Samantha Cabral
Ms. McLain
Honors English 9
12 January 2018
The Influence of Society Society is a community of people living in a particular country or region who share customs, laws, and organizations. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the town of Maycomb County treats blacks poorly and is made up of many different high and low social classes. Society influences and shapes the characters in the novel, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Scout both positively and negatively by using one's race and social status. In the novel, the character, Tom Robinson was influenced by society because of his race as he is treated unfairly. Tom Robinson’s boss, Link Deas, describes Tom at the trial when he is accused of rapeing a white women. For example, Link characterizes Tom as being a good person as he states how, “That boys worked for me eight years and I ain't had a speck of trouble out of him.” (Lee 195) This shows how Link thinks Tom is a good man, hard worker, and a trustworthy employee. Link being a white man, shows how Tom was respectful towards other races. Another example is how Tom is being described of how he changed after the trial, “They said he just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over.” (Lee 235) This suggests that Tom Robinson believed that running was his …show more content…
The society that is present influences and shapes every character in diverse ways as some were positively influenced and others were negatively influenced. Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell were badly affected as Tom lost his life and Mayella got herself caught in lies although she was able to show the city of Maycomb her true character. Scout was affected as she was enlightened on how the county works due to the social classes that are present. In conclusion, these diverse statuses among the people in Maycomb County heavily influence the characters in this
Ms. McLain
Honors English 9
12 January 2018
The Influence of Society Society is a community of people living in a particular country or region who share customs, laws, and organizations. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the town of Maycomb County treats blacks poorly and is made up of many different high and low social classes. Society influences and shapes the characters in the novel, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, and Scout both positively and negatively by using one's race and social status. In the novel, the character, Tom Robinson was influenced by society because of his race as he is treated unfairly. Tom Robinson’s boss, Link Deas, describes Tom at the trial when he is accused of rapeing a white women. For example, Link characterizes Tom as being a good person as he states how, “That boys worked for me eight years and I ain't had a speck of trouble out of him.” (Lee 195) This shows how Link thinks Tom is a good man, hard worker, and a trustworthy employee. Link being a white man, shows how Tom was respectful towards other races. Another example is how Tom is being described of how he changed after the trial, “They said he just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over.” (Lee 235) This suggests that Tom Robinson believed that running was his …show more content…
The society that is present influences and shapes every character in diverse ways as some were positively influenced and others were negatively influenced. Tom Robinson and Mayella Ewell were badly affected as Tom lost his life and Mayella got herself caught in lies although she was able to show the city of Maycomb her true character. Scout was affected as she was enlightened on how the county works due to the social classes that are present. In conclusion, these diverse statuses among the people in Maycomb County heavily influence the characters in this