Chesney- When on the stand in the trial, Tom Robinson admits to feeling bad for a white woman, which was a big mistake. People had a how dare he attitude towards what he said. This perfectly illustrates life in a small, Alabama town in the 1930s. Even the white family lowest on the social ladder is insulted that black man would feel sorry for them, which shows you just how low the blacks are to everyone.
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In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there is a chapter where Tom Robinson made a mistake in his trial: he admitted that a black man like himself, pitys a white woman. Back in the 1930s, this was a big deal and was highly frowned upon, because the whites feeled superior. This shows how horrible times like this, were. He couldn't even feel bad for a woman that's been kept in the house, abused by her father and lives in a dump. This illustrates how depressing life was in Maycomb, for blacks. How black people can be guilty for anything they do, even for pitying people, and that when white people do it, they could care less.
-Tiffany Andrew- Based on the reaction given by the people when they heard Tom say he felt bad for Mayella, I believe that most of the town is very prejudice towards blacks. Since the majority of the citizens believe they are superior to other races, they think a black person should never feel bad for a white person. In Maycomb, a black man feeling bad for a white woman is seen as a terrible offense. Even the fact that the Ewells live in a dumb and are extremely poor, does not change the way that the townsfolk view the negroes.
As you read To Kill a Mockingbird, you soon get to the point where the book splits in two. You might be asking why this is, and I'm not a hundred percent sure. I believe that this occurs, because it adds some climax to the death of Miss Dubose. Also, it shows how they thought life was rough, it get's more intense. They grow up alot, by all the things they hear in the court trials. Their minds were adjusted to having a good reason to everything and that life is just a walk through a park.They learn the hard way about how racist everyone is, the injustice, and all the twisted things in life. That's why I believe Harper Lee divided the book in two parts. -Tiffany Nguyen
Chesney- I think the book is divided into two parts because they show the differences in Scout's life that the trial and all the attention brings. The first part is about Scout in her young, innocent years. It also introduces you to how the folks act in Maycomb county and the way things work. However in the second part, things at home change for Scout when Aunt Alexandra decides to stay with them. The trial also takes place which is another big part of her life. To understand what is going on she begins to grow up more.
Andrew Allan- I believe that the book is split into 2 parts because the first part of the book tells us about the personality and lifestyle of the characters. It helps introduce the setting and gives us imformation about the city and how the people interact in the community. The second part starts getting into the main idea of the book which is racial discrimination. We see this during the court case when its obvious that Tom is innocent but everyone thinks otherwise.
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