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“compassion v insensitivity”

Insensitivity and compassion are products of the environment. Living in a racist family will only teach one how to hate. Growing up in an accepting family breeds love and compassion. This is reflected greatly in the way Scout acts in the novel. Although she was born and raised in the cynical town of Maycomb County, she was influenced by the Finch home. Atticus allowed Scout to think freely while subtly directing her down the right path. She grew to see past what is obvious about a person, and look into what is important about them. While it’s not acceptable to hate someone for their skin color, you can’t completely blame the person. When growing up in an environment surrounded by racism, it’s hard to believe anything else. But it’s not impossible to overcome this way of thinking and love unconditionally. Learning to have compassion for others can make your life, and other lives, much simpler.

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7) discuss how you have come to learn something in your own life as compare/contrasted to scout in any of these areas.

In the novel scout grows up and matures the same as I did. When I was young I didn't understand most worldly problems but when I started getting older I started to become more into reality. Once we got old enough to see real world problems we wanted to get involved.

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"compassion v insensitivity"
Compassion. Atticus is very compassionate towards other people. During the trial, although appointed to defend Tom, Atticus fought for a fair verdict of Tom Robinson. Atticus lives to help the children know what is right and wrong as he is all they've got. He doesn't try to offend anyone and helps everyone he can, when he can.
Insensitivity. Bob Ewell is very insensitive and only cares about himself. His children are never cared for and are only told to do chores. Bob doesn't care who he hurts only if it benefits himself. He harasses and is very destructive to anyone and anything to do with the trial, as it made him look like a fool and helped Tom.

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I would consider racism to be the evil that consumes the town of Maycomb. Most white adults think badly of black people in the town, this idea would be passed onto their children, further contaminating the town. Most white adults talk badly of black people and treat them unfairly. This is shown when Tom Robinson was found guilty at his trial, even though all of the evidence given gave proof that he was innocent. While they're some white people in Maycomb that treat black people as equal, such as Atticus, those people are scarce. Some black people also treat white people badly, but I believe their reasoning is because it is done to them.

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In the world of Maycomb, I can easily agree there are quite a few evil things. One of those things in particular is the person Bob Ewell, who treats the black community in Maycomb no better than dirt, he even beats his own daughter and blames it on an honest, hard working black man by the name of Tom Robinson, while verbally abusing his wife and going as far as throwing things at her when she passes him. An evil that isn't confined to just one person is racism, which takes hold of most of the whole town, people speaking out against others and punishing them for nothing other than just being a different color than them. Bob Ewell is a radical case of racism, he goes out of his way to lie about various things and tries to get Tom locked up for doing nothing, Bob even holds a grudge up to the point of trying to murder the children of the man who defended Tom as a kind of cheap stab for helping a black man.

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In my life my parents are strict on school and being respectful to people but they still allow me to hang out with my friends and go outside the house. This relates to how Atticus is for his kids. He makes them go to school even though Scout begs him not to and tells them to respect Mrs. Dubose even if they don't like her. Scout and Jem are also given a lot of freedom and Atticus allows them to leave the house a lot and he trust them to stay safe.

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Question 6:
In the world of adults in Maycomb, some adults act like they should, but others act very childish. For example, Atticus is a very responsible and mature adult. He always makes sure his kids are okay, and when he loses the trial he doesn't beg or fight, he just takes the outcome as it is and plans to try more next time. Bob Ewell on the other hand, is a very immature and childish adult. Even though that Tom is proven guilty, he blames Atticus for his embarrassment and threatens to get even with him. He confronts Atticus, curses at him and spits in his face. Atticus acts more like an adult than Bob does.

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Number 2. Compassion vs Insensitivity
Compassion: Atticus
Atticus is a very compassionate lawyer. During the trial he truly tries to make Tom Robinson not guilty. He knows that the Ewells are lying about the rape. He gives powerful examples and when Mayella knows this she goes and says that if you say she is lying you are taking the word of a n*****.

Insensitivity: Bob and Mayella Ewell
Both Bob and Mayella are very insensitive during the trial. They both know that the story is a lie and they keep going with it. Bob knows that he made it up to cover for the fact that Mayella is trying to get with Tom.

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7. Scout grew up in a town filled with racists and first hand saw a black man get his life taken away by false accusations. Scout didn't have a mother throughout the novel and basically her whole life, so Atticus was her primary role model. In Maycomb, it is common that if the parent is racist, the child is too. Scout basically was brought up to accept blacks. But she never really was told why racism existed, she only registered it in her own mind, in her own way. In my generation, kids are starting to have their own minds and beliefs at an earlier stage, especially with technology and social media. With racism, and other evil in the world, there is stuff everywhere online, and at that point, a person can create their own view on it, like Scout.

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The importance of family - Question 4
I feel like Scout has learned the importance of family by watching her father, Atticus. She sees that Atticus cares for her and everyone else around him. Like for instance, how Atticus keeps Calpurnia, and how he let Aunt Alexandra come live with them. He welcomes everybody in as family, and I think Scout sees all of this, and looks up to Atticus.

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7)  Discuss how you have come to learn something in your own life as compare/contrasted to Scout in any of these areas.
Scouts life is compared to mine, because when we were both younger we didn't understand what was going on in the world, and when we matured we learned more about what is happening in the world because of the people around us. Me and Scout are also alike because, when we were younger we both had an imagination, and not to understanding on what is going on in the world, and as kids we didn't have to, and parents would try to shield there children from real world problems.

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There are examples of many "evils in the world" in Maycomb County. First, when the trial declared Tom Robinson as guilty. Readers can infer that the jury realized that Bob and Mayella were lying because it took them a long time to say their verdicts. Even though they had an intuition that Tom was telling the truth, they still determine he's guilty because he's testifying against a white woman. The evil in Maycomb is the way the citizens treat Tom, just because he isn't white. Another evil in the county could be the accusations around the Radley's. There is a lot of gossip about Boo, mostly of him being a bad person. When Scout meets Boo, she realizes he's a genuine person. This could be seen as an "evil" act because the people that talk about Boo never really knew him so they are making up lies.

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Scout in that time wasn't taught as much as we are now. Being that age you don't know as many things as an adult. The parenthood from Atticus was good so she had a better understanding on the court case when I would of had at that age. But, Atticus only tells her what's going on when she starts figuring out everything. It took Scout a long time to figure out the racism even though she still doesn't understand the true effect it has. She doesn't understand why they're treated different, when at our age we had a better understanding on racism.

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Every adult acts or thinks in a different way like they're in their own world. Throughout the novel, adults in the black community show the greatest amount of respect toward Atticus. Scout looks up to the adults in Maycomb and wants to be involved in their lives, she wants to grow up and not feel left out. People in the white community disrespect Atticus because they don't understand why he's defending Tom.

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In TKAMB, there are many good things that happen in Maycomb. However, there are also many negative things and people who live there to. For example, Mr. Ewell is very rude and racist about the blacks in Maycomb. He also lacks respect and knowledge of the things that go on. The whole trial itself was evil considering the fact that is was black vs. white. The evil in the trial is the broad topic of racism; it is the verdict of the trial. As Scout grows up she realizes all these things, and all though she doesn't know the meaning of some of the things, she has a strong opinion about what she thinks is going on.

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Scout has definitely learned a lot about the importance of family. By clinging onto her brother, Jem, and constantly trying to bring him back to his childhood, she's learned and taught him as well that they need to value each other. When Scout rescues her dad from potentially being mobbed, she later realizes she may have saved him. As well, she finds out that she, Atticus, and Jem are a much stronger trio when paired together. Though Alexandra tries to convince them to study their past ancestors, it is evident that Scout and her family realize they need to live in the present and keep together rather than fall out with all the other events of the town.

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In this novel, insensitivity trumps compassion.  The whole white community is racist except a select few.  Atticus is one of the only compassionate people in all of Maycomb.  In court, Tom Robinson should have easily won the ruling, but the jury was too racist to believe him.  Scout and Jem get bullied at school because their dad is protecting a black man.  A mob even comes to hurt Atticus.  This all shows what life was like in the South at this time.

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"the world of adults"
Scout has many encounters with the adults in Maycomb throughout the story. She looks up to the kind adults, but questions the ones that have a bad reputation, or so they say. Scout believes in the most ridiculous rumors about the adults of the town, spread by the conversations between parents that she overhears.

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Question 5:

Appearances v reality

At the beginning of the story Scout sees Boo as some sort of a monster but at the end when his true nature is revealed she sees him as how he truly is. The fact is, Scout is young and naïve and that causes her to judge people off their appearances or  lack of. Appearances are not a reliable source of information. I don't really know what i'm doing.

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Scout soon learns more about the responsibilities of parenthood throughout the chapters of the novel. She knows that Atticus will always be there and talk to her when she needs him. When the lynch mob approached Atticus, Jem, and Scout at the county jail, Atticus tried to take charge and tell the kids to go home. Later, when Jem and Scout were attacked, Atticus was very worried about his kids and tried to figure out exactly what happened to them.

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"the world of adults"
Atticus is a very gifted adult and has many responsibilities. He is very intelligent and acts very calm for all the tasks he has been given like the Tom Robinson trail. When Atticus is home, he is very calm and is always looking out for Scout and Jem. "Scout, ready to read?" (Lee 39). This quote represents about how caring and how mature Atticus really Is through out the book. Adults like Bob Ewell are very immature. Bob Ewell is a very childish adult. Through out the hole trial, Bob blames Atticus for his embarrassment and the mistakes he has made through out the book.

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Responsibilities of a parent
Scout learns that Atticus has many responsibilities to take care of when it comes to looking after Scout and Jem in the best way possible. There is a couple times where Atticus is busy with the Tom Robinson trial and has to be more straight forward with the kids and tells them that they have to start listening to what Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra say because Atticus is not going to be around for everything that happens. Even though Scout is upset about this and doesn't want to listen she does because as she sees the trial she realizes that Atticus has things to do and just wants the best for the kids while he's trying to create the best for Tom Robinson too.

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The responsibility of parents is to teach their children to do what they think is right. By doing this the child will be able to act with purpose, and they can do what they believe in with no doubts or regrets.
This is shown when Atticus is telling the kids how Aunt Alexandra wants them to act, but he tells them to "forget it" and act how they wish to.

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Scout learns that family is important throughout the earlier ages of her life. Scout learns that family will stand by your side no matter what goes on, and that they will love you unconditionally. One time in the story that we were shown that family stays by your side is when the lynch mob came by Atticus. Jem and Scout were nervous for Atticus and we by his side throughout the whole trial even though he was defendant for a black man that they knew probably wouldn't win.

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One of the lessons Scout learns in the novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird", is the importance of family. She learns family is important through all the experiences she goes through, such as when Atticus defended Tom Robinson and was willing to die for him and his kids. This showed Scout not only that family was important to her, but that Atticus was willing to risk his life for her because she was family. Scout learns that family will stay with you by your side no matter what happens.

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"Appearance v reality"
Everyone thought that Boo Radley wasn't the best human being. They thought he didn't really care or have feelings. Boo shied away from the world for 25 years. But when help was needed at the end of the day, Boo came out of his shell and saved Jem and Scout. No one ever thought this of Boo, but the kids were his entertainment. It goes to show not everyone is what you think they are.

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Scout was a young girl at the start of the novel and by her actions you can tell she matured. When she was young, she thought Boo Radley was a fake man next door that Jem made up. As she grew older she realized Boo Radley was a real man. Boo Radley ended up saving her life at the end of the novel. He was an appearance that luckily became a reality for Jem and Scout.

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Scout can see the evil in the world throughout the story. While watching the trial, Scout can see everyone thinks that Tom is the evil, when in reality the evil is the racism that takes place when Tom Robinson is declared guilty. Racism is one of the main evils, but there are many people who contribute to the racism and could be the "evil" as well. Bob Ewell is a good example. He is the same as Tom; lives in the same neighborhood conditions, has the same dirty home. The only thing separating him from Tom is the fact that he is white. Bob believes he is superior over Tom merely because of the color of his skin, and is willing to go to the extreme of lying to the court just to get a black man in trouble.

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"evil in the world"
Although she is young, Scout is exposed to the evils in Maycomb County. She experiences racism as she is in the courtroom and notices how differently someone is treated because of skin color. Tom's verdict was inevitable, he would be guilty. Even as kids, it was impossible for Scout and Jem to ignore the evils around them. They were devastated when Tom did not win, but had to understand it's how society works. Racism may be one of the main evils of Maycomb, but there were many things wrong with the entire trial. Bob Ewell is no better than any black man living in Maycomb county and not many see that, the majority of Maycomb is set on the fact that white's are superior.

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Amanda Brown " the responsibilities of parenthood"

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Amanda Brown " the responsibilities of parenthood"

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In Maycomb County, the responsibility of parenthood is not as important as it is to others. For example, it is very important to Atticus  on how a parent raises his kids. He has always taught both Scout and Jem to be noble and do what they think is best for themselves along with others. Atticus wants the best for his kids and would put them before himself, he makes them attend school, gives them a well structured life and house to live in. Also, he tries to give them life lessons that may or may not apply to them at some point. On the other hand, Bob Ewell is the total opposite. He doesn't really take care of the kids at all, Bob is a drunk with a temper. Mayella, his oldest daughter, cares for all the kids in the house and is more of their parent than Bob. He could care less if his kids attend school, that is why they only go to the first day and never return for that year. In the trial, it is even suspected that Bob beats Mayella and probably the rest of the kids too. Bob Ewell and Atticus are two good examples of how the responsibilities applies to Maycomb County