaning but it also has a different meaning. The Mockingbird in to Kill a Mockingbird stands for someone's innocence. This means someone who is a mockingbird is innocent. Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, and Boo Radley as mockingbirds in her novel. First Lee uses Tom Robinson as a mockingbird. Tom Robinson is an African American male who was accused of raping a white female by the name of Mayella Ewell. Tom Robinson ran away and wanted to escape the inevitable. Tom Robinson knew that he was going to be found guilty in court because the government is not bias. “ they shot him seventeen times in the chest. They didn’t...
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...Have you realIzed you are just bothered by something that someone is doing or acting but you don’t know why. During the time period in To Kill a Mockingbird everyone ( The Townsfolk) looks at everyone and if you do something wrong you're going down for it. During To Kill a Mockingbird throughout the book scout gets criticized by wearing what she wants and to other people's point of view she needs to act and look like a girl. Scout struggles with this because she wants to act and look her own way. In To Kill a Mockingbird no one will get in scouts way to be herself. Atticus has to deal with everyone thinking about him in a certain way because everyone is criticizing him for defending a black man. During this book there are a lot of stereotypes that the finches and Tom Robinson has to deal with. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee shows that people criticize other people's lifestyles if it isn’t normal to them, which make them feel better about their life. In this book a lot of people seem to criticize people on how they live and how they do things in their own way. Some...
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...“Grit Ted Talk” by Angela Duckworth and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the “Grit Ted Talk” Angela Duckworth explains that a person who perseveres understands that failure is not fixed, so they try again and again until until they achieve their goal. A person who perseveres not only perseveres in one aspect in their life, but perseverance carries over into any obstacle they attempt. Some might say that just because a person perseveres, doesn’t mean that they will use their perseverance for the greater good of others and society. A person may persevere in one aspect of their life, but it doesn’t mean they will always persevere. People who do persevere seek courage and strength of of other's’ success and triumph, they live life like a...
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...An example pulled from “To Kill a Mockingbird” being when Tom Robinson (a colored man) is wrongfully accused of raping and assaulting Mayella Ewell. Even after the jury and crowd was provided enough evidence to prove Tom innocent, the jury still found him to be guilty under a bias. The white crowd also found this conscientious joyous. Today this bias is still often seen. Even in the smallest slurs or in our stereotypes presented to colored...
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...In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, there was plenty of misunderstanding, prejudice, stereotype, and bias. But misunderstanding was an idea that came up the most. To Kill A Mockingbird shows misunderstanding in society from a child’s point-of-view and not an adult’s point-of-view because adults are more mature and they don’t have as much imagination as a child does. This is shown from a child’s point-of-view because children have more creativity and are more energetic than adults. In society, misunderstanding can be seen when people do unusual things. This can be seen on page 24 where Scout, one of the main characters in the novel, doesn’t know why Walter, another character in the novel, pours syrup on his vegetables. The reason why Walter pours syrup on his vegetables is because Walter is poor and he has never tried sugar. People do things like this because they’re hungry or they’ve never tried sweets. Misunderstanding shows how people don’t understand...
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...Throughout the first semester we dug into two page turning and eye opening novels, one set in the small town of Macomb Alabama and the other in Brooklyn New York. First, we picked apart the intricacies of racism and losing one’s innocents in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Soo after, we examined the complexities of Judaism and the terrors of the Holocaust in Chain Potok’s The Chosen. Although both possess great merit and provide a window into the past, one story spoke to me on an interpersonal level unlike any book has done for me before. Thankfully I may display my bias in all its glory as I state the case for why I choose The Chosen. Potok’s gripping story contains a more mature and introspective writing style, more relatable characters, and a theme more applicable to my life....
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...Persuading the Future Generation "The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority." (Ralph W. Sockman) In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes the ways a community’s stupidly can provoke Prejudice and bias can cause a person’s true immaturity to be released. Prejudice and bias are created by the lack of knowledge, fear itself, and the need to have something to blame all our problems on and staying calm and collected will overcome this dilemma. Ignorance and the lack of knowledge can block someone from seeing that what they are doing is wrong. At the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird scout is too naïve and immature to see that everyone can be different and that is alright. When Jem invites Walter Cunningham over for dinner, without knowing what she was saying she called out Walter for “(drowning) his dinner in syrup” (32). Scout was slightly making fun of Walter because he was different and she wouldn’t accept that. She didn’t understand what she said embarrassed Walter because of her ignorance. Scout’s bias was coming from the fact that Walter comes from a family of farmers. The Cunningham’s don’t even make enough money to provide the children with proper meals. Another instance that the children were showing prejudice and bias was when it came to anything about the Radley house. Both of the Finch kids believed that if they “even touch the trees over there [they would] get killed”’ (45). This shows how...
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...Ignorance in To Kill a Mockingbird Merriam-Webster defines ignorance as a lack of knowledge, education, or awareness. It can cause people to reject others because they are different in some way. Because the majority of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee are poorly educated, many of them refuse to accept people because of their race, class, or gender. The ignorance within the novel contributes to the development of the conflicts throughout the book. The racial ignorance within the novel is a factor in the progression of the conflicts. It causes Tom Robinson, a young black man, to be treated unfairly during his trial. Even though there was enough evidence to prove that Robinson was innocent, he was still convicted by...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, was published in July 11, 1960. Harper sets the time period during the Great Depression, from 1933-1935, in a fictional city called Maycomb, Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of a young girl named Scout Finch and witnesses her father attempt to prove the innocence of a black man who was unjustly accused of rape. Throughout the trial, Scout witnesses as her father tries his hardest to prove that the black man is innocent even though the outcome of the trial has already been decided. A few of the important characters are Atticus Finch, Scout Finch, The Ewells, and Tom Robinson. Scout and her brother, Jem, are both young children, and do not understand. The story is structured around...
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...In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, justice is demonstrated throughout Atticus’ actions. His strive for equality can be represented by the scales of justice. Atticus believes that everyone should be treated fairly regardless of race, socio-economic or familial background. Having such an honorable and just character, propels Atticus to defend the wronged individual, Tom Robinson. Atticus believes that Tom Robinson is innocent of the crime accused against him and he believes Robinson should not receive the death penalty. Atticus knows Tom might lose this case due to the racial attitudes and prejudices prevalent in the community. When an African-American is accused of a crime, the person is undoubtedly presumed guilty. Atticus still persists in...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is regarded by many as a modern classic. It is also considered one of the more controversial pieces of American literature because of several factors. These include mature themes related to racial slurs, racial bias towards African-Americans, swearing, and sexual content, which raises Conservative concerns for those who read it. I am of the more liberal opinion that this is a novel that is appropriate for older junior high students and all high school students because it teaches about a part of U.S. history, specifically, racism in a southern town during the 1930s, and its effects on people. First, the novel teaches principles about how to treat others. All residents of Maycomb, Alabama are perfectly content...
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...Why are people Hypocritical The song “America Is” has many similarities to the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Both authors talk about hypocrisy and want us to understand clearly the message that they are trying to send. In To Kill a Mockingbird hypocrisy was a common thing that the people in the society of Maycomb seemed to have. Tom Robinson a black man who was accused of raping a white woman had taken the guilt although he was innocent. Because of the hypocrisy in Maycomb, Tom would never be able to get his hopes up. Atticus (a white lawyer) took the responsibility to defend Tom and try to eliminate the hypocrisy in his town. However Atticus was the only one in his town who wanted to do the right thing and stands up for what he believes in but the others wouldn’t. They just wanted to go along with the situation and let whatever happens, happen. There is a quote in the song “America is” that says “America is the home of the hypocrite”. The quote is really connected to the book because the people in Maycomb let their hypocrisy grow among them and won’t do what is right. American people always say “All people should be treated equally” but their actions never show whether or not they do value what they say. The people in Maycomb are afraid, and possibly wanted to do the right thing especially telling the truth, but they did not because they fear that their decisions or actions will somehow unplease others. Atticus couldn’t be the eye opener for the people...
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...are immoral; some Negro men are not to be trusted around women – black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. There is not a person in this courtroom who has never told a lie, who has never done an immoral thing, and there is no man living who has never looked upon a woman without desire"(Shmoop). This quote is from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In this literary piece, the search for truth in a judicial setting is the main focus. There are pieces of evidence, moral, and ethical aspects that are revealed in the book. They were used in the search for the truth. Truth is the state of mind of being real or fact. Through the ways of knowing, truth can be found. There are different ways of depicting truth. Through the arts, an artist can express him or herself and show truth through their expression. One form of art is Literature. Literature is a way of reaching truth but is not necessarily the best at “telling the truth”. Truth can also be represented in historical fiction in great literature works such as in To Kill a Mockingbird. Literature is the way that a writer can express him or herself through written language. Some might believe that literature is a more reliable way to find truth. However, there are others who might raise the questions such as “What is literature?” and “Who decides what literature is?” If questions like these can be raised, that means that the definition of literature can interpreted...
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