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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella Ewell is a criminal because she falsely accused a man of 🤬 and lied to the judge when she was on the stand. she claimed her father has never hit her. But shes a victim because her father abuses her and limits her from education and a life. So mayellla ewell is a criminal and a victim.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim, because she is a victim of abuse, and her father still controls her life. However she is a criminal because she made a false accusation and lied to a court which ruined a mans life. 

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim, because she is a victim of abuse, and her father still controls her life. However she is a criminal because she made a false accusation and lied to a court which ruined a mans life. 

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Mayella is both a criminal and a victim on the justice morality spectrum. On the criminal side, Mayella has falsely accused Tom of 🤬 and violence and committing perjury. This and also being backed up by a jury of all whites makes her a criminal in this position. But Mayella can also be a victim because she is forced to follow Bob's orders and is a victim of abuse.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. The reason she is a victim is because she is a child of abuse and has never been shown respect. Despite this, she fails to show respect to Tom Robinson and falsely accuses him of 🤬. This is why she is also a villian in the story.

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is considered a victim due to her father's abuse towards her, but she is also a criminal because she falsely accused a man of poor minority of 🤬. "What did your father see in the window, the crime of 🤬 or the best defense to it? Why don't you tell the truth, child, didn't Bob Ewell beat you up?" Lee is stating that society is both cruel and harmless, it all just depends on how a person views the world. There will be good people and there will be bad people in the world, but sometimes a person is both good and evil. Lee wants the readers to understand how some people think and behave.

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because she lied under oath to the court, (that's perjury which is illegal) she also lied about Tom Robinson abusing her and taking advantage of her. Mayella is also a victim because her father is an alcoholic who abuses her and takes advantage of her.

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Lee is stating what life was for a black man and the unfair justices they faced on a daily basis. Tom Robinson faced huge discrimination in court and out of court. According to the text, "Fore I knew it he was on me. Just run up behind me, he did. He got me around the neck, cussin' me and sayin' dirt..." (page 241) This is Mayella's statement which falsely accuses Tom of these actions. We can infer he did not do this because of the evidence but still they made a biased verdict and confirmed Tom Robinson guilty.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. The reason that she is a victim is because she has been abused as a child and was never loved nor respected. Even tho she was abused, she does not show any type of respect to Tom Robinson and falsely accuses him of 🤬. That is why she is not just a victim but she is also a criminal

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal, as well as a victim. Mayella Ewell is a criminal because she lied on the stand, which is very illegal. She also is ruining the life of an innocent man because of her lies, but she lies because she is the victim of an alcoholic. As well as being a victim of abuse and having to take care of 7 children. This is why is both a criminal, and a victim.

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Mayella is the victim and the criminal. She is a victim of abuse by her father. She is the criminal for falsely accusing Tom Robinson and was put in prison. 

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Mayella is the victim and the criminal. She is a victim of abuse by her father. She is the criminal for falsely accusing Tom Robinson and was put in prison. 

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I think that Mayella Ewell is both the criminal and the victim. she went to court and accused a man named Tom of doing bad things to her. She not only lied about that but also lied to the judge. But i also think that she is a victim because her father would also do bad things  to her and limit what she could and not do. Anthony Ruiz

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I think that Mayella Ewell is both the criminal and the victim. she went to court and accused a man named Tom of doing bad things to her. She not only lied about that but also lied to the judge. But i also think that she is a victim because her father would also do bad things  to her and limit what she could and not do. Anthony Ruiz

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Tom Robinson is a victim because he was falsely accused by Mayella Ewell. The author was talking about what life was like for a black man.

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Lee portrays the part of society that tries its hardest to be good through Atticus. Atticus works a lot to provide for his family and tries his hardest to parent his children. He also defends Tom Robinson even though he knows he probably won't win. In addition he tries to help Mayella by trying to get her to admit to being abused by Bob Ewell.

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If I were to be at the perspective of of Jean Scout Finch, I would declare Mayella Ewell as not only a terrible person, but also a criminal. after hearing Atticus's statements and points, I thought everyone would be in agreement that Mayella wasn't abused or raped by Tom, it was her father who did that to her. The readers don't know the whole story, and neither does Scout, but Scout could assure you that she "Don't see how any jury could convict on what we hear-" Tom was telling the truth. Tom's relaying of the events did not change once, whereas Mayella's fable changed over and over. To continue, Mayella talks about needing help fixing up a "chifforobe", but Tom exclaims that it's a door he was asked to come in and help with. Mayellas story has gaps throughout it, while Tom's was seamless and true. Tom spoke from the heart and you could hear his pain when he replayed the memory in his mind as he was telling the court what happened. Overall, if I were at the perspective of Scout, I would rule Mayella Ewell as a criminal.

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Mayella Ewell is a victim and a criminal. A victim of her dads abuse and a criminal towards falsely accusing Tom Robinson. I believe that she's a victim because in the book its said that she has been abused by her father physically, and also emotionally. She had to take care of her 7 brothers by herself. She's a criminal because she falsely accused Tom Robinson even though all he's done is be kind and help her for free. She was in the wrong for getting caught by her dad for sexually assualting him and tehn accusing him for 🤬.

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. To be fair she was a victim of her father's abusive behavior towards her and how he limits her life choices and education. Considering how she takes politeness as mocking her she doesn't seem to be very educated . However she did lie to the judge on stand and not to mention falsely accused a Negro man for 🤬, yet somehow she got away with it. Therefore Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and victim. Mayella Is a victim because her father has verbally and physically abused her. She is also a criminal because she falsely accused tom Robinson and ruined his life. -Isabella Cabrera

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Atticus Finch Character Study - Ian Domme Period 3

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Atticus Finch Character Study - Ian Domme Period 3

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What Harper Lee states about society through Atticus' character in the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is the heartful, caring, and justice-defending people. Atticus in the story is defending Tom Robinson, a black man who was accused of raping Mayala Ewells, in court. He shows the good in people in society, unlike the Ewells. Even though he tells Scout he will not win the trial, and doesn't, he still fights for what is right. The reason they didn't win the court case even with mass amounts of evidence is because of race. Atticus shows the good people in society, the people who want equality.

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Mayella is both a criminal and a victim. First she lied to the judge when she was on stand, she said that Tom Robinson did stuff to her that he really didn't do. On the other hand she is a victim because she also lied and said that her father had never touched and abused her in any way, but that was a lie because her father abused her a number times because the case. That is Mayella Ewell is both a victim and a criminal.

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I think Mayella is in a tough situation and there is no good option for her so I think she is a victim, because if she does say the truth about what happens her father will be sent away and she will get a rep for sticking up for a man of color and she lied to the court so she will not be able to live the life she wants. and if she doesn't say the truth she will be sending away a innocent man and a man who she liked and who cared for her so I think she is a victim who was put in a bad position

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Mayella ewell is a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a victim because her father abused her, and takes advantage of her. She is a criminal because she lied and accused Tom Robinson of 🤬, also because she lied on he stand in court which is illegal.

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Atticus is clearly the hero of the novel, and functions as a role model for his children. Early in the story, the children regard their father as weak and ineffective because he does not conform to several conventional standards of Southern masculinity.

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Atticus is clearly the hero of the novel, and functions as a role model for his children. Early in the story, the children regard their father as weak and ineffective because he does not conform to several conventional standards of Southern masculinity.

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Savana- I would say shes both a victem and a crimainal. But if i had to chose one i would say she is a criminal. I say this because shes putting Tom's life on this. So if she wins the case she just killed an innoccent man and she know hje was innocent. She had lots of time to tell the truth and she took an oath. So thats why i think she a victem 

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Savana- I would say shes both a victem and a crimainal. But if i had to chose one i would say she is a criminal. I say this because shes putting Tom's life on this. So if she wins the case she just killed an innoccent man and she know hje was innocent. She had lots of time to tell the truth and she took an oath. So thats why i think she a victem 

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim, the reason being that she is accusing a man of something that is going to ruin his life and she is being asked to tell the truth but still continues to lie. But she is also the victim because all the things that she said Tom Robinson did her dad really did to her.

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Mayella Ewell is both a victim and a criminal because she was a victim of sexual assault but she lied in the court of law which makes her a criminal. Her father Bob Ewell abuses her and catches her with Tom Robinson he then makes Mayella accuse Tom making him go to trial and facing the death penalty.

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Mayella is more of a complicated character to identify. You want to feel sorry for her after all she has a horrible life. But then again why is she putting an innocent man who has been so nice to her in danger? She is kind of both if anything I am sure she was scared of what her father might do to her which is understandable. But it is still awful that she could do that to Tom Robinson. Harper Lee is stating that in society there are people who do wrong only because they feel they have no choice I feel like she wants us to see someone who is both guilty and a victim and make us truly think about it.

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What does Harper Lee state about the society in Maycomb from Atticus. In the novel "To Kill a Mocking Bird". Is that when he decides to defend Tom Robinson, his kids get called names and tell them thing about Atticus like hes a N word- lover and other terms. Another way Lee shows the society is the given proof that they have that Mayella Ewell is lying on the stand, witch is a federal offence, but they still find Tom guilty. This really shows that even though they had evidence on why it couldn't be Tom he was still found guilty because we was colored.

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i think Mayella Ewell is a victim because she is falsely accusing an innocent man of beating and rapeing her just because hes black and would be an easy case to win even though she knows and we know that it was her father bob Ewell that beat and raped Mayella when he saw her trying to get with Tom Robinson. so  Mayella Ewell is a victim and a criminal because she is putting another man in jail because of something she committed - Athena Villavicencio

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I beleive that Mayella Ewell is a victim as well as a criminal. I think this because Mayella is a victim of her being beaten by her aclcoholic father and is forced to take care of her seven siblings. This makes her the victim. What makes her the criminal is because she is lying to the judge and the jury and sccusing and innocent man (Tom Robinoson) for 🤬. This is how Mayella Ewell is a victim and a criminal.

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Lee is stating thru tom Robinson that it was very easy for Mayella to blame Tom raping her because hes a a black male and they would most likely believe a white over a black. This says a lot about our society then and now. Alot of black people get blamed and shot for stuff they did not do because of the stereotype. In the story to kill a mockingbird Tom Robinson is a victim because he gets falsely accused of 🤬 and abuse. He ends up having to go to court because they believe mayella over tom. Atticus is fighting for tom and defending his side because he knows somethings off and hes not guilty. Later on we she starts to change up her story and studder and Tom starts to cry because if they believe mayella over him he will go to jail.

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Mayella Ewell is both portrayed as a criminal and a victim. Mayella herself is accusing a man of physical assault and 🤬, although knowing he didn't commit such a crime because he knew the consequences of what could come. Mayella though lied for possibly more fear of abuse from her father, Bob Ewell. Mr. Ewell has abused Mayella before, especially when drunk. When, by Tom Robinson's account, Mayella tried to come onto him, Mr. Ewell came to the window near the end and was yelling at him. He made Mayella accuse Tom Robinson of sexual assault and take him to court. She is a victim of abuse but is a criminal for lying and putting an innocent man's life at stake by taking him to court.

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Mayella can be a criminal or a victim because she fasley accused a man for raping her in court when it wasn't him. She can also be a victim because she still got raped and that still against the law.

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Lee is stating that Scout is a young and intelligent little girl. At the beginning of the story, Scout is 6 years old, at this age, you tell your parents everything and are so innocent. Thinking about society, this shows how harsh a world can be around you but Scout is so young that she doesn't even realize it. She slowly learns more as she grows older. There is also social inequality, Scout is so young and is a girl that they didn't want her or Jem with the black people at court.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. She is a victim of her father who never respected her and abuses her. In result, Mayella is a criminal because she falsely accused a man of taking advantage of her and lied under oath when being questioned in court. This is why Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim.

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Mayella can be a crimnal or a victom because she fasley accused a man of raping her when he didnt. She is also a victum because she did get raped by her own father but doesnt want to own up to it because her father probably told her to deny that it was him.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. First she said stuff about Tom Robinson even though he didn't do the stuff she said. She also is a victim because she lied about saying her father has never touched her. That is a lie and her father has touched her many times. That is why she both a criminal and a victim .

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because of her actions in court. She lied to everyone in court and lied in her testimony stating that Tom had chocked her and has sexually assaulted her and said that she had tried fighting back. She kept all her secrets inside about her father and Tom. She could easily be put in jail. She accused a innocent man of sexually assaulting her which was false and made his life horrible. She is also a victim of abuse from her father. Its true that her father had something to do with it because Tom stated that Mayella said that it was her first time kissing a man and the things that her father does doesn't count. Mayella is both a criminal and a victim. - Azaleigh Ibarra

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Lee is stating that in society there are people who are bad because of the circumstances they're in, through Mayella Ewell.  Mayella Ewell is a person in society who is in a terrible situation and made the bad decision of falsely accusing Tom Robinson.  Mayella Ewell had a bruised right eye.  Since Mayella had a bruised right eye someone left handed had hit her.  If it was Tom Robinson who was the one that hurt her he must have a left arm.  Tom Robinson had a crippled left arm.  This shows that Tom would have not been the one who hurt her and gave her a black eye.  So Tom Robinson was falsely accused.  Mayella's dad was the one who hurt her.  Mayella's dad is left-handed and a left-handed person was the one who hit Mayella.  When Mayella said her dad is, "...tollable, 'cept when-," her dad was waiting for her to answer as if she said the truth he would be mad.  Since Mayella is abused by her dad she falsely accused Tom because if she didn't her dad would hurt her again. This is how Lee is stating that in society there are people who are bad because of the situation they are in.

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because she tried to 🤬 Tom. Shes also a victim because her father is abusive and he didn't let her get an education or anything in life. According to the text, " what did your father see in the window the crime of 🤬 or the best defence to it? "why don't you tell the truth. child, didn't bob Ewell beat you up." This piece of evidence shows that Bob Ewell was an abusive dad but still his own daughter won't go against him because of the censequence of what might happen. Not only that but it shows the evidence of this case and how it is very baised verdict.

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In the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson, a black man, who is falsely accused of 🤬. Lee describes in her novel the unfair justice black people got in the 1930s and the discrimination they faced in court. Tom Robinson is a hard working man who is honest and kind. During the trial, he tells the truth about what happened but no one believes him. "Mr. Finch I was going home one evenin, an when I passed the Ewell place Miss Mayella were on the porch, like she said she were. It seemed real quite like, an I didn't even know why. Then she says for me to come in there for a minute. Well, I went inside the fence and looked for something to work on. She said she got something for me to work on in the house. I went inside and she said the door was broken. I tried to fix it but there was notin to fix. I said to Miss Mayella this door is fine. Then she shet the door in my face. Then she told me she needed help to get something off the shelf. She told me to use the chair, and as I was reaching, she turned the chair around and jumped on me. She hugged me round the waist, and I could escape." (Page 258 and 259) Tom Robinson told the truth but no one believed him. This shows how black people were never believed and were always accused for things they did not do.

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Jeremy Atticus Finch Character Study - Alejandra Martinez

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Jeremy Atticus Finch Character Study - Alejandra Martinez

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Jeremy Atticus Finch plays a big role in society. Lee commences his writing to make us visualize Jem's actions and how he shows potential in maturity. We all go through stages as he, himself did. We're born, we face personal tragedy; We learn from that tragedy, the tragedy impacts what we do, say, and feel. His early maturity is not only because of growth but also because of the environment's downfall such as the Great Depression and his mother's passing. Jem faces many downfalls considering his sensitivity toward Tom's case, Scout's personal being of containing anger, the scare of Boo Radley, and the communities hatred toward his father. We all relate to Jem because his life is blindly normalized by our everyday human cycle. We experience a tragedy like him, we experience maturity, we experience downfalls, we experience strong emotions, and we experience the feeling of being somewhat protective.

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In the book, Harper Lee shows the part of society that is caring, sweet, and heroic through Atticus Finch. Atticus is a hard working man who cares for everyone even people of color. Considering the time the book is taken place in that isnt very common. Due to Atticus being the lawyer for Tom he is looked down upon by many yet he still cares for everyone. Even during the case he attempts to save Mayella by trying to get her to admit Bob abused her, even though she is framing Tom for 🤬. These few actions from Atticus show the people in our society who want the world to be a better place and want equality.

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Harper Lee is stating that people in society have different lives around certain people which knowing about it could change someone's perspective about someone. For instance, Calpurnia have acted as two separate people when being around black or white people. Cal acts more formal and has good grammar around white people while when she is around black people, she speaks informally. In the book, it states, "Suppose you and Scout talked colored-folks' talk at home it'd be out of place, wouldn't it? Now what if I talked white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin on airs to beat Moses" (Lee 167). This shows that Cal does not want the people of her race to know that she can speak well and is possibly smarter than them. If people knew about it, it could ruin her reputation and cause consequences that could affect her like white people not taking favor of her being intellectual. In short, Mayella Ewell could be a victim because of needing to have a double-sided life to hide away the truth. If she speaks the truth publicly, negative results might come due to Bob Ewell being abusive.

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Mayella Ewell is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because she falsely accused Tom and lied in court. Mayella accuses Tom of choking her and assaulting her without her consent even though he did none of that. Mayella also lies and changes her story consistently while in court. Mayella is a victim as well since she is abused by her father. Her father most likely gave her the bruised right eye as a person with a right hand hit her. Tom has a crippled right arm, while Mr. Ewell is right-handed. All in all, Lee is telling us through Mayella that some people can turn bad under the right circumstances as Mayella was a victim and didn't do any harm until she accused Tom of the crimes.

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Dolphus Raymond represents the intimacy capable of between the people of Earth. This is because he is a white man with mixed children and treats colored people equally. "Cry about the simple hell people give other people without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folk, without even stopping to think that they're people, too." (Lee 269) This suggests that Mr. Raymond sympathizes with colored people. It also indicates that he thinks that both white and colored folk are people and tries to understand where they are both coming from. Dolphus Raymond is one of the most progressive people in this book or time period in general.

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The citizens of Maycomb view Dolphus Raymond with pity, only knowing that he lives with black people and married a black woman because he is always drunk. If they were to look deeper though, they would be shocked. For example, page 228 says, “‘I try to give ‘em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason. When I come to town, which is seldom, if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond’s in the clutches of whiskey-that’s why he won't change his ways. He can’t help himself, that’s why he lives the way he does.’” This proves how deep racism is in Maycomb. Dolphus is forced to put up an act for his neighbors. In order for him to live his happy life, he must pretend he is drunk and can’t help his predicament. Harper Lee is strongly showing how judgmental people are, especially in the ways of racism. If there was no judgment or racism in Maycomb county, Dolphus Raymond could live his happy life without having to hide his wants. This is the way that Harper Lee used Dolphus Raymond to portray Maycomb’s judgment.

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Scout plays a big role in this story. Scout is the main character and we hear everything in point of view. Scout is 6 years old at the start of the story. She is innocent at the start of the story, but towards the end Scout begins to know how the word really is. Scout was exposed to the real life situations like 🤬, racism, and fear. Lee is stating about society through Scout by saying everything is real and at one point you would have to expand to real life situations. At the young age Scout and Jem had to go to court and see an innocent black man be blamed for something he did not do. This shows Scout and Jem racism and prejudice. That is how Lee uses Scout to state society through her.

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Through Tom Robinson, book author Harper Lee is trying to state that being a man of color comes with many hardships, like racism and discrimination. This fact can be shown throughout many sections of the book, but in this case, it is mostly shown when Tom Robinson is facing  discrimination and prejudice from within the court. In the text on page 264 it states, ““Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em—”...The witness realized his mistake and shifted uncomfortably in the chair. But the
damage was done. Below us, nobody liked Tom Robinson’s answer.." This shows how being a man of color comes with many hardships because, as shown by the quote, people are more likely to disapprove of your opinions, thoughts, actions, and ideas. This also shows how Mayella was the criminal in the case while Tom was the victim because Mayella used Tom's race in her favor during the case. She was able to manipulate the crowd into thinking that Tom was guilty, with the use of many tactics, specifically ones like stereotypical prejudice and emotions. So in conclusion, since Tom Robinson's race affects the way that people perceive him, Mayella was able to exploit this opportunity in order to win the court over in her favor.

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Mayella is both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because she lied to the judge on the stand, blamed Tom for stuff he never did such as 🤬, and ruined the rest of Tom's life. She is a victim because she is treated poorly at home and her father has abused her. While talking and answering questions on the stand, Atticus asks one specific question if her dad had ever touched her. She paused and waited a few seconds, then looked directly at her dad and finally answered with a lie. All in all, Mayella deserved a better life where she is treated right by her own father and where she doesn't lie or get herself into a lot of trouble.

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TKM, Tom Robinson: Victim. - Nicolas Perez Hernandez.

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TKM, Tom Robinson: Victim. - Nicolas Perez Hernandez.

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In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Tom Robinson, a black man who was accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white girl that struggles living in poverty. Lee is trying to show that being colored in society comes with many struggles and challenges like racism and discrimination. One of many examples can be shown during the trial in court, when the jury expresses discrimination towards Tom Robinson. In the novel, on page 262 it states,"You were given thirty days once for disorderly conduct, Robinson?” asked Mr. Gilmer. “Yes suh.” “What’d the 🤬 look like when you got through with him?” “He beat me, Mr. Gilmer.” “Yes, but you were convicted, weren’t you?” Atticus raised his head. “It was a misdemeanor and it’s in the record, Judge.” I thought he sounded tired. “Witness’ll answer, though,” said Judge Taylor, just as wearily. “Yes suh, I got thirty days.” I knew that Mr. Gilmer would sincerely tell the jury that anyone who was convicted of disorderly conduct could easily have had it in his heart to take advantage of Mayella Ewell, that was the only reason he cared. Reasons like that helped." This shows that society discriminates against people of colored skin and you have to endure lots of obstacles and challenges as opposed to someone that is white. As the quote shows, the jury was stereotyping Tom Robinson since he was given thirty days for disorderly conduct he would be more likely to abuse Mayella, although all the evidence says otherwise. This proves that Mayella was the criminal because she blamed Tom Robinson for something he was innocent in, and she knew that she could easily fool the jury into believing this because of the racial stereotypes given to black people. As you can see, the color of Tom Robinson's skin hugely impacted his verdict because society thinks that black people are evil, lying, and can't be trusted, and they associate every single black person with this. Mayella took advantage of this, and used Tom Robinson to cover up her guilt and mistakes.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee embeds morals within each character. For instance, Mayeella Ewell reveals to be a criminal, lying about her side of the story. To Kill a Mockingbird states, "Mayella was silent. She seemed to be trying to get something clear to herself."..."’No, I don't recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me”’ (Lee 247-248). Atticus asks Mayella a simple question, one which she stumbles upon. Lying when being questioned in a trial, is a crime which Mayella chose to commit, making her a criminal. What Lee is stating about society through Mayella Ewell is that people can not always take on challenges alone and must ask for help. If Mayella would have just asked for help, she would not have needed to lie when being questioned. Therefore, asking for help is not a bad thing and will benefit you, however, you must ask when you need it.

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Mayella Ewell is a both a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a victim because her father abuses her by beating her for senseless reasons. But she is also a criminal, the evidence Atticus proposed showed her tempting Tom Robinson. When she was asked about the incident in court. She swore to tell the truth, only the truth, and nothing but the truth. Then she proceeded to lie. Mayella Lied about Tom Robinson beating her and taking advantage of her. In the story Mayella was screaming and shouting when she was telling her side of the story. But Tom Robinson was calm except crying at the end of his story. When Mayella was asked if her father ever beat her. She looked at her father in fear, that she will get the same punishment again.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. Mayella is a criminal because she lies to get Tom Robinson prosecuted. She falsely accuses a man for a crime he didn't commit. She is also a victim because she is violently abused and beaten by her father. Mr. Ewell forced her to lie in court so they can get rid of Tom Robinson, even though Mayella was the one that committed the crime. Lee is stating through Mayella that society can be very judgemental and abusive. This is shown by how Mayella is abused by her father.

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Harper Lee shows us that Racisim is a thing through the people of Maycomb and how there are those who disagree with it. Atticus is a good example because he is defending Tom Robinson for 🤬 and showing that no matter if he is another race we all should still be equal. He shows this by not trying to make Tom be guilty even though he is defending him, but by showing that Tom is the same like everyone else.

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Mayella Ewell is a victim and an unintentional criminal. Mayella genuinely believed that it was Tom Robinson that raped her and that cannot be a fault of her due to how she was treated and how crazy the situation was. It is not entirely her fault that Tom Robinson was judged guilty because the evidence that Tom Robinson didn't 🤬 her was very apparent but the system did not care. Mayella and Tom are victims of society and the system.

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Mayella Ewell is both a victim and a criminal, however I would argue that she is more so the latter, as many of the things that happen involving the case happen as a direct result of her. From the beginning, she is the one who tries to 🤬 Tom Robinson, and when he rejects her, she tries to get rid of him, thus getting rid of the evidence of her crimes, and the memories of them as well. She is also a victim in this case, as she was only beaten and put into this situation in the first place because of her father. However, that is no excuse for her acts throughout the story. Only a criminal would attempt to ruin someone else's life because they don't like their own. If she were truly only a victim, then she would have confessed to what she had done.

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Mayella Ewell is a criminal, as well as a victim. She is a criminal because she falsely accused a man of 🤬, however she had to cover up which makes her a victim. Her father was saying that she has to say he didn't do it otherwise there would be consequences. So she accused Tom to cover up for her father and over the trial he is 4 counts guilty.

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Harper Lee is stating that people in this world all have different views, and that they should be judged differently, and that they should not be judged with hate or racism. For example, Tom Robinson was always faced with distrust and suspicion, due to the color of his skin, and when he was accused of raping a girl, nobody question the situation except for atticus and the other family members. The text says, "Well, Mr Finch didn't act that way to Mayella and old man Ewell when he cross-examined them. The way that man called him boy all the time and sneered at him, and look around at the jury every time he answered.." This shows that even with logic and hard facts on his side, Tom Robinson was accused guilty and hated due to hate. So, Tom Robinson's role in this book is that a reminder to society how we can be hateful, and how we can change our ways. Even with evidence and facts, hate, racism, and biased can get in the way of judging somebody, which is why people called justice "Blind".

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Despite the allegations made by Mayella against him, Tom Robinson is in fact the victim. Although her claims are preposterous, given the fact that Tom hasn't had any use in his right arm for most of his life, most of the town believes Mayella when she says that he choked her two-handedly and took advantage of her. These actions are completely impossible for Tom to perform, therefore making him innocent. However, the entire town is so quick to blame him, simply because he is a black man. Evidently, Lee's statement about society is plainly that it is severely twisted. Racism has been so ingrained into people's minds and behavior, that they are quick to accuse somebody, merely because they are different, or "inferior".

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Harper Lee choosing the young Scout to be the narrator demonstrates the growth of children and developing who they are in society. The narrative follows the experiences and emotions that six year old Scout endures. Scout's father, Atticus, must defend a wrongly accused man, Tom Robinson, of 🤬. Because Tom is black, many of the town folk disapprove of Atticus for defending him, and they torment the Finch family. Scout must navigate what her opinions on the case are, and be able to defend herself and family from others. By having a close relationship with their cook, Calpurnia, Scout is able to defer from what most white people think and love Cal, a colored woman, just as much as anyone. Through seeing Scout's childhood, it is displayed how the people and situations we are surrounded with, affect how one views the world.

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Dolphus Raymond is a symbolic character in "To Kill a Mockingbird", and symbolic to the times in which this novel took place. Mr. Raymond had mixed children with his African American girlfriend and at the time, this was absurd behavior in Maycomb. Dolphus knew this about the people in Maycomb so he decided to give the people a reason to justify why he lived the way he did. He pretended to be drinking everyday but in reality the bag he was drinking "alcohol" out of actually had Coca- Cola inside it. Because of this, people believed he was drunk everyday or an alcoholic which would explain why he was dating a black woman as a white man. The text mentions, "I try to give 'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they latch onto a reason" (268). Dolphus Raymond never should have to have done this because he simply believed it did not matter what skin color the person you were dating has, it's about the inside instead. This shows how society viewed white people who showed interest in black people as if they were a different species who no one could ever like. This also symbolizes how even in the midst of so much racism and hatred there are still people who have respect for people no matter what their skin color is, therefore, there is still hope racism does not have to win.

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Harper lee displays that racism is common in Maycomb, but some people are against it. Atticus conveys this because he is willing to defend Tom Robinson, despite the harmful effects it can have on his family. Harper Lee is showing a side of society that is empathetic. Atticus tries to help Tom to the best of his ability regardless of Tom's race. Atticus is looked down upon by the town because of this, but Atticus's character shows that even when others tell you differently, you do what you feel is right.

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I believe Mayella is a victim because she is in a bad situation and has no good options. If she tells the truth about what happened, her father will be expelled, and she will gain notoriety for standing up for a man of color. In addition, she lied to the court, preventing her from living the life she wants. I believe she is a victim who was put in a difficult situation because if she doesn't speak the truth, she will be sending a man away who is both innocent and a man she liked and cared about away.

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Harper Lee uses Atticus Finch to show that there is still some good in a bad society . In this novel the city of Maycomb has a common pattern of almost all of the residents being racist however Atticus is not one of them.  The biggest example to show how pure hearted Atticus Finch is the constant fight for justice for Tom Robinson.  Even though Atticus gets a bad reputation and name called for defending an African American he stays true to himself and continues to fight for him. While at the same time he teaches his kids many life lessons like not following into conformity when they know it's wrong and standing up for whats right. 

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Harper Lee uses Atticus Finch to show that there is still some good in a bad society . In this novel the city of Maycomb has a common pattern of almost all of the residents being racist however Atticus is not one of them.  The biggest example to show how pure hearted Atticus Finch is the constant fight for justice for Tom Robinson.  Even though Atticus gets a bad reputation and name called for defending an African American he stays true to himself and continues to fight for him. While at the same time he teaches his kids many life lessons like not following into conformity when they know it's wrong and standing up for whats right. 

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Mayella Ewell is a victim and a criminal. Mayella Ewell is a victim because her father abused and raped her. However, Mayellla Ewell is a criminal because she accused Tom Robinson of these actions which aren't true. This is a form of perjury and in doing so Mayella could go to jail for up to 5 years. In conclusion, Mayella is a criminal and a victim.

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Mayella Ewell is both a victim and criminal. Mayella Ewell is a criminal because she falsely accused a man of 🤬 and lied to the judge when she testified. She is a victim because her father abuses her and limits her from education and a life. Therefore mayellla ewell is a criminal and a victim.

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Atticus Finch is portrayed as a difference in their society. He shows that there are people out there with different thinking that are not like others who all act like sheep to each other´s opinions. In Maycomb, there are not a lot of people who think like Atticus. He has a kinder heart to all people unlike others, who are kind hearted to only a certain group of people. There is a lot of racism themed throughout this town, but Atticus shows the other side. He defends a black man in court and tries his hardest to give him justice, which is a thing that not a lot of white folks did back then.

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Scout is used by Harper Lee to show the progression of maturity in To Kill a Mockingbird as well as innocence in a world of evil. To start, Scout starts the Bildungsroman at six years old and grows older as the book advances. On page 330, Scout learns about Adolf Hitler from her teacher and states, “I went away, not sure that I could explain to Atticus what was on my mind, not sure that I could clarify what was only a feeling. Perhaps Jem could provide the answer. Scout is beginning to ask questions about the world she lives in, which is a dominant sign of maturity. Moreover, Scout is also used by Lee to display purity and innocence. On page 205, Scout courageously questions, “‘Don’t you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I’m Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one time, remember?’” What Scout doesn’t see is that Mr. Cunningham was planning to attack someone with a large group of men. As a result, she acts like herself, in her virtuous character, preventing the attack. The story as a whole is filled with injustice, such as racism, discrimination, or sexism. For the most part, Scout is oblivious to this at first but begins to confront these issues. Given these points, Harper Lee symbolizes Scout as a dynamic, maturing character who’s innocent among inequalities.

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Tom Robinson character study--Anthony Celaya

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Tom Robinson character study--Anthony Celaya

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Harper Lee is portraying Tom Robinson as the Mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird it is stated that it's a sin to Kill a Mockingbird because Mockingbirds do no harm,  similar to Tom Robinson. It is stated in To Kill a Mockingbird that “ Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's Gardens, don't nest in corn cribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to Kill a Mockingbird”. I do believe that Tom Robinson is the Mockingbird in the story because of the things he does and his personality.  Tom Robinson is a man who doesn't do any harm and  instead does Good by helping others when they need it,  he doesn't attack people or do anything that hurts people in any way. That is why I think Harper Lee is portraying Tom Robinson as the Mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird.

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By Lee making Atticus the way he is, it shows how compassionate he is about making everything equal. Atticus is seriously determined to make the point clear that Mayella Ewell is the criminal. Lee is stating equal rights and determination through Atticus in this whole story.

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Lee is stating how harmful society can be to those who's views on the world are still developing. Scout is a young girl in Maycomb who's perception of people can be easily constructed. What she witnessed at the court is more than enough for her to make up an idea of the type of person Mayella Ewell is. Scout knows that Tom Robinson is an innocent man who has been accused of a terrible crime. Although we can see that there are many factors as to why Mayella Ewell has come forward with the false accusation, it is hard for someone so young to grasp the layers underneath people's actions. It is reasonable to believe that Scout views Mayella as a criminal on top of being a horrible person.

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I believe Mayella Ewell is both a victim, and a criminal. The argument of Mayella being either innocent or guilty can vary but I believe both arguments are valid because of many reasons. I believe this because I think that Mayella is being abused by her father and believes that her life is endangered and in order to protect herself from her father she accuses Tom Robinson of ---- to make it seem her father in innocent and so her father would not harm her. Mayella is both innocent because she needed a way to protect herself from her father, but also a criminal for falsely accusing a man of ----.

Aiden Quigley, Per 3 Riedmiller

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Mayella Ewell: Victim or Crininal? Alfred Preston

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Mayella Ewell: Victim or Crininal? Alfred Preston

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Meyella Ewell is a criminal and a victim. She is a criminal because she lied about Tom Robinson raping her. She thought since she was white she would get away with it. She accuses Tom, the only person who is kind to her, she has a little crush on Tom. She is also a victim because her dad drinks a lot and abuses her. Mayella's dad is the one who abused her not Tom.

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In the novel, they show Tom Robinson as a bad man. He is described as an unfair justice black man who got discriminated against in court. In this time period that the novel took place, there was a lot of racism directly towards colored people. While he is in court for his trial, he tells the truth about everything but no one seems to believe him. The text states, "she told me to use the chair, and as I was reaching, she turned the chair around and jumped on me. She hugged me round the waist, and I could escape." This show how Tom Robinson was explaining the whole complete true story in the trial but no one believed him.