¨to Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1 Analysis

When Mrs. Dubose comments to Scout and Jem as they pass by her porch, in this scene setting plays a crucial role. ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨ takes place in a town called Maycomb in southern Alabama. Throughout the 1930s racism in the South was common and was seen normal to many white people in this time period. In this scene, Mr Dubose is seen unhappy because Atticus had chosen to defend Tom Robinson, she begins to show racism when she says ¨Your Father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for¨. She is clearly demonstrating racism in her commentary, and her attitude toward Atticus. She also states that black people are the same rank as ¨trash¨ showing she has no respect for the other race. Also she begins to be rude toward them because she realizes they are taking the side of justice. This scene is one of the examples showing how setting plays an essential role throughout this book. 2. The Book title ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨ shows that mockingbirds play an important role in ¨symbolism¨ throughout the book. These mockingbirds appear when Jem and Scout begin to learn how to use their new rifles. Atticus tells them it's a sin to kill a …show more content…
One of the protagonists in ¨To Kill a mockingbird¨ is Scout and the main antagonist in ¨To Kill a Mockingbird¨ is Bob Ewell. The scene where Scout is at school and almost begins to start a fight with a classmate named cecil Jacobs, she tries to start the fight after Cecil says ¨Scout Finch’s Daddy defends niggers.¨ This all ties back to the courtroom scene where Atticus had been asked to defend Tom Robinson, the black man accused of raping a white woman. In this case, Scout’s Father tells her that he must argue it to uphold justice and self-respect, this shows the maturity of Scout’s Father and it shows the dedication he has toward a different race. Also in the scene where Bob Ewell tries to kill Scout and Jem but Boo Radley comes and kill Bob Ewell. This scene shows courage and the downfall of evil within