Boo Radley Era

Although there were doubts regarding Bob Ewell’s testimony and Atticus pleads the jury to give Tom equal standing under the eyes of the law, the jury still convicts Tom as being guilty to rape of Mayella Ewell. This lead to Jem’s mistrust in the legal system as Jem was old enough to understand the events that were occurring, but he wasn’t old enough to understand the reasoning behind Tom’s conviction as nothing has yet

Dubose. Jem and Scout hated Mrs. Dubose, she was always disrespectful when they passed by her house. She would yell at them about many different things like their behavior, their father, what they would be when they grew up, them walking to town, and them not having their mother around anymore. Most of her comments were about how Atticus was defending a man of color in court. One day Jem went mad, he grabbed Scout’s baton and ran into the front yard and cut the tops off every camellia bush in sight, he didn't begin to calm down until the ground has green buds and leaves everywhere. Once he was finished trashing Mrs. Dubose’ yard he snapped the baton in half, threw it down, when Scout saw she started screaming. Jem pulled her hair, and kicked her down. When Atticus got home he was disappointed that Jem would do something like that, he told him to go to Mrs. Dubose’ house and talk to her. When Jem came back he said he cleaned for her, said sorry, and said that he would help them grow back. Mrs. Dubose told Jem to come to her house everyday after school and on Saturdays and read to her out loud for two hours for a whole month. On the first day they weren't there for a long time because about half way through it was time for Mrs. Dubose’s medicine, Jessie kicked them out because she had to get the

'To Kill a Mockingbird' is a novel that was written in the 1960s, but Harper Lee decided to set the novel in the Depression era of the 1930s in a small town in Alabama. Lee provided her readers with a historical background for the affairs of that time and in doing so she exposed the deeply entrenched history of the civil rights in South America. Like the main characters in this novel, Lee grew up in Alabama; this made it easier for her to relate to the characters in the novel as she would have understood what they would have experienced during the period when racism, discrimination and inequality was on the increase within the American society.

Jem learns from visiting Mrs. Dubose that not everything is how it seems at first glance. He also learns the value of courage and how it will later affect him as he matures into an adult. From what is described, the readers can draw a conclusion that Mrs. Dubose is impolite and bitter towards the children and is not afraid to speak her thoughts about Atticus defending Tom Robinson. As a result, Jem carries out his anger by destroying her flowers. He is later punished by Atticus by having to read to Mrs. Dubose certain days of the week for a period of time and work on her flowers. Through this process Jem is able to control his impulses and show kindness to those around him even if he does necessarily want to. This shows that Jem is becoming more of a young adult rather than a child. He also realizes that Mrs. Dubose is actually a woman of

During this time, Atticus, who is a lawyer, takes on a very difficult case. He is defending Tom Robinson, who is an African American man being charged with raping a white woman named Mayella Ewell. At the trial, Jem and Scout try to find seats, but they are all taken. Reverend Sykes, the reverend of the African American church, runs into Scout and Jem and tells them “There’s not a seat downstairs. Do you all reckon it’ll be alright if you all came to the balcony with me” (186)? The children happily take his offer and travel to the balcony where “Four negroes rose and gave them their front-row seats” (186). As time passes, Jem becomes very engaged in the trial. Scout says that “Jem seemed to be having a quiet fit. He was pounding the balcony rail softly, and once he whispered, “We’ve got him” (202). Jem is very confident that they have won the case, and thinks that Tom Robinson will not be convicted to be guilty. Later in the book, when they take a break from the trial, Jem

To Kill A Mockingbird depicts the daily occurrences in Maycomb County, an Alabama town in Southern USA. The story is set in the 1930s, when the people are mostly poor as a result of The Great Depression. Set in a time before the implementation of racial and sexual equality, the story provides insight on the mentality of the county people and their discriminative practices, which are aggravated by their difficult financial situation.

To Kill a Mocking Bird READ THIS BOOK. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper lee, the story takes place in the 1930s when racism is strong, three kids Scout who is a six years old girl, Jem who is ten years old and scouts older brother , and Dill who is seven years old and Scout and Jems neighbor, grow up in a small town called Maycomb, Alabama. These three kids come of age throughout the story learning the ways of racism and how unfair it is out in the world to different skin colored people. Later in the book Jem and Scout’s dad Atticus who is a lawyer, he faces a trial and he is defending a black man named Tom Robinson who has supposedly raped a white woman named Mayella. The theme innocence shows the coming of age in a character.

To Kill a Mockingbird took place in the 1930’s, during The Great Depression. The plotline was developed around people who were impacted during this time. Racial violence became more common, especially in the South. In To Kill a Mockingbird, racism sprouted most of the tension, and has

“To Kill a Mockingbird” is a novel written by Harper Lee. It is set in America in the 1930s during the Great Depression, a time of economic decline after World War II. The novel follows a young girl called Scout Finch and her brother Jem as they learn about the prejudice and racism within their society of Maycomb County. The children and their widowed father, Atticus have a unique relationship that includes the teaching of valuable life lessons and unusual, maternal nurturing.

In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” it took place in Maycomb, Alabama around the 1930’s with two kids Scout and Jem told through the eyes of scout and their father Atticus whos an attorney. Atticus is trying to help a innocent young black male who was accused of rape. Boo Radley is there neighbor who saves Scout and Jem. This book shows and talks racism and courage.

Ellen Quevedo Ms. Shozi English 2 HP 04 April 2018 Race-TKAM Theme In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee put pen to paper to write about her childhood in Alabama during the Great Depression, a time where most southern states found discrimination to be considered to acceptable in according to the Jim Crow laws. These laws are the foundation to one major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird, racial discrimination. Jim Crow laws were not only demoralizing but extensive as well.

Moreover, Jem also starts to get defensive over what people say about Atticus and the trial. After Mrs. Dubose said Atticus was no better than niggers Jem "ran flailing wildly up the steps into Mrs. Dubose's front yard... He did not begin to calm down until he had cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned..." (Lee 102-103) Jem realizes the extreme racism or "disease" and is angry at society in Maycom.

Jem and Scout decide to go into town after Jem’s twelfth birthday so he can spend some of the money he received; unfortunately, the two must pass by the house of Mrs. Dubose, an incredibly crotchety and rude old lady, in order to get there. They have walked by her house many times before, but always with Atticus there, who never speaks a harsh word or retaliates no matter what insults Mrs. Dubose throws at him; this time, however, Jem and Scout are alone, and when Mrs. Dubose decides to attack Atticus for defending Tom Robinson, Jem destroys her flower garden. An unhappy Atticus, upon hearing about the incident, punishes Jem by forcing him to clean up Mrs. Dubose’s yard and apologize to her; Mrs. Dubose adds to Jem’s suffering by asking that

Theme Essay The story To Kill a Mockingbird is by Harper Lee. The story takes place during the Great Depression, in the small southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. An attorney defends a negro man accused of raping a white woman.

In the novel titled To Kill a Mockingbird the author Harper Lee tells us how racism was a big problem and how life was for a girl that was coming of age. This also relates back to the real world and all the racism that's going on today. To kill a Mockingbird takes place during the great depression in Maycomb, Alabama. The main character and narrator of this story is a little girl named Scout. She has a father named Atticus who teaches her a lot about respect and why things are the way that they are.