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Bob's death signifies a turn for the better - h's not out for Atticus, Mayella and the other Ewells won't be oppressed, and perhaps the schools will be saved some trouble.

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"When Mr. Tate spoke again his voice was barely audible. "Mr. Finch, I hate to fight you when you're like this. You've been under a strain tonight no man should ever have to go through. Why you ain't in the bed from it I don't know, but I do know that for once you haven't been able to put two and two together, and we've got to settle this tonight because tomorrow'll be too late. Bob Ewell's got a kitchen knife in his craw." (Lee, pg. 247)

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Death of Bob Ewell Reported by, Beccau Histov Robert E. Lee Ewell (Bob) died the night of October 31, 1935 at the age of 36 on the outskirts of Maycomb, Alabama. Bob was born and raised in Maycomb....

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A topic that was very prevalent recently  is easily associated with the events of To Kill a Mockingbird: police brutality, especially directed towards African Americans.

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"A jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted, and when this jury came in,
not one of them looked at Tom Robinson. The foreman handed a piece of paper to Mr. Tate who handed it to the clerk who handed it to the judge...
I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was polling the jury: "Guilty... guilty... guilty... guilty..." I peeked at Jem: his hands were white from gripping the balcony rai l, and his shoulders jerked as if each "guilty" was a separate stab between them." (Lee, pg. 173)

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Tom Robinson's reaction to the verdict.

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Atticus Finch walks out of the court after Tom Robinson is found guilty

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Scout and Miss Caroline are immediately off to a bad start; Scout's attempts to help her avoid an awkward situation with the Cunninghams further Caroline's annoyance with Scout.
"When Walter shook his head a third time someone whispered, "Go on and tell her, Scout."
I turned around and saw most of the town people and the entire bus delegation looking at me. Miss Caroline and I had conferred twice already, and they were looking at me in the innocent assurance that familiarity breeds understanding.
I rose graciously on Walter's behalf: "Ah--Miss Caroline?"
"What is it, Jean Louise?"
"Miss Caroline, he's a Cunningham."
I sat back down.
"What, Jean Louise?"

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Scout's punishment for such disobedience is a few quick taps with a ruler, leading to classroom humiliation. Needless to say, this only escalates her hatred for Miss Caroline.

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"I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint
line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making me read most of My First Reader and the stock-market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud, she discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste. Miss Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me any more, it would interfere with my reading." (Lee, pg. 13

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To Kill a Mockingbird (4/10) Movie CLIP - Atticus Cross-Examines Mayella (1962) HD

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Mayella almost throws the case against her father under questions from Atticus, but one glance from her father tells her she must lie to stay safe.

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Everyone who's read To Kill a Mockingbird knows Robinson did nothing wrong and Mayella's marks are the result of her father's beatings for attempts to seduce an African American man. However, Mayella is forced to lie about the situation and falsely accuse Robinson under direction by her father.

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However, shortly after their daily sessions end, Dubose passes away, and Atticus reveals that she was a morphine addict. Jem's entire view of Dubose and life in general is warped. He finds that there s more to a person than what lies on their surface; and the importance of control. After all, the only reason he read to her was due to his display of violence on her flowers.

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Jem's relationship with old, not-so-kindly neighbor Mrs. Dubose teaches him many things about life. Asked to read for her every day after school and on Saturdays, Jem resists at first but eventually gives in, agreeing to follow her wish.

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When Walter Cunningham, a member of the lower part of Maycomb society, comes over to dinner, Jean Louise comments on his strange way of maple syrup usage. Calpurnia's response shows us her beliefs
"Hush your mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em" (Lee, pg. 29)

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"Folks don't like to have somebody around knowin' more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." (Lee, pg. 138)

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The last two pieces  of dialogue in the novel, while short, have much more depth than many realize - they hold Atticus's raw view on prejudice.
" "Atticus, he was real nice…” His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me. “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” (Lee, pg. 285)

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Atticus, when taling about the death of Mrs. Dubose, gives a life lesson to his children.
" —I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." (Lee, pg. 116)

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Atticus Finch is pretty much the perfect person - his portrayal in the novel is almost god-like.

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"Jem and I crept around the yard for days. At last the sawhorses were taken away, and we stood watching from the front porch when Mr. Radley made his final journey past our house. “There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into,” murmured Calpurnia, and she spat meditatively into the yard. We looked at her in surprise, for Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people."

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When Atticus discusses the Tom Robinson case with Jean Louise, we see his views on taking on the case.
" “Atticus, are we going to win it?” “No, honey.” “Then why—” “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win,” Atticus said." (Lee, pg. 78)

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"Welcome to Paradise" by Green Day

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In the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird, African American women were treated as if their only role was to serve food and watch the children as mistreated nannies. Aunt Jemima, a brand that came about in these times, embodies this ideal.

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Calpurnia, as played by Estelle Evans in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird

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Atticus Finch, as played by Gregory Peck in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird

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Climax - The Conviction of Thomas Robertson

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Climax - The Conviction of Thomas Robertson