Since Lee was a child, new problems in her town knocked on her front door. This happened quite literally since her father was an attorney. She often accompanied her father’s speeches in the courtroom and analyzed how he approached each case. One case in particular grabbed her attention more than the others. Not only was her father defending a man falsely accused of rape, he was black. This big moment and the little ones around her might’ve inspired her to write “How to Kill a Mockingbird”. She was also exposed to the Scottsboro trial, an Throughout the book, she gives hints while slowly reeling you in until the final court date. I can only assume she’s attempting to shed light on how unbearable the Jim Crow Laws were and the effects of them as well.
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Raymond, Atticus isn’t afraid to teach his children about the disease Maycomb has. In chapter 9, Atticus explains to his brother why his life is the way it is. Although he’s talking to his brother at the moment, he’s speaking to Scout almost anonymously as he doesn’t acknowledge her until after he’s done explaining his intentions. He states, “I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb’s usual disease. Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand... I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers instead of listening to the town” (Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Grand Central, 1982). An example of this disease, is Mrs. Dubose; every time Scout and Jem pass by her house, she throws racial slurs about Tom and Atticus. Things start to get out of hand when Mrs. Dubose crosses the line once again by insulting their father. She says, Not only a Finch waiting on tables, but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers”. Jem finally breaks and destroying her camellia bushes, temporarily catching the disease of bitterness and
Even though the …show more content…
Raymond, Atticus isn’t afraid to teach his children about the disease Maycomb has. In chapter 9, Atticus explains to his brother why his life is the way it is. Although he’s talking to his brother at the moment, he’s speaking to Scout almost anonymously as he doesn’t acknowledge her until after he’s done explaining his intentions. He states, “I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb’s usual disease. Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don’t pretend to understand... I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers instead of listening to the town” (Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Grand Central, 1982). An example of this disease, is Mrs. Dubose; every time Scout and Jem pass by her house, she throws racial slurs about Tom and Atticus. Things start to get out of hand when Mrs. Dubose crosses the line once again by insulting their father. She says, Not only a Finch waiting on tables, but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers”. Jem finally breaks and destroying her camellia bushes, temporarily catching the disease of bitterness and