Discrimination is so unknowingly dangerous, it causes a plethora of people to die. In the literary works of To Kill a Mocking Bird, and 12 Angry Men, people were killed or almost killed because of their ethnic or social economic background. These situations happen all over the world, and these stories bring them to life. Maycomb, a quiet old town in the South, has one problem-discrimination towards those who are different. For this reason alone, Tom Robinson, a black slave, was sent to death for
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I think Calpurina is a great example of someone that Scout misunderstood. In the beginning Scout thought Calpurnia did not like her as much as Jem, for she was much harder on Scout than Jem. I think Calpurina was tougher on Scout beacuse she knew what it felt like to have someone making fun of you or not excepting you beacuse of who you are. Scout was being mean to Walter and Calpurnia yelled at her and she did not understand why. At that point of the story Scout did not know how much it hurt to
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Rocking on my porch, the gossip rolls by like dust in the air. Everyone on the street is whispering about something into others ears. Did a black named Tom Robinson rape a white women? As a white lady living in Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, people see things differently. Sometime the doses of morphine I take affect my thinking. Maycomb is like a divided town right now. Some townsfolk I, Mrs. DuBose can be seen as a racist in some people's eyes. People view me as a mean old woman.
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Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb County and the father of Jeremy (aka. Jem) and Jean Louise (aka Scout). Atticus grew up in Finch's landing in Mobile, Alabama, with his younger sister and brother, Alexandra and Jack. After leaving his home, to go to law school he settled in Maycomb county. He is a widower and very kind man. Atticus is one of the very few people unaffected by racism, which is one of the numerous reasons why he agreed to defend Tom Robinson. Atticus is average height, with black
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In the novel to kill a mocking bird there is many examples of discrimination. Discrimination is the injust treatment of a person based on their appearance, race, sexuality, class, or gender. There are three main types of discrimination found in this novel and these are racism, which is the main form of discrimination found in this novel; sexism; and classism. These forms of discrimination put together form the main plot of this book. Racism is a belief that all members of a particular race possess
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Power, something difficult to attain and a tool to weakness to others. With the power Mayella has, she uses it to her advantage to convict an innocent man because of her wrongdoings. Because of Mayella’s class, and gender, Mayella lacks power, but her race makes her powerful. Again, Mayella Ewell lacks power because of her social class. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a negro cabin” (Doc A) shows and tells us that the Ewells class falls very low, limiting Mayella’s
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First, I will be talking about Atticus and two adjectives that describe him. My first adjective is adamant. Atticus is very adamant about his kids going to church and it didn’t really matter what kind of church. Cal took Jem and Scout to “her church” which was a totally a black community. Aunt Alexandra did not like the fact that they were going to a church with all black people but Atticus didn’t mind. Another reason how Atticus is adamant is that when aunt Alexandra tries to get rid of Cal that
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In the Pursuit of Equality Every man should have equality in the courts; it’s not fair that so many people are against this because no two people are the same. I think Dill believes in Atticus’ closing argument because unlike other people in Maycomb, he actually understands that this isn’t fair for Tom Robinson. He may not have witnessed all of the evil things that happen in Maycomb like Jem and Scout have, but he still understands that every man should have equal rights. He even mentions his opinion
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To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee is set in the Great Depression about three kids growing up and finding out the reality of life. Harper Lee shows that there are many forms of inequality through the racism towards Tom Robinson, Scout and her expectations, and the economic inequality of the Cunninghams and the Ewells. Inequality was shown through the character of Tom Robinson. The character that helped the kids find that racism was the best example of inequality was when Tom Robinson was shot
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Atticus’s bravery is shown throughout the novel, he faces challenges that result in criticism and violence but is still reliable to defend Tom Robinson. For instance, when Atticus is talking with Scout he tells her the importance of why he took the case. “ [He] couldn’t hold [his] head up in town, [he] couldn't represent this country in legislature, [he] couldn’t even tell...Jem and Scout not to do something” (Lee 100). Atticus explains why he is going against the town of Maycomb to defend Tom Robinson
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