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Examples Of Outcasts In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Harper Lee’s, To Kill a Mockingbird is about a little girl who experience many outcasts in her life. The story take place in a small Alabama town during the great depression. This was also a time where many Caucasian disliked African Americans. Jean Louise Finch “Scout” is a young girl who grows up in Maycomb. The book uses Mockingbird as a symbol for outcast. Scout experience many mockingbirds and is also consider a mockingbird. Treat many mockingbirds with respect because they have done nothing to you. Mockingbirds are completely harmless songbirds who live only to sing and make beautiful music. Atticus advised his children that if they went hunting to “shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill …show more content…

Dill is best friends with Jem and Scouts and their goal for the past years was to get Boo Radley out of the house. When Dill first met Jem and Scout he would tell them stories of about his father he did not have. Dill never knew his father growing up and did not have nobody to look up to. Most of his life he was on his own and felt abandon. He would also make up stories of his father to make himself feel better. Dill had may family problem causing him to run away from home. He ran away to Maycomb to his Aunt’s house. During the trial of Tom Robinson Dill eyes and ear were open. He understood many things that were going on. When Tom Robison was convicted guilty many of the African Americans were frustrated. Dill wanted to be clown that made people. NEED …show more content…

He is twenty-five years old, and has a wife with 3 children. He has been in trouble with the law before and got thirty days in jail for disorderly conduct. Tom Robinson is accused of raping and beating Mayella Ewell by Bob Ewell. Tom Robinson is an African American which causes him to get treated terrible and that caused him to be a Mockingbird. He was wrongfully accused of raping Mayella Ewell when it was obvious that it could not do. Tom Robinson left arm was disable and only can use his right, that made it difficult for him to be the one to beat up Mayella. He was innocent and did nothing

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