They are afraid because of ignorance and not being able to understand new and different things. Dolphus Raymond has to potray something that he is not, because he has a African American girlfriend and children also. Dolphus Raymond acts as if he has a drinking problem so people will understand why he has a African American girlfriend. The character Boo Radley, is sterotyped as the monster of Maycomb: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained- if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off.
There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time. Tom Robinson knew that he was innocent and so did Atticus but This is true because people in the city believe that blacks are bad for the community and they should have to be put in jail if they are accused and they might not be guilty, but they are still thrown in jail because of the outside appearance color of their skin.
Telling people in maycomb sometimes shows racial jokes while blacks are selfish people, and they should just be put in jail for being selfish. I would hate to always be picked on because what color of my skin I was, or if people to make racial comments that maybe I am small, or like they don't like my racial background.
I still believe that people all over the world should just come together and share what they know about racial discrimination. Richard was willing to leave school without a diploma instead of this.
White people alienated Richard from his environment because he did not accept the way of life that other black people did. Shorty is the young black boy who gets beat by the white people and jokes about it. This creates my alienation from my world; making me live a life of oppression.
You basically become a slave to your world. An example of how the black community is an oppressor to Richard is by the way that they ignore his questions about racial relations between the white men and blacks.
This is a perfect example in how the oppressors have managed to oppress the black community, by making themselves be discouraged, and by killing any curiosity to try and overcome the oppression. Richard is discouraged by his own people, because they fear that in a sense, Richard could cause trouble for them if he where to understand what was going on. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Mayella Ewell misleads the constituents of Maycomb about Tom Robinson because she knew the people would not approve of her actions of advancing on a man of different color.
Ignorance is the lack of knowledge. If we have more experiences and open up, we can become less ignorant and gain a wider knowledge. She reinforces the theme of ignorance through the experiences with Scout's first grade school teacher, the court trial, and Boo Radley…. The capacity for humans to do good and evil portrayed in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Lord of the Flies by William Golding title subject to change It is generally known that human beings have the power and the means to help and love one another as well as the complete opposite in hatred and destruction.
These two novels deal with the theme of good vs. One concentrates on the affect of discrimination and negligence and naivety that allows…. Through clever details, autilize literary elements to explore a variety of social issues within their pieces. One of the most famous instances of such insight is evident in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel revolves around the idea of racial segregation between those of color and those who are white by describing the tale of a black man accused of sexually assaulting a young, white woman and the societal drama that follows.
In order to emphasize the racial segregation, Lee…. Social Inequality is the most relevant issue but is still overlooked majorly. This book had social inequalities from gender to class to race.
Harper Lee talks about gender throughout her novel. Scout lost her mother at an early age, but does not fret over the lack of femininity. Her Aunt Alexandra does…. Login Join. Open Document. Ignorance is a common theme in To Kill a Mockingbird. These are all common since the book takes place in the s.
Ignorance is shown mostly by Scout. When Walter refuses to take her quarter she is angry because she has yet to understand the Cunningham's money matters. She also is unaware of how her behavior affects the students. Her ignorance towards their way of life could be degrading. Before that moment, she did not even know that Burris existed and she is quite clueless as to how any of her students live. Culture Scout does not stop to understand why Miss Caroline is acting the way she is.
He asks Jem what Hot Steams are and Jem goes on to explain a childhood myth about people who cannot go to heaven. I froze. When she is rolling in the tire she is so scared that she does not think. This event demonstrates how Scout has never experienced a moment like this. Sexism Jem lacks knowledge when it comes to girls. Also, he does not understand that people do not hate girls.
Sexism Scout lacks knowledge when it comes to girls. Because Scout is a tomboy she has yet to understand the ways of girls. Plants When Scout watches Miss Maudie gardening in her yard, she wonders aloud why Miss Maudie does certain things with her yard. Scout is ignorant when it comes to gardening so Miss Maudie explains things to her. Scout does not know the deference between a foot-washing Baptist and a Baptist. Miss Maudie goes on to explain to Scout the differences. Arthur stays in the house, to keep away from women?
Fear Scout is too afraid to ask but she does not yet know what strip poker is. Her fear of being teased and caught makes her not question Jem and Dill directly. However, this does not stop Scout from asking herself the question again and again. Talent Scout and Jem have no idea who would have carved the soap replicas of them. Please do something! Jem refuses to tell her what Cecil means and tells her to ask Atticus. When he shoots Tim Johnson the dog, the kids are proud of their father because they had no idea he was talented.
Disease Scout and Jem are completley ignorant when it comes to Mrs. Disease Jem and Scout have no idea what is wrong with Mrs. Age Scout has not yet experienced moodiness due to maturity so she is quite confused when Jem acts the way he does.
Culture Jem and Scout do not understand why Calpurnia speaks the way she does when she is around colored people. Sexism Atticus tries to explain to Scout why Aunt Alexandra will be living with the family. Scout does not yet understand why and she is quite confused.
I didn't know that. X Scout has never heard of words like rape and she has no idea what they mean. No one is willing to tell her so sh goes to Atticus and seeks his education. Manners Scout's frustration eventually builds up and she explodes on Aunt Alexandra. She can't take her aunt's personality so she screams at her aunt. Family Cal is part of the Finch's family. Aunt Alexandra does not understand this because she has not known Cal and doesn't know how she helps the Finches.
Kid Logic Scout and Dill do not know how babies come into the world so they begin to discuss some of the ways they have heard it happens. X Scout runs to Atticus only discover that the predicament Atticus is in is not the one she had thought it would be. X Scout begins to talk to Mr.
Cunningham and she does not realize that the conversation is out of place. She does not understand the horrible situation that Atticus is in so she acts strangely. Racism Scout doesn't know what a mixed child is so she questions Jem about what they are. Gilmer, was not well known to us. Community When going to the court, Scout and Jem realize that they do not know many people who work for the court.
Heck Tate "This the first time you've been in court? Law Mr. Tate does not remember what side of Mayella Ewell's face was injured. His ignorance detains the hearing.
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