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Helen Robinson Monologue

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I’m Helen Robinson, Tom Robinson’s wife. There was a timeframe in the book just after Tom was killed, before Helen could find a secure way to earn money for her family; it was a very unstable time for her and her children. Although Helen is portrayed as meek and kindhearted, much like Tom, the overwhelming sadness and pressure may have caused her to break down emotionally, or feel some emotions of vengeance towards a majority of the white community; especially the Ewells.
In the novel, the black church provides her with funding and support while Tom is in court. This indicates that they had a positive relationship with her, so I’ve decided that the monologue would take place in the church, a probable location for her to go to vent her troubles. They always tell me to give it time and things will change, but all …show more content…

Weeping. Broken. Finally awake to the dangers of living in own my skin.
So, dear God, please help me find the seed of hope that will remind me, remind my beautiful children and all the sons and daughters of this community that their life matters. Please teach them to love themselves. To love their own skin, their culture and their roots.
But lord, I do not pray for revenge on the whites; I just pray for justice; justice for us; justice for Thomas Robinson. Huh, when I was young, a white lawyer like Atticus wouldn’t even try to defend a Negro; bless him. People like him give me hope for the future: a future where my children are free of fear. A future where the hue of their skin doesn’t determine how much respect they’re given, nor how many opportunities they can grasp. A future where they don’t have’ta worry about no Ewell either. (smile)
If this future awaits, someone has to lead them there, and knowing that gives me the strength to smile, pull myself up at the bootstraps, and keep moving forward. One foot in front of the other; little by little, and piece by

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