To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 19 Analysis

The ambition of oneself to pursue justice and righteousness may result in prosecution. In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, and movie "A Time to Kill" by Joel Schumacher, each demonstrate one’s open-mindedness and forward thinking leads to penalization through protagonists Atticus Finch and Jake Brigance. Both egalitarians take the position as an attorney for an African American and are prosecuted in the process.

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee is a very interesting novel. This book is mainly about this little hyper, curious, very energetic, girl name Scout Finch. Throughout the novel she was narrating her own story. In the novel it allowed us to see the path Scout went through back then when racism was a huge problem, coming to age, and living in a cruel world. Even though she had many event thrown at her she still stays as energetic as she is. These are some questions that were important to her in chapter 7 to 10.

In chapter 11 Walter didn’t want to work at the garment center. Walter had wanted to be a lawyer at the age nine. Walter would simply memorize a passage and recited it. A coach had asked Walter to come for track his junior year. In chapter 12 Walter missed three weeks of school. Walter lusted three weeks before he stopped going to school again. In chapter 10 the idea of what it meant to be poor changed in the late sixties. Most of Walter life had been divided between school, reading, and ball playing. The second burden of that summer came in the form of Walter grandfather. William Dean was a tall, ramrod-straight man with mannerisms that seemed more appropriate for the nineteenth century than for 1951. After the civil war the former

Harper Lee’s Novel To Kill a Mockingbird details the life of young Scout Finch and brother Jem Finch, who is growing up in a time of racial uniqueness. Jem and Scout Finch are what most would call a typical family growing up in the small Alabama town of Maycomb. They encounter many different obstacles during their childhood missions with many characters making the novel an interesting read. Throughout the book, Lee is showing Jem and Scout grow up and become mature young adults. This novel, written by Harper Lee, demonstrates the themes of growing up, Innocence and most importantly, racism.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, one cannot equate the story to have a sole purpose from the author throughout. Rather the story contains many scenes and passages that have meanings in themselves. In the book, one passage where Harper Lee expresses a clear purpose is where the children meet Dolphus Raymond. The purpose of the passage with Dolphus Raymond was to show the effects that prejudice can have on individuals as well as the community.

Chapter 9: Atticus decides to take on the role of defending Tom Robinson and the town of Maycomb doesn’t take very well to it because Tom is a black male accused of raping a white woman. Scout gets into a fight with the classmate because he says that Scout’s dad is a Negro defender. Scout also gets into a fight with her relative Francis because he is saying the same things about Atticus. Chapter 10:

Have you ever asked yourself, who are the “bad guys” in my life? Maybe it’s the people who make fun of you at school. Maybe it’s the terrorist groups such as ISIS and Al Qaeda. But have you ever wondered what it’s like to be those people. They are just following their beliefs and opinions.

I read chapter 1-3 of the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. These chapters are about meeting some of the main characters and learning the lifestyle of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. During the reading it introduces the characters Boo Radley and the Ewells. In this Journal I predict why the kids won’t meet Boo Radley and evaluate the Ewells.

Chapter 19 begins with Tom Robinson trying to swear on the bible, but with only one good hand the judge tells him not to bother, and Atticus asks Tom some basic questions about his family and age. Following this Atticus asks him about a previous conviction which Tom is very upfront about so as to paint a picture of honesty, so Atticus asks Tom exactly what happened. His story goes something like this: Everyday he walked past the Ewell’s house to get to work and Mayella asked him one day to chop up a piece of furniture, but that was last spring, not in November like Mayella said, and several times since then he had gone into the Ewell yard to do little chores for her. Atticus asks him why he kept doing these things for her if she didn’t pay

Mayella is scared of Atticus and it's her turn to testify. Mayella tells Mr. Gilmer that her father requested for her to cut up an old chiffarobe for kindling. Mayella needed Tom’s help for accomplishing this task and in return she offers to give Tom a nickel.Then Mayella states that Tom took advantage of her when she went to grab the money. Mayella states that she was screaming and tried to fight back. Then Mayella’s father comes and Tom runs away. Then Atticus begins his cross examination of Mayella. We find out that Mayella is nineteen years old and her family acquires relief checks.We also learn that her father is a drunkard. We also learn that Mayella’s mother is dead and she doesn’t have any friends.Atticus also questions Mayella if

In chapter five, Todd and Manchee meet a girl for the first time. Because the novel is written from Todd’s perspective, there isn’t much description about how the girl reacts when she meets them. If I was the girl, I’d probably be extremely freaked out that a stranger and his dog were gawking at me like I was an alien. I’d also wonder why he continuously said he was trying to help me patch up my wound but refuse to put his knife down. If I was the girl, I would feel a lot of apprehension about letting Todd help me. However, throughout the chapter the girl wouldn’t say anything to Todd, but I would probably ask him questions and let him know I’m not an extraterrestrial being. I would hate to be alienated by someone who is most likely the

In chapter 9, Tom and Sid are told to go to bed. At exactly ten o'clock, Tom sneaks out of bed and goes to the graveyard with Huck. Tom finds huck with his dead cat, and they go and hide behind some bushes, close to Hoss Williams grave. Tom and Huck see a light in the distance. They thought the light was spirits or ghosts. Then light got closer to Tom and Huck they saw that it was no other than Doctor Robinson accompanied by the town outcasts Injun Joe and drunken Muff Potter. Dr. Robinson told Muff potter and Injun joe to dig up the corpse for the use of medical experiments. After finishing up the job, potter demands extra payments, Robinson disagrees. Injun joe reminds Doctor Robinson of what happened in past years . Injun joe's came to

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, author Harper Lee illustrates the experiences of a lawyer's young daughter named Scout who discovers the racist society that exists within her hometown of Maycomb, Alabama. An excerpt from Chapter 15 describes how Scout’s naiveté stops a mob of white men from lynching Tom Robinson, a black man who had been wrongfully accused of rape. Lee utilizes perspective and conflict to express how children’s innocence can shine a light on a dark situation.

Scout is the narrator as well as the protagonist of the story, she stands for what she thinks is truly right. She is raised with a basic faith in the goodness of the people within her community, however this basic faith is put to the test when Tom Robinson goes to trial. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that is set between Scout’s fifth and ninth birthday, however Scout commences the first-person narrative that begins the novel much later in her life. This gives the readers the opportunity to see the genuine viewpoint of a child, as well as an adult voice (Scout looking back on it years later). The fact that Scout is only a child her narrative allows the readers to make certain connections, that she herself could not make due to her age. In the first chapter of the novel Scout talks

In Harper Lee’s widely-praised novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the main character - Jean Louise “Scout” Finch - is lovable from the very start. Readers watch the events progress through her childhood, from childlike squabbles to an unjust trial. Lee reveals the changes Scout undertakes in the passage on page 237 through the uses of symbolism and imagery.