Tom Robinson should be acquitted because he is innocent and there is no medical evidence suggesting Tom actually beat or raped Mayella Ewell. The evidence actually suggests that Bob Ewell, her own father beat her. She has bruises on the right side of her face, which could only come from a left hand. Tom Robinson's hand was torn up in a cotton gin, he can only use his right hand now. The jury has an unfair assumption of African Americans and bias opinions of them. This is not fair to Tom who is innocent
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geraniums. Scout refers to Mayella as the “loneliest person in the world” (Lee, chap. 19). White people would
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Imagine being back in the Great Depression and being accused of something that did not happen and being found guilty. This is what happened to Tom Robinson in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel, Harper Lee used real life stories as a guide to help her write her novel correctly and accurately. The novel is tied to a few stories such as, Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the issues of racism in that time period. One of the first connections to America’s history of racism in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Some people simply find themselves at home with nature more than people. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the Finch’s long time neighbor, Miss Maudie loves her azaleas and flowers and seems to fit in with them more than with the town. Her family has known the Finches for many, many years, but until recently, Jem and Scout have never really known her. After they become friends and begin to spend more time with her, however, they realize that Miss Maudie proves much more than just a plant loving
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Courageous Stacey Sometimes, it is hard to show courage but, sometimes, it is the right thing to do. In my opinion the character that is the most courageous in the book “Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry,” by Mildred D. Taylor, would be Stacey. Stacey is Cassie Logan’s oldest brother who keeps his younger siblings out of trouble. Stacey showed courage by helping T.J when he was hurt even though he could have easily said no, Stacey took away T.J’s cheat notes that he had to cheat on a test, and, even
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In any novel, the main character’s development and change plays a large role in the story. Although Magnus Chase: Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan is a story based on Norse mythology, the main character, Magnus Chase, grows as a character in the novel, learning lessons that can apply to the real world as well. Magnus’ journey from a distrusting and ungrateful person to someone who is selfless and fights for the greater good is only made possible by the hardships he endures while on his quest. Rick
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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing,” Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird highlights her childhood, showing the racism in her home and mirrors her family life. To Kill a Mockingbird shows the innocence of children and growing up. Harper Lee’s Maycomb mirrors her childhood home of Monroeville, Alabama and the white supremacy. Scout is the child of a lawyer taking on a job of defending a black man in front of the town. Characterization is how an author
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What makes a “good” parent? Is it the lessons they teach, or the way they teach them? Atticus, the father of Jem and Scout in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, not only teaches his children several lessons, but also serves as a role model. He is an exemplary parent. When he takes on a case that he knows will greatly affect his family’s lives, he uses the opportunity to teach his children several life lessons, just as he has done with every hardship that came upon them before he takes
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In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is a wise father. At one point during the book while he was talking to his son, Jem, he says, “It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” He was explaining to Jem what real courage is and why it is important to know the real definition of it. Atticus’ description of courage is not a man holding a gun. He said that even though you know
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To Kill a Mockingbird and the southern gothic genre In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, the author Harper Lee utilizes the genre of southern gothic. The southern gothic genre is the best choice for the story that author Harper Lee wanted to tell. The reason why is because this genre allows the story to have an eerie mood fitting with the narrator, Scout who is a child and sees certain places or people as uncomfortably creepy or as jarring. It also allows the issue of unjust racism in the most inappropriate
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