His responsibility was all based on the color of his skin, not his true moral character. Opposite of the Deep South's beliefs of colored men at this time, Harper Lee portrays Tom as a friendly and humble man, who took time out of his day to help people - people who were neglected (even though white) like Mayella. Lee's portrayal of this outstanding character and his outstanding human character epitomize his representation as a mockingbird. Miss Maudie explains to young Scout Finch that, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.
What is really significant is that these ladies do not consider themselves to be racist or intolerant. The use of derogatory language, for example “sulky”, “darky” and “never entered that wool of hers” is normal for them, as well as Maycomb, when referring to blacks. Finally, they see that they are being charitable and Christian in their willingness to forgive and forget the Negros reaction to the trial which shows they have no understanding nor do they care about
and Atticus says "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you." This was after her cousin Francis had made fun of Atticus for being
Caroline is shown to be a loving and perfect parent; she is often described as ‘soft and benevolent’. This allows for the criticism of Victor, this is because it highlights the terrible thing he did in abandoning his own ‘child’. His template of relationships which he received from his parents should have allowed him to be loving towards the creature he himself brought into being, his lack of kindness and parental responsibility emphasises the flaws in Victors character. The relationship between Victor and Caroline shows her selflessness in the care of her child by ‘inexhaustible stores of affection from a very mine
Love is something that is pure and truthful. When someone possesses a genuine love for someone they would never do anything to hurt that person. Raymond Dolphus, a character in To Kill A Mockingbird, had biracial children and pretends to be drunk because white people like himself won’t ever understand the way he lives and he does this to protect his children and his family. When Mr. Dolphus starts talking to Scout and Dill about why he pretends to be a drunk he says, “It ain’t honest but it’s mighty helpful to folks. Secretly Miss Finch, I’m not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that’s the way I want to live” (Lee 268).
Although Atticus did not think of it as very courageous, Jem and Scout were proud of their father and the courage he showed in the situation. He was not trying to prove anything, yet they were still impressed. Later on in the story, Jem and Scout encounter the vindictive Mrs. Dubose. "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (Chapter 11, Page 113) When she bad- mouthed Atticus like that, Jem decided that the best way to settle things was to ruin Mrs. Dubose's camellias.
His life is a web of lies and deceit in some form or another and the reader is set up to view Amir negatively. 1. * Amir’s inability to accept accountability or own up to his ‘past’ reaffirms his weakness in character. * Spends most of his life escaping the sins of his past which leads him to shame himself and with hold secrets. * Ultimate sin was the betrayal of Hassan, letting him get raped, then displacing Ali and Hassan from their home with Baba.
Scout was too young to really feel the despair Jem does, so she is not as affected. She continues to wonder about her mother, because she can see how much her brother misses her. The emotional courage Jem shows may inspire Scout by showing her that crying is not a bad thing. Papa in “Papa Who Wakes Up Crying in the Dark” and Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird both express emotional courage when they show their sadness at the loss of family. People shouldn’t be afraid to show emotion; It is what makes each of us unique, after all.
The extent of Hester’s punishment ran into the very fabric of the town. Everyone showed up to witness and gossip about Hester, most of it being negative (Hawthorne 49-50). Now imagine none of that happening, imagine the Puritan society and replace it with today’s society. The Puritan society is and was fundamentally flawed. They punished Hester for sleeping with another man when she was under the assumption that her previous husband was dead.
I should of known long before that this whole situation would blow up in my face. If it's one thing I do know is that no good comes from lying, that truth will stare you in the face like your relfection in the mirror. It wasn't just those people in the court room that I had to lie infront of, I lied before god. I had to stand infront of all those people, bold-face lying that Tom Robinson abused me. When I sat back down, shame and guilt came crashing down on me like a tonn of bricks.