... is important in the story because the whole story grows out of the particular back ground. The place where the novel is set is a county called Maycomb, an imaginary county in Southern Alabama in the United States. In Maycomb, most people were poor. Even the farm owners were always short of money. Black people ... "there was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy with." This poverty and unemployment in the county was due to the Great Depression in the United States in the times. The Great Depression economically affected everyone in the town. There was no...

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... economy would collapse. They also believed owning slaves identified their honor. Obviously the southerners would be racist against the blacks because they were no longer their slaves. Maycomb County was a small county inhabited by few people. Not many outsiders traveled through since the next town was many miles away. With a small town, it is expected that mostly everyone will have ... , that is all they can think or talk about. It was a shame that the town's racistness locked away an innocent man. There were many reasons why Maycomb County's people were filled with racism. Southererns d...

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... . Jean Louise, or commonly known as Scout is an innocent eight or nine year old girl that is exposed to the reality of her town, Maycomb County at a very young age. After one day at school Scout asks her brother a very innocent question. She says, "Jem, how can you ... (pg. 249-250). Scout doesn't realize the prejudice community that she lives in. She is oblivious to the treatment that colored people receive in Maycomb County. Innocence is expressed by Jem and Scout during the Tom Robinson court case. Atticus, Jem and Scout's father, defended Tom in the accusation that he ... took the j...

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... Harper Lee is a debatable book on the required reading list for the tenth grade curriculum. Scout, or Jean Louise Finch, tells the story of Maycomb County in a way which is easy for the reader to understand and connect to. Although the book is yet another learning curve in the tenth grade's ... It is a fact that in eighth grade, children begin to learn about sex, drugs, and rape. The crime said to be committed in Maycomb County is the rape of Mayella Ewell by Tom Robinson, a black man who gains no support since the time period is the 1930's. Tom never lives ... not commit, but as student...

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... . I felt that this would be most appropriate because the book revolves around Scout as she grows up as child. It is also based about how the county of Macomb survives during the depression, not only as a county but also as a home to the good people that live there. The story To Kill A Mockingbird, is based on a little girl who is faced with ... a ghost that haunts their town and only comes out on moonless nights. We all know that ghosts might exist but as a spirit, not as one to reek havoc on there county and eat raw animals for every meal. As Scout grows she becomes more conversant in t...

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... . I felt that this would be most appropriate because the book revolves around Scout as she grows up as child. It is also based about how the county of Macomb survives during the depression, not only as a county but also as a home to the good people that live there. The story To Kill A Mockingbird, is based on a little girl who is faced with ... a ghost that haunts their town and only comes out on moonless nights. We all know that ghosts might exist but as a spirit, not as one to reek havoc on there county and eat raw animals for every meal. As Scout grows she becomes more conversant in t...

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... book that I have just finished reading is called "To Kill A Mockingbird" which is written by Harper Lee. This book is set in Maycomb County in the 1930s. In this essay I will answer the question that "To Kill A Mockingbird has been described as being extremely negative and pessimistic" ... to take the trial "For a number of reasons, the main one is if I didn't I couldn't hold my head up in town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something again." This means that if he didn't defend Tom Robinson he would be as racist ... to n...

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Atticus Finch is a defense lawyer for Maycomb County.He's also the honorable father of main character Scout and Jem. He is the lawyer for accused black rapist Tom Robinson and he tries to change injustices and racism in ... all. Atticus fights for Tom Robinson with all of himself, he does not care about his skin color, only his innocence. Atticus represents all of the honorable people in Maycomb County. Atticus Finch is a very honest man. When his children ask him difficult questions he doesn't try and sugarcoat his answers he is truthful. Scout asks, on page 21, if they ... just hold your ...

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... until you consider things from his point of view ..until you climb into his skin and walk around in it". [p.35]) On the other hand, some other citizens of Maycomb county do not agree with this. Scout and Jem's aunt Alexandra is one of these people. So close to Atticus, her views are the complete opposite. She believes that boys should ... to cover this up ("Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey ..he can't help himself, that's why he lives the way he does." [p.207]). There are some folks in Maycomb county like Dolphus, who aren't biased against Negroes, but don't show it directly....

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Small southern town situated in Maycomb County in the 1930's. Atticus Finch is a respected man in this community, being a lawyer and single father.This might change when he is assigned to defend a black man accused of raping a ... his children. Scout and Jem will probably grow up to be good people as their father was before them. His grasp of a morality scale is unparalleled by anyone in Maycomb County. This shows when he decides to use his best effort to defend Tom Robinson. Any lawyer in the 1930's, except for Atticus, would probably say two words for a black man ... couldn't hold his he...

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... fist and fury; it is a man with a gun in his hand. There is nothing admirable about sitting quietly or walking away from brewing conflict. Scout Finch, a young girl from Maycomb County, Alabama, would disagree with these statements because she regards her father, who "hated guns and had never been to any wars," as "the bravest man who ever ... ability to be strong in the face of adversity, unkindness and pain. Another very important event to reinforce the ideas previously presented is when Atticus sat in front of the county jail in order to protect Tom Robinson from the expected lynchin...

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... rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time". This was the perception of Boo Radley from the one of the children in Maycomb County. Boo Radley is the ghost of Maycomb County, or so the children believe. Most children run when they pass in front of the Radley home, fearing that Boo Radley will come and get them ... ...

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... and his two children, Jem and Scout live, during a time of racial discrimination. As one of the few attorneys in the small, rural hometown, Finch is called upon by the county court to defend Tom Robinson, a black laborer. Robinson is falsely accused of having raped a white man's daughter. A racist, all-white jury convicts the innocent Robinson, despite Finch's heroic and impassioned ... ...

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... Atticus Finch. She is intelligent, inquisitive, and sensitive about the world around her. Because Scout is somewhat of an outcast herself, like Boo Radley and the black members of Maycomb County, Mississippi, it is easy for her learn compassion for them. Defense Attorney Atticus Finch is a model of morality. His quiet strength and faith in his convictions give his motherless children ... 't the person they should be afraid of, but should perhaps watch their seemingly friendly neighbors a bit more carefully. The setting of To Kill a Mockingbird is Depression era (early 1930s) Maycomb Coun...

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... unrighteous in that it took a sensitive black man and framed him. (TKAM 204) Tom was charged by white trash on the account of rape. All ways of life in Maycomb county pointed to blacks as inferior to whites, although it was proved otherwise by his attorney, Atticus Finch. (TKAM 204) Throughout out the trial Atticus makes stunning points as to Tom ... as alcoholics. The evidence shown suggest that Tom merely acted out of his heart for Mayella Ewell's sake. These actions of Tom's led to Mayella tempting a Negro, which in Maycomb county is despised. Mr. Ewell was witness to the tempting an...

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... away from society without the slightest care. "Maycomb was interested by the news of Tom's death for perhaps two days; two days was enough for information to spread through the county."P240 Jem realizes that the world has evil and hatred, and even more, why Boo Radley stays inside, stays away from the world. "I think I"m beginning to understand why Boo Radley ... put one thing or another together to know that Bob Ewells is evil and that he was almost killed by that evil. Boo Radley is not the evil in Maycomb County like he and Scout used to think. Arthur is the good and Jem is thankful ...

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... out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Being very loud and aggressive, blue jays are the bullies f the bird world. Blue jays represent the bullies of Maycomb County, such as Bob Ewell. Mockingbirds, on the other hand, are innocent birds that try to make the world a better place. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson would be the main mockingbirds ... a book by its cover can relate to the main theme of the novel. Do not be prejudice and stereotype things or people. If the attitudes of the people in Maycomb County been as open as those of Scout and Atticus, there would no doubt b...

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... , which she reads. She would read anything, which was available in the house, especially Time Magazine, but she is bound by the law to endure the drudgery of the Maycomb County School system. There are differing types of prejudice prevalent in the Alabama culture, not only by whites to blacks, but vice versa. Calpurnia's attitude about the way the Finch children ... Atticus takes immediate action and from a considerable distance shoots the dog dead with one shot. Later Miss Maudie tells Jem and Scout that Atticus was the best shot in the county and was know as One-shot Finch'. The Finch ...

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... , they believed their own selfish reasons and those of the prosecution. Because of this racism, a man was killed. Racism can also be seen in the way the people of Maycomb County react to the trial. For the most part, they go to be entertained. They cannot wait to see Tom convicted. They even hold a picnic ahead of time. These feelings of ... racism in many more places throughout the novel, but most significantly in the trial of Tom Robinson. His conviction was the ultimate proof that racism rules over reason in Maycomb County. ...

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... him to do something fun with them he always says that he is to frail and old. What they don't realize is that out of all the families in Maycomb County, theirs is the best, most complete family. As a result, they are all probably the happiest people in town. The opposite of a complete family would be the Ewell's. This family consists ... , but sadly, Tom was found guilty and was shot trying to escape prison. According to my definition on family, the Robinsons were as happy a family as the Finch's were. Maycomb County, is a close knit community where families know each other family. There...

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... them as the other townsfolk do. Dolphus Raymond has also crossed the gap, moving into the black society because he prefers it over the white community. The society of Maycomb County is set up into rigid social divisions. At the top there are the respected citizens, like the Finch's. The other main body of the townspeople follow, followed by the poor ... very young, before starting school. Jem starts off at nine years old, nearing ten. As Jem and Scout grow up, they become more aware of the prejudice lurking in Maycomb County. Atticus guides his children and educates them about the racis...

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In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, there is much tension between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch, one of the most respected men in Maycomb County, Alabama, is one of the few white citizens who believe that race is not important. Justice is defined as the principle of moral rightness. Atticus Finch strives for justice and ... evidence of Atticus" fairness is his servant and cook, Calpurnia. Calpurnia is a black woman who spends most of her time with the Finch family. Unlike many other people in Maycomb County, Atticus treats Calpurnia with the utmost respect and dignity. Atticus trusts C...

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... daughter, Jean-Louise (Scout), a valuable piece of advice: "You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them." Many of the people in Maycomb County have never taken the time to put Atticus" guidance into practise, and this is why some townspeople in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, are misunderstood and unfairly judged. Tom ... is judged as a cold-blooded rapist by the white Maycomb community, because their racist views keep them from understanding who the real Tom Robinson is. Another misunderstood member of Maycomb County is Mrs Henry Lafayett...

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... banned from the classrooms due to content that society has deemed questionable. In this novel, Jean Louise Finch ("Scout"), recalls the lessons she learned while growing up in 1930's Maycomb County, Alabama. Her father, Atticus Finch, is court-appointed to defend a Black man, Tom Brady, accused of rape. Although the evidence clearly shows that the defendant is innocent, the jury declared ... a controversial topic and learn something from it. Alan Markow responded to the banning of the book in his hometown by writing a letter to the school board stating "people of Northern County, please...

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... " is used as a metaphor for the good and innocent, such as Boo Radley and Tom Robinson, who are as a result of the evil encountered in the prejudice people of Maycomb County, destroyed. The novel suggests that "It is a sin to kill a mockingbird", sin being something that is morally wrong, meaning that although it isn't against the law or illegal to persecute ... in a small Negro colony. He is respectful and righteous, with only a good heart with good intentions. Tom Robinson is a symbol of goodness, as is the entire Negro population in Maycomb County, who are portrayed as idealists witho...

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