Meet the Robinsons

arises when Atticus Finch, Scout’s father and civil rights activist, agrees to defend a 25-year-old African-American named Tom Robinson who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Scout Finch lives with her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus, and they spend their days with their friend Dill plotting ways to meet the elusive Boo Radley. The climax occurs when Tom Robinson is convicted guilty despite the substantial evidence proving his innocence. In reaction to the verdict, the African-American…

Growing up in poverty increases our potential to understand each other in difficult times. In Lila, Marilynne Robinson accurately grasps the concept of knowing what it like to live below the poverty level. The lack of empathy is usually seen throughout society, especially in impoverished areas. Theft, abuse, violence, prostitution, are indicators of a poorly driven area. Further, Robinson suggests through empathetic characters, that there are people in the world that actually go out of his or…

Everyone that sees and meets him admires the superficial element of Richard Cory, but what he or she does not see is how he feels on the inside. Without actually associating with him and getting to know him, those looking in from the outside believe he is the happiest man because…

She fascinates all who meet her with her intelligent, yet innocent personality. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout shows her courageous heart without even being aware of it at times. When her father is confronted by a town mob at the prison, she detects that something is wrong…

Mockingbird. The book addresses racism in a small town called Maycomb County, Alabama in the 1930s. The book is narrated by Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. Her father is a lawyer whose name is Atticus Finch and he accepts a case involving a Black man named Tom Robinson. Tom had been accused of raping a poor white girl named Mayella Ewell. Mayella’s family would be considered in today’s society as “White trash.” The town and even some members of Atticus’ family criticized Mayella’s family, calling…

Ewell, Mr. Heck Tate, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson had been called to the stand and had testified. The prosecuting attorney, Mr. Gilbert, had also given his statement to the jury. In his statement, Atticus told the jury, "She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society…

justice and the truth, even when no one else will. That theme is displayed through Atticus, Miss Maudie, Boo Radley, and Scout and Jem. That theme is also displayed in a lack of it by Dill, the white people of Maycomb, and the jury that reviewed Tom Robinson. Ultimately, To kill a Mockingbird is a story about courage, and what it means to stand up for what is…

Mayella accuses Tom Robinson, a kind black man, of raping her. The Bridge Club excludes Celia from the club because of Hilly’s dispute with her. Celia and Mayella are excluded from their city’s activities, because of the thought that they are white trash. Celia Foote and Mayella Ewell, characters from The Help and To Kill a Mockingbird, are willing to build relationships with a black, and are both lonely, although…

(Lynch). African Americas, such as Tom Robinson are the first to be laid off from their jobs, and they suffered from an unemployment rate two to three times that of whites (Lynch). If Tom Robinson had a good job, he would be the first to be fired when the recession hit. This leaves him with no income or way to provide for his family. As well as being the first people to be fired, during this era racism was extremely high. As a result of this Tom Robinson works on a farm for little money,…

know what is going to happen, I can’t turn away during certain critical scenes. I stop everything else I am doing just to witness again a captivating sequence of events. The acting, especially from Brock Peters, who plays the accused black man Tom Robinson in the movie, was mesmerizing. I did not find the scenes with the children to be the same way. After watching this movie several times, I have grown bored with the children. I’m not saying their acting was bad, just not up to the same…