“Cult” a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object. Cult leaders and members are driven to do ludicrous things, this is what Charles Manson did. The Charles Manson Trial was a case where Charles Manson, leader of the Manson Family murdered 7 people based on the book ‘helter Skelter’, surprisingly these actions weren't what brought him into court but it was for the belief that they had vandalized a portion of the Death Valley National Park. Mr. Kunstler the defendant for Manson tries to persuade not only the jury put the public that Charles Manson was innocent. In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” she builds the story in the early 1930s in Alabama, when Atticus is assigned to defend a black
Atticus Finch, from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, is the appointed lawyer of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping Mayella Ewell. During the trial, Atticus expertly and deftly exposes the Ewells as lacking in morality and as liars. Atticus Finch uses the audience, occasion, tone and subject to create a meaningful purpose in his speech. The purpose is to address the white community (essentially the Ewells) to show the blatant racism within Maycomb.
Rhetorical Precis Writing Atticus Finch, a fictional character within Harper Lee’s 1930s set novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, (1960) argues that Tom Robinson is innocent, and rather the defenseless victim of a society ruled by prejudice. Consequently, through Atticus, Harper Lee supports this argument by applying the use of rhetorical appeals and literary devices. For instance, Lee establishes ethos through the utilization of an allusion to Thomas Jefferson, showing Atticus’s credibility and education: “‘Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal” (Lee 233).
Tom Robinson was a black man who in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, was convicted of a crime simply because of the color of his skin. His case was much of the underlying meaning behind the book itself, and was the main reason it earned its reputation and recognition. Tom Robinson was affected by prejudice and killed by it in extension to his supposed rape of a white woman. There was no evidence supporting his guilty sentence, but because he was black and those who spoke out against him were white he was found guilty Tom Robinson lived in the black part of Maycomb, and helped a white woman by the name of Mayella Ewell. On one certain day, she was alone in her house and invited him to come inside to help her with something.
Tom Robinson is a vulnerable member of society, sent to his death by men privileged because of the whiteness of their skin, and a perfect example of a “mockingbird”: innocence tarnished by
African Americans were loved by most and welcomed into their household, but they were also still resented and hated by some. In the story To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson was resented and falsely accused by the people in the community of doing a hateful crime. Tom Robinson is a colored man in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. Society at that time did not treat people like him fondly.
¨Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed¨(pg 241). Tom Robinson, a young black man accused of a crime, is a main example of blindness to prejudice throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Taking place within the Great Depression and the Jim Crow era, these issues affected many people's lives. Throughout the novel, Harper Lee writes about issues with prejudice that are presented often through racism, social class, and sexism.
To Kill A Mockingbird Literary Analysis Throughout To Kill A MockingBird, by Harper Lee there are many acts of courage. This is shown in Atticus Finch, Jem Finch, and Boo Radley. Atticus shows the most courage in the book but all three of these characters show true courage in some way, shape, or form. Boo Radley showed a lot of courage, but he was not in the storyline as much as Atticus. Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, courage is defined as standing up for people and doing what’s right.
Many people live their lives looking through the same pair of lens, but those who desire a more interesting and pleasurable lifestyle view the world from fresh perspectives, such as through the eyes and ideas of other people. Seeing things from a different point of view helps individuals interpret problems and conflicting situations with a more diverse mindset and may resolve them quicker. Apart from everyday life, many pieces of literature highlight how the world is seen through the eyes of different minds. In writings such as To Kill a Mockingbird, many settings are implemented where the characters must put themselves in the shoes of others to truly understand the nature of the situation. Using multiple conflicts, Harper Lee conveys the message
Sofia Martinez Mrs. Keisha Lennon Language Arts 9 January 19, 2023 Rough Draft: Literary Analysis Final Draft: Literary Analysis Violent disunity, wrongful conviction, untimely death. The character Tom Robinson in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird represents or symbolizes all the black people who are treated wrongly. Tom Robinson is a black man in the book. He was wrongfully convicted of raping a girl when he was only helping her.
Essay In the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, there are many important messages shown throughout the book. However the primary focus was set on racial prejudice that existed in the 1930s-1940’s in the fictional town of Maycomb County. The racism in the novel was very much a reality in 1930s-1940s America. A very good example of the racial prejudice that existed was in the courtroom during Tom Robinson’s trial, an innocent Negro man held against his will for a crime he did not commit.
Tom Robinson is a black man who is wrongfully convicted of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell. This novel goes through Scout's life from when she was 6, till she is 9. She lives in the town of Maycomb Alabama, and lives an innocent life until about halfway through the story, where she begins to ask questions. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout shows the readers that racial inequality creates an unjust society through the African American community, through the people surrounding colored folks, and through Tom Robinson’s Case. The first example of the consequences of racial inequality is the African American community in Maycomb.
Option 2 Literary Analysis To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel set during the 1930s in a small town in Southern Alabama called Maycomb. The story is told through the narrator, Scout, a young girl who lives with her father, a lawyer, and her older brother Jem. As a child, Scout is portrayed as a stubborn and obnoxious little girl who loves to read, play with her brother Jem, and fantasize about her mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. However, her life gets turned upside down when Scout’s father agrees to do something that is deemed unacceptable in the south; he agrees to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of raping a white girl. Instantly, Atticus and his family go from being respected and beloved by their town, to being
Harper Lee, a white woman is the author of the book To Kill
“Courage doesn 't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying ‘I’ll try again tomorrow’” - Mary Anne Radmacher. Through this quote one can see the advantages of real courage. One can really understand the true meaning of courage by reading the books To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The book by Harper Lee is written by a 9 year old’s perspective named Scout.
