In the story to kill a mockingbird written by Harper Lee . The author tells a story about what is going on in Maycomb County .The story is from the view of children .The children talk about their many wonders of the town . For example, why Boo Radley never comes out of his house . In addition to Boo they change topics when their father takes on a court case that's not in his favor. We can see that there are some unfair events that take place in the story . Most of the events that happened in the book are realistic to what goes on in society . In the story we see that people get treated differently for many different reasons. We see that women , colored people and the poor have gotten treated differently. Atticus takes a case where a black guy is accused of raping a white girl. For that time this was considered a closed case.However they go to court and try to defend him. As a result of the case we find out that the black man was the victim but sadly he was guilty . …show more content…
In the story Atticus makes the case clear as day to the jury. He shows that the girl's story is unclear and also explains why her father could have committed the crime . The story tells about this poor family and how the kids are treated differently. For example the kids only go to school on the first day, unlike the other kids who attend the whole year.This isn't fair to the poor kids because while the students are learning trying to better their future the poor ones are worrying about what they would like to eat.Now we have food shelters to help the families that can’t afford food so it’s not often when a kid has to drop out of school to
A town in itself has a personality like that of a living being. Its personality is a result of its past experiences, its occupants, and surrounding influences. These forces combine and act in a complicated way to move a city, like an organism, through growth and change. Significant forces such as the great depression influence attitudes, such as racism, toward others as individuals compete to survive. In To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Scout, the daughter of a lawyer by the name of Atticus Finch, tells the story of growing up in the small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. Through her eyes, the reader discovers many of the struggles of the period faced by its inhabitants and resembled
Within Many novels we encounter multiple messages, to help us grow and mature. Specifically in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, we learn that it is important to consider other people's perspective, situations, and choices. Starting from Boo Radley's isolation away from the town of Maycomb, because of what has happened to him in the past. To Atticus’ choice to treat everyone as an equal by deciding to help a black man, and treat them all the same. And lastly, the Cunningham's life style, as they are farmers who don't gain a lot of money, and are seen as lower class people. Throughout the novel we see there's more behind all three of theirs stories and choices towards them teaching us a greater lesson. Preparing us as we get older,
Atticus is a many sided character in many ways he is a lawyer but as well a guy with much talent for guns and aiming. As the story goes along he changes into teaches his kids into good kids who learn the ways into Tom Robinson’s case and how even though he was innocent Jem was very affected from this case but also taught him about the real world and the town and life they live in which Atticus guided him through. That he keeps a common touch even though he walks with kings(Line 20 in poem).That he is a powerful lawyer that is very powerful person in court and he still is very common and talks to people and they don’t just think bad of others but even though as Tom Robinson had really no chance against Bob Ewell’s daughter he still gave his best to make sure he gave Tom the best shot at winning by not giving up on him even though he was going to lose.
Instead of allowing the overwhelming hypocrisy and hatred of the town to get in his way, Atticus
‘“Atticus, he was real nice’, his hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me, ‘Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them’”(Lee 376). To judge a person on a false image is wrong. Scout did this with Boo Radley. she listened to what others said and never thought of how ridiculous the claims were. Scout was a little girl who was sometimes quick to form an opinion on someone.
In the novel, How to Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the main character Scout goes through many hardships and changes as a result of her experiences. Scouts learn to understand different people and the world as a whole. To understand people, Scout had to learn to become mindful about racism, learn to see others by walking in their shoes, and how her father, Atticus, is not just an old man who reads daily but a brave man who stands up for what is right. Scout becomes mindful of the racism around her in Maycomb County and around the world. Towards the beginning of the story, Scout doesn’t understand why racism affects people so much and why her father is being insulted by her classmates everyday.
Now let's start from the beginning atticus has gone to court to defend a black man named tom robinson because the town is full of racism and there is no other person in the hole town that had the nerve to defend a black man. So as humble as atticus is he decided to defend the poor old helpless and innocent man tom robinson. Against the law because tom robinson is being accused of raping and molesting a young 9 year old girl named Mayella Ewell. And then after the court scene Bob Ewell confronted him and spit in his face to get back at atticus.
“To Kill A Mockingbird” is set in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. The main character in the film is Atticus Finch. Atticus Finch is a highly respected lawyer in Maycomb and is relatively financially-stable compared to the rest of the people in his community, even amidst the Great Depression. In Maycomb, a black man named Tom Robinson is being sent to trial for raping a white woman. Due to this town being heavily populated by whites and extremely racist, it was almost impossible for Tom Robinson to find a lawyer who would defend him at trial.
The book shows students that racism existed back in the 1930s. The case of Tom Robinson the black accused rapist is discussed by Atticus by
In Go Set A Watchman, Jean Louise is disappointed by Atticus and his drastic change. When Jean Louise was younger, her father was kind and wise. He also put his reputation at risk when he defended an a black man who was falsely accused of raping a white woman in a town full of racist and prejudiced people. When Jean Louise returned to Maycomb she was disillusioned by Atticus. In chapter eight, she finds a pamphlet called “The Black Plague” among the papers beside Atticus’s chair.
Atticus was proven not guilty, he was the man who he claims he was both behind doors and in public. The lesson for the story would be even if you're a good person once someone sees you different you'll always be like that to said
In this paragraph I will explain how Jem and Scout’s perception of Atticus changes throughout the next few chapters of the book. From the beginning of the book all the way to page 126, the kids have always thought that Atticus had never done anything exciting in his lifetime and that he was just an average Joe with nothing particularly or special about him. The kids had always thought that he had led an anti-climatic, boring life. The kids had assumed this for the reason that Atticus had never shared any exciting stories about himself that truly grasped Jem and Scout’s attention. They figured, he was a lawyer and that there is nothing special about being a lawyer. Another example of what the kids originally think of Atticus is that he is not
Atticus has been given a case to protect a negro, Tom Robinson, from a rape case against a white woman, Mayella Ewell, her father Bob Ewell has become very disliking of Atticus because of his choice to protect a negro. Despite the verdict of Tom’s case with him going to jail due to racism Bob still has this hatred for Atticus. Bob
When Jean Louise “Scout” Finch returns home to Maycomb County Alabama, she never expected the mindset of the people in her hometown to change. Maycomb would become more advanced and modern, but the views of the people she loved and grew up with, never would. “Until comparatively recently in its history, Maycomb County was so cut off from the rest of the nation that some of its citizens, unaware of the South’s political predilections over the past ninety years, still voted Republican.” (Lee 7). Since Maycomb is so distant from the awareness of certain historical events taking place in the mid 1950s, Scout does not expect to find a change in people’s mind relating to civil rights. When Scout first arrives home and sees people like Atticus, Aunt
Discrimination and prejudice against blacks was a huge point in this story with blacks being considered animals and trash and anyone who defends them such as Atticus to be given the same treatment from the people who discriminate blacks.