Everyday people all over are dealing with conflicts and their so called enemies. An instance where I dealt with a conflict is when the swimmers at prospect high school were judging me based on my speed. They created their opinions with out meeting me or finding out who I was. This was a conflict I had to deal with and many of the girl who were judgmental became my enemies.This is a topic that affects many, not only fictional characters in a book. This is why it is worth reading. Some may understand that dealing with these conflicts or enemies can be difficult and troublesome, others may have not had to face conflicts head on. Conflicts can be found everyday with in our society from our political leaders arguing to little things like children …show more content…
Just like many, the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had to experience what is like to have enemies and conflicts in the book.Throughout the book Jem and scout have crossed many paths with conflicts and enemies all involving them being …show more content…
Bob told Atticus he would get him even if it was the last thing he did. This makes Jem and Scout worried because they feel threatened as well. Jem pleads, “Nothing’s happened. We’re scared for you, and we think you oughta do something about him” (Lee,292). He is seen as an enemy to the Finch’s after the trial because of his verbal and physical actions. Bob Ewell antagonizes and causes fear for these young kids, this is why conflicts arise. This grown man is not only causing conflicts for the children but their father, Atticus too. To add more on, in the book Scout and Jem were on their way home from Scout’s school play. On their way home Jem kept stopping, he explained to Scout that he felt they were being followed. After stopping many more times they were attacked by Bob Ewell. Scout alliterates, “Anyway, Jem hollered and I didn’t hear him any more an’ the next thing—Mr.Ewell was tryin’ to squeeze me to death, I reckon...” (Lee,361). This situation shows how much of an enemy and threat Bob is to Scout and Jem. This clearly represents what he is capable of and how he handles situations. This is where the conflict can clearly be seen, a grown man should not be going after two young children, let alone any child. Because of what this man is capable of and his pure hate towards the Finch family, he is defined
Next towards the end of the novel Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’ face and swears vengeance for the trial. This scares Scout and Jem. When they confront him about it Atticus merely says “Jem see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes for a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial. . . So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take.”
Atticus realizes Bob Ewell's determination to retaliate on him for defending an African American during the trial. However, Atticus still sincerely understands Bob Ewell's perspective and attempts to find goodness in it. After Jem asks for Atticus's reasoning regarding his forgiveness of Bob, Atticus points out: "Jem, if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last bit of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does..."(292)
One night, as Scout and Jem were walking home in the dark, Bob Ewell tried to attack the two of them. As Bob Ewell attacked Scout and Jem, Boo Radley came outside for the first time in a long time to their rescue. Boo Radley has been staying in his house for many years without going outside, but on this day he went outside with a kitchen knife, and killed Bob Ewell to save Scout and Jem and safely bring them home. Heck Tate, who is the county sheriff, sees what has happened and decides to hide the knife Bob Ewell uses to attack the children. He says to Atticus that Bob has accidentally killed himself as he stumbled onto his own knife, but Atticus doesn't buy it.
One day, on his way home, Atticus is spit on by Bob Ewell. Atticus refuses to retaliate when Bob Ewell spits in his face. Later, at home, Jem wants to understand why Atticus isn’t afraid. Atticus replies, “Jem see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with.
After the jailhouse incident, Jem and Scout are confused as to why Mr. Cunningham, a nice man and their family-friend, would be part of the mob. [ ] Following the trial, and after Bob Ewell had harassed Atticus by spitting and insulting him, Jem is bothered by Mr. Ewell. In an effort to help Jem understand there was a reason for Bob Ewell actions, Atticus puts Jem in Mr. Ewell’s shoes by
Throughout the book, Jem and Scout have multiple encounters with Boo Radley but never face to face. The first time they meet face to face is after Bob tries to attack them for being mad about the trial, but fails and dies. When they’re sitting in Jem’s room after his arm is broken, Scout, Jem, and Atticus find out that it was not Jem who killed Bob, but Boo. This changes Scout’s previous thoughts about how Boo was a crazy person, and makes her regret their previous actions in trying to break into his house. “Boo was our neighbor…
Since the town’s perspective changed on Bob Ewell, he was not much associated with and everyone deemed him as a liar. To Kill a Mockingbird uses many examples of perspective and the majority seems to be coming from Atticus. Atticus stands up for his beliefs and is teaching his children to stand up for theirs as well. Although the novel may be written in Scout’s perspective, or POV, it is well known that most of the lessons are taught by Atticus, as he plays a very large role in this novel. His beliefs and perspective go hand in hand and he was far ahead of his time with his
While the children sense the presence of Bob Ewell Scout is fearful and turns to her brother. Moments before the attack Jem portrays courage by remaining calm and carefully planning their next steps. His confident facade helped calm Scout down and showed courage because he knew there was reason to fear but remained in control of the situation for as long as he could (Lee 300). Jem’s confidence when dealing with others’ hatefulness proves him as a courageous character who uses his courage to protect
as you can see he is not very polite. Bob also splits in Atticus’s face after the trail. Bob says that he’ll get back at Atticus for the court case. The way that Bob gets back at Atticus is by trying to hurt his children. Bob breaks Jem’s arm, but then is killed by Boo Radley.
First, Atticus acts like a teacher to his children, he teaches them things to help them learn and understand. He teaches them how to be adults and be respectful. Atticus lets Jem and Scout be children but they know when to act poise. Atticus says "This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home.
I could not move. Suddenly he was jerked backwards and flung on the ground, almost carrying me with him. I thought Jem's up”(352). Around this time in the book, Jem and Scout were walking home from the play and they were being chased by Bob Ewell. This shows cowardice because Bob tried to take revenge on Atticus kids beside talking to Atticus to try to settle things up.
Humans live in a world where moral values are very clearly set determining what is good and what is bad. We know what scares us and how racism should be treated. Nevertheless, this was not the case back in Alabama during the 1950s. In the famous novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee narrates the lives of the people of Maycomb, Alabama, focusing on the story of Scout and Jem Finch, and the case of a said to be rape. In this emotion filled narrative, readers learn how life was back then not only in general, but for the separate social statuses that there was.
The conflict in the story is really set in 2 parts, the first being Jem’s and Scout’s urge to meet Boo Radley, or in other words
Scout looks up to Jem, greatly values his opinion on many different topics and trusts him completely. She follows his lead on may things such as when Atticus enquire about the nature of a game they are playing which depicts Boo Radley , “ Jems evasion told me our game was a secret so I kept quiet.” (Page 45) Jem in turn enjoys spending time with her and adores her.
There are much bigger problems in life than that. Scout understands that the less she fights, the better off people would be. As the story proceeds, different people tell Scout to start maturing, and she begins to realize that the time for this to happen has come. Jem, Scout’s older