Matthew Ng
Mrs. Gabbard
Honors English 9
15 October 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird & Summer Reading Theme Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper E. Lee and Flight by Sherman Alexie both show senses of hate. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the setting of the story is in Maycomb, Alabama. The trial of Tom Robinson shows the hatred of the white people against the blacks. In Flight, the story begins with a 15 year old Native American named Zits. He is an orphan with a history of abuse and an instinct towards violence. In the scenes of this book, he reflects on his past and to confront his feelings of angst, loneliness, anger, grief, and identity. In Flight, hate acts as a precursor to revenge for Zits. He hated the elite of his country and he hated the …show more content…
You can have a seat now. I mumbled that I was sorry and retired meditating upon my crime.” (Lee 17) In this quote, Scout’s teacher judges her ability of being able to read, when she should feel accomplished that she can read and write at such a young age. She later even apologizes and she even points out that her ability of reading as a crime. From this quote, it proves how narrow-minded the people of Maycomb can be. In Scout’s teacher’s point of view, she doesn’t even care about Scout’s feelings and if she does, she would’ve realized what she has done to Scout. For Scout, she feels like her ability of being able to read is a crime even though it really is …show more content…
Lee mostly addresses the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird with the reference of racism. “It's not an easy question Miss Mayella, so I'll try again. Do you remember him beating you about the face?' Atticus's voice had lost its comfortableness; he was speaking in his arid, detached professional voice. 'Do you remember him beating you about the face? I don't recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me.” (Lee 187) In this scene, Mayella’s testimony obviously appears to be weak. In the perspective of a reader, it becomes more suspicious of her claims. From Mr. Tate and Mr. Ewell’s testimony, it has been said that Mayella was certainly beaten up. But because Mayella’s testimony appears to be weak, it is questionable whether she was telling the truth or not. Of course, later in the trial, Tom Robinson was said to be guilty because of the racism of the whites against the
Mrs. Gabbard
Honors English 9
15 October 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird & Summer Reading Theme Essay To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper E. Lee and Flight by Sherman Alexie both show senses of hate. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the setting of the story is in Maycomb, Alabama. The trial of Tom Robinson shows the hatred of the white people against the blacks. In Flight, the story begins with a 15 year old Native American named Zits. He is an orphan with a history of abuse and an instinct towards violence. In the scenes of this book, he reflects on his past and to confront his feelings of angst, loneliness, anger, grief, and identity. In Flight, hate acts as a precursor to revenge for Zits. He hated the elite of his country and he hated the …show more content…
You can have a seat now. I mumbled that I was sorry and retired meditating upon my crime.” (Lee 17) In this quote, Scout’s teacher judges her ability of being able to read, when she should feel accomplished that she can read and write at such a young age. She later even apologizes and she even points out that her ability of reading as a crime. From this quote, it proves how narrow-minded the people of Maycomb can be. In Scout’s teacher’s point of view, she doesn’t even care about Scout’s feelings and if she does, she would’ve realized what she has done to Scout. For Scout, she feels like her ability of being able to read is a crime even though it really is …show more content…
Lee mostly addresses the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird with the reference of racism. “It's not an easy question Miss Mayella, so I'll try again. Do you remember him beating you about the face?' Atticus's voice had lost its comfortableness; he was speaking in his arid, detached professional voice. 'Do you remember him beating you about the face? I don't recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me.” (Lee 187) In this scene, Mayella’s testimony obviously appears to be weak. In the perspective of a reader, it becomes more suspicious of her claims. From Mr. Tate and Mr. Ewell’s testimony, it has been said that Mayella was certainly beaten up. But because Mayella’s testimony appears to be weak, it is questionable whether she was telling the truth or not. Of course, later in the trial, Tom Robinson was said to be guilty because of the racism of the whites against the