...There are many examples of evil, hypocrisy, and injustice in “To Kill A Mockingbird” and even throughout the world. These examples include Tom Robinson’s death, Bob Ewell’s attempt on the children’s life, the ministry circle, the class discussion in Miss Gates class, Tom Robinson’s trial, the treatment of Boo Radley, and the mass rape spree that recently happened in Germany. These are all examples of evil, hypocrisy, and injustice in “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and our world today. The examples of evil that the kids saw in To Kill A Mockingbird are the treatment of the African-American community of Maycomb and the actions of Bob Ewell. The African-American community of Maycomb is not treated fairly in many ways. One way is that they are pushed to the worst part of the town near the dump and do not have any opportunities in Maycomb. An example of this is that no one in colored community could read because they were never taught unlike the white community. Also, most of the people in Maycomb county are racist towards the colored community, just like many other southern places during this time. The other example is Bob Ewell’s actions. The first reason for this is that he followed Mrs. Robinson and harassed and threatened her....
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...made their paths crooked, Whoever treads on them does not know peace." Injustice comes in many forms. The world is broken, and until the Lord returns, there will be sin and injustice. Racism, prejudice, false judgment, and stereotyping are all skewed perceptions and with that, unjust. In the award winning book 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the theme of injustice is rampant throughout in the cases of Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Calpurnia. The false judgment of Boo Radley perpetuates injustice. People made up stories and spread rumors about him. He was seen as a monster who ate raw squirrels and had bloodstained hands. Not just kids gossiped about Boo, but also the adults joined in. Miss Stephanie Crawford, who was the towns main busy-body, told the children tales about Boo. Jem told Scout, " She woke up in the middle of the night one time and saw his looking skull at her." No one deserves to be gossiped about, and Boo Radley did not deserve to be treated unjustly. The case of Tom Robinson exhibits injustice through racism and lies. Falsely accused, Tom symbolically portrays the image of an innocent mockingbird killed. When Bob Ewell lies about Tom, most of the town...
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...wrote a spectacular novel, To Kill A Mockingbird , that includes multiple examples of injustice and unfairness. Injustice appears many diferent times in the book through the deceptive rumors made against Boo Radley, Scouts school experiences, and the unfairness shown towards Atticus. Maycomb county would never admit it, but the injustice they show toward Boo that seems harmless, is quite unfair. Imeadatly after any crime, all fingers point to the Radley place, simply because the town has no idea what the hermit does inside all day. Unjustly deciding that Boos actions are evil, all of a sudden a man secluding himself in his home becomes a terror of the town and his reputiation, unfairly, becomes destroyed. "Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said any stealthy small crimes commited...
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...Racial injustice is the plague that has infected the nation we live in today, spreading from the day that farms discovered cash crops and fighting against all odds to ruin the views that we have against people of color. It takes the form of denial of rights in front of a judge, or casually residing in those on the streets, tempting them to change their opinions based on someone’s differences. The courts, juries and everyday people across the nation demonstrate this ideal of racial injustice everyday, shown from the writings of anti-racist Tim Wise and the life of Scout Finch in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, in which they highlight the difference in treatment between those of color and those who are white. Throughout the entirety...
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..."Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope” (National Legal Aid & Defender Association). To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee follows Scout, a young girl growing up in the middle of The Great Depression and seeing an incredible amount of injustice in her southern town. During this time period, segregation was still legal and the US was even deeper immersed in racism than it is today. Justice rivals fairness in To Kill A Mockingbird because of deep rooted prejudice in the novel’s society. Prejudice is evident throughout the novel, one specific example would be that Tom Robinson is not given the benefit of the doubt when he dies. This...
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...Injustice is defined as “the lack of fairness or justice”, while boundaries are physical or social limitations which can lead to unfairness. For example, Harper Lee’s not-so talked about character, Tom Robinson faces a huge injustice in chapter 21 of To Kill a Mockingbird: He’s found guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. In The Untold Story of Emmett Till, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam are found not guilty of the murder of Emmett Till even though there is some pretty damning evidence against them. In A Bronzeville Mother Loiters in Mississippi. Meanwhile, a Mississippi Mother Burns Bacon, Carolyn Bryant’s home life is riddled with little gender boundaries. The difference between boundaries and injustice aren't that different from each other when living down South. Being Black in the South, especially in Alabama, in 1935 is bad enough, but when you throw being accused of raping a White woman on top of it you’re already dead. Tom Robinson’s verdict is one of the biggest disappointments in the book, even though it’s known from the get-go. The jury chooses Bob and Mayella Ewell’s word over Tom’s even though they are seen as the scourge of the town, as implied when Atticus Finch tries to sell his...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic novel written by Harper Lee, educating readers of the racial injustice in the small town of Maycomb. Set in the 1930’s and narrated by young Scout Finch, Lee has incorprated erudite language features and strutural elements to create a sense of suspense to evoke feelings of nervousness and empathy into the reader. Lee’s writing style emphasises the audience’s nervousness and continues to build a sense of suspense through language features and strutural elements to expose Maycomb’s hidden injustice caused by racism. Mayella’s initial hostilty is presented through her dialoge with Atticus and is heightened by Mr Ewell’s foreboding actions presented through short, structured syntax. ‘He sat up straight and waited...
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...Gas Chambers. Concentration camps. Murder. During World War II Hitler and his nazis behaved with great evil toward Jewish people and others including gypsies and homosexuals. This was a wicked time in European history. While these terrible events were occurring, other people began to step forward as leaders. For example, many non jews gave up their lives to protect others. There are always people who show this kind of courage during harder times. Challenging times brings out the best in certain people. As Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird illustrates, when times are dark and people behave with injustice, others step forward and show tremendous courage. Although Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s is a racist town, some characters such as Atticus...
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...people react and what is the right way to respond when injustice knocks on their front door? From a small unfairness to enormous discriminations, standing up to injustice and dealing with it proves considerably more difficult than most people assume. In the book To Kill a Mocking Bird, the writer, Harper Lee, depicts several interesting themes. One of them: injustice – problems and evils that cause readers to think for themselves and create their own standards of right and wrong. Harper Lee composes three interlinking unjust wrongs throughout the book. Injustice is revealed by how people perceive Boo Radley, the accusation against Tom Robinson, and Bob Ewell’s attack on Jem and Scout. To start, many people in Maycomb perceived Boo Radley inaccurately. Boo Radley, or Arthur Radley, probably had some mental or physical problems, but the assumptions and accusations that people carelessly made against him proved completely injust and unfair. “Boo was about six and a half feet tall judging by his tracks; he dined on any raw squirrels and any cats he could catch,...
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...In the south, people were raised with strong beliefs without their choice. If another person thought otherwise and stood against what the community believed they would be rejected because that's how the southerners were raised. But it was time for a change, injustice because of discrimination could not continue. The beliefs the south had were unfair because they were based off of racism. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Martin Luther King Jr.). People need to stand up for others because without an adversary, change will not occur. It is the power of one to realize the fault and start a new breed that believe what they think is right and are raised with respect to everyone. In To Kill a Mockingbird a distinguished novel by Harper Lee; the color of skin and beliefs that a person obtain determines how they are treated and valued as a member of the community in Maycomb, Alabama during The Great Depression. In this case, the color of a person's skin determines their level in society and how they are looked upon by the more powerful class. Calpurnia, the Finch's cook, is caring for the children and...
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...Racism – A Fatal Epidemic Racism has plagued the world for years upon end, dating back centuries. Originating from the Atlantic slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, whites have discriminated against blacks. The majority of whites mistreated their slaves unmercifully, and unfortunately, the Caucasians remained biased long after the end of slavery – some forms still present in today’s society. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee focuses a substantial portion of the book on the issue of racism. Through the perspective of Jean Louise, the young daughter of a conscientious lawyer, one witnesses the injustice of racial prejudice. Most evident through the way people refer to blacks, the mob that tried to kill Tom Robison, and the jury’s verdict after the trial, racism dictated the little town of Maycomb. For years people have called each other rude names. However, adults generally expect this behavior from juveniles, and yet these adults still referred to African Americans with disrespectful words. “Your father’s no better than the nig**** and trash he works for!” (135). Mrs. Dubose, one of many people who referred to Negroes in this way, clearly has no respect for any African American or any associated with them. The former...
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...-The unjust legal system During the time that the novel To Kill a Mockingbird takes place there was a lot of racial injustice in the legal system. Black people would be sent to prison or killed for crimes they either did not commit or for crimes that did not deserve such punishments. The author Harper Lee was aware of this injustice and she based her book To Kill a Mockingbird on one of these trials. The trial that was taking place during this novel was called the Scottsboro boys trial. Once again black men were being accused of a crime but they did not commit. -The Scottsboro boys trial •What Happened On March 25, 1931 in Scottsboro, Alabama a group of nine black teenagers entered onto a train. Their names were Charlie Weems, Ozie Powell, Clarence Norris, Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Hayward Patterson, Eugene Williams, and Andrew and Leroy Wright .When a group of white teenagers saw one of the boys,...
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...of a novel is an important asset for the author to present their story in a way they see fit. By allowing the author to express their emotions, the title remains a significant feature. When examining the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the reader can see that the mockingbird is a metaphorical symbolization of the theme of innocence, or the loss of. Published in 1960 by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird has become a literary classic. This essay will explore the significance of the title “To Kill a Mockingbird” and will endeavor to explain to the reader why Harper Lee’s novel is called To Kill a Mockingbird while also touching on some of the themes that are connected to the title, such as the loss of innocence and injustice. Revolving...
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...It’s A Sin To Kill A Mockingbird Life isn’t fair. Everyone has heard this phrase at least one time, and most absolutely agree. Our world is far from perfect, it always has and always will. Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird, is a great example of this. This is an amazing story of a small-town girl named Scout Finch back in the 1930’s. She lives with her older brother (Jem), her father (Atticus), and her black maid (Calpurnia). Atticus is a well known and respected lawyer, who is appointed to a case he takes personally. A black man named Tom Robinson is accused of rape. A white racist man named Bob Ewell claims he raped his daughter. The case has gotten the whole town’s attention, and the Finch’s who are one of the most respected families...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird “Mockingbirds don’t do anything but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat people’ gardens, don’t nest in the corncribs, they don’t do one thing but just sing their hearts out to us,” Atticus said to Scout (148). Indeed, Atticus’s word was extremely true in the situation of Tom Robinson, one of the characters in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, which was written by Harper Lee. This story took place in 1930’s in Southern Alabama when the injustice between black people and white people was very deep. In this period, the black people were considered as the Mockingbirds, the innocuous birds for people’s lives. However, these birds often were killed without any guilt just like the black people were shot and lynched by the white people even though they were innocent. It was the fate for the black people in the South who lived in the 1930’s. Especially, through the court scene in “To Kill a Mockingbird” which was about the trial of Tom Robinson, a married black man, who was sentenced for raping Mayella, a white woman, Harper Lee emphasized deeply the injustice for the black people. Indeed, the black people did not have any justice in the South in 1930’s. Tom Robinson was the defendant who was accused of raping Mayella on the night of August 21st. The truth was that Tom did not do anything bad to Mayella. On that day, he only passed by Mayella’s house and came in to her house to help her as she requested. Suddenly, she hugged him around the waist and kissed...
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