Atticus had many good qualities that he tried to pass to the two youngsters, but egalitarian, tolerance, and respect were the ones that were demonstrated through Atticus’s actions. Egalitarian was a characteristic well exhibited during the first part, since the first part was about preparing the reader for the Tom Robinson's trial in which Atticus was the defense lawyer for the young, black man. This equality aspect did not only exhibit through Atticus taking the job as the defense lawyer for Tom Robinson but by the respect, Atticus had for Calpurnia. When Jem invited Walter to eat with them and Scout called on Walter for spilling syrup all over his food, Calpurnia excused Scout and scolded her for embarrassing Walter. Later on, when Jem and
In Maycomb County, the Negroes are viewed as inferior, and in addition, the Jim Crow laws are enforced to ensure segregation. As a result, they do not have equal rights as the other citizens. When Atticus is asked to defend Tom Robinson, a Negro man accused of raping a white girl, he accepts. To the community this was improper. The community’s disgust at Atticus’ decision is expressed when Scout is irked by Cecil Jacobs, a boy in her class, when he announces that, “Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggers.”
Scout and Jem are forced to deal with racial slurs and insults because of Atticus ' role in the trial. Scout has a very difficult time not physically fighting with other children due to this. Tom is asfsd to be guilty, even after Atticus proves that Tom did not commit the crime. Atticus unintentionally offends Bob Ewell, the father whose daughter is accusing Tom.
Her mom passed on when she was two years of age, so Calpurnia, the dark worker of the family, raised her, giving Scout an exceptionally unprecedented feeling of trust towards minorities individuals. Scout has a learning background subsidiary with the trial of Tom Robinson. Upon the arrival of the trial, Scout, alongside Jem and Dill snuck into the courthouse and sat on the minorities individuals' overhang to stay out of Atticus' sight. They were discovered observing just before the jurymen were expelled to talk about their sentencing. Atticus let the kids remain for the decision since they had as of now observed the entire trial and appeared to be very intrigued by what might happen to Tom Robinson.
The author demonstrates the problems in the school systems when Scout enters school she is reprimanded by her teacher, Mrs. Honeycomb for reading proficiently. She is commanded to “tell [her] father not to teach [her] anymore” and stop reading outside of school. Lee’s incongruity of the situation alerts her readers to the flaws within the school system. Lee satirizes the church when Scout and Jem are taken to church by Calpurnia, their black housekeeper, when the children’s father is unavailable. At this Christian church, the children are ridiculed for being white.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about two kids, Jem and Scout, and their childhood in their small town Maycomb, Alabama. In the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout were two innocent kids playing in the summer sun, until school came along. Jem was about twelve throughout the novel and Scout was eight, and considering that Jem was twelve in the novel, he was changing. During the middle of the novel a rape trial occurred, which included a black man being accused by a white woman of first-degree rape. Atticus, the kid’s father was defending the african american man; Tom Robinson.
Alissa Grisler 6/4/14 English Period 6 Mr. Mahan Loss of Innocence in To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, provides a coming-of-age story in which Scout and Jem Finch experience a loss of innocence as they grow up in the deeply prejudiced Southern Alabama. This loss of innocence stems from their exposure to discrimination, their increasing knowledge of justice versus corruption, and their awareness of social stratification. Throughout the story, their father, Atticus, serves as their guide and rigid advocate for morality. Harper Lee shows racism in Maycomb through dialogue and character’s actions. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are robbed of their childlike innocence during the trial of Tom Robinson, a black
The Finch family has an African-American cook, named Calpurnia, who is fond of Scout and Jem. When Atticus leaves and the children are alone on Sunday, Calpurnia brings Jem and Scout to church. When comparing similarities and differences, Jem and Scout are amazed how the black church sings hymns in “linin,” (pg 165) instead of just reading from the hymn books. ‘Linin’ is where one person speaks the line of the song for the choir to know what to sing and is done because not everyone in the church could read. Since Scout has a great time accompanying Calpurnia and thought nothing wrong of a white person to associate with a black person, she asks Calpurnia, “Can I see you sometimes...
Presidency During the Cold War. “Mankind must put an end to war, before war puts an end to mankind.” President Kennedy once said in an address to the UN General Assembly on September 25 1961. President John F. Kennedy was one of the presidents that had to deal with the cold war. He was not the only one, however, as President Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower dealt with it first.
When Jem and Scout go to Calpurnia's church, they are both surprised
In the second part of the book, Scout and Jem find out that their father is going to help Tom Robinson, an African-American,
-Summary for Ch. 11-15 (AT LEAST FOUR SENTENCES): In chapters 11-15, Jem did not know much about Mrs. Dubose but Atticus said that she was the bravest person he knew as she died of her illness. Cal took Scout and jem to a black church and some didn't quite welcome them to their church but they learned some new things about the difference in races.
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Children go to school to gain knowledge, but life can give children the most important education. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem, and Scout are two growing children navigating life in the 1930’s in racist Alabama. They see racism throughout their town and have to navigate how they want to live their lives or follow their town. In their own school, they see racist people, and they often question what they hear, see, and learn.
This aggravates Scout as she comes to learn the hard way on class conflict. In To Kill a Mockingbird it is a conflict of races, black versus white. There is a part in the story where Calpurnia, the family's housekeeper, takes them to her African American church. A black woman named Lula states to Calpurnia as she is bringing Jem and Scout to church, “ You ain't got no business bringing’ white children- they have their church
