Be A Mockingbird The book To Kill A Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. The book takes place in Maycomb County, Alabama during a very important time in American history. The Great Depression. The Great Depression was horrible. Most people were extremely poor and very racist. Harper Lee was a white women. She was inspired by the Scottsboro Boys Trial to write this book. The Scottsboro Boys Trial was a trial where 8 African American boys were sentenced to death after being falsely accused of gang-rapping 2 white women. Those boys were mockingbirds. A mockingbird is a bird that doesn’t harm anything, they just sing. People who are mockingbirds are innocent, good people that don’t harm anybody, but are sometimes harmed because of how good they are. In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Boo Radley, Jem Finch, and
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Tom Robinson is a black man. He was tempted by a white woman named Mayelle Ewell (Bob Ewells daughter). Mayelle lied to the court and said Tom rapped her so Tom had to go to trial. Atticus Finch (a white man) defended Tom. Atticus states, “This case is as simple as black and white.”(271). Tom Robinson was on trial and Atticus was pleading his case. This explains that this case is plain black over white. Its black word vs. white and white usually wins. This also explains that is case is clear/obvious. There isn't enough evidence and the court knows that Tom is innocent. As the trial continues. Tom was found guilty and was sent straight to prison. “They shot him,”said Atticus. “He was running. It was during their exercise period. Atticus was telling Calpurnia, Scout, Aunt Alexandra, and Miss Maudie that Tom died and how. This really caught them off guard. They shot him while he was running during their exercise period. The story didn't quite add up because aren't you suppose to run when you exercise. This shows how innocent Tom was. A prime example of a
Tom Robinson is a black man. He was tempted by a white woman named Mayelle Ewell (Bob Ewells daughter). Mayelle lied to the court and said Tom rapped her so Tom had to go to trial. Atticus Finch (a white man) defended Tom. Atticus states, “This case is as simple as black and white.”(271). Tom Robinson was on trial and Atticus was pleading his case. This explains that this case is plain black over white. Its black word vs. white and white usually wins. This also explains that is case is clear/obvious. There isn't enough evidence and the court knows that Tom is innocent. As the trial continues. Tom was found guilty and was sent straight to prison. “They shot him,”said Atticus. “He was running. It was during their exercise period. Atticus was telling Calpurnia, Scout, Aunt Alexandra, and Miss Maudie that Tom died and how. This really caught them off guard. They shot him while he was running during their exercise period. The story didn't quite add up because aren't you suppose to run when you exercise. This shows how innocent Tom was. A prime example of a