To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Analysis

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In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee talks about discrimination based on gender role, age, and skin color. The characters in this book all have different personalities that influences others. Maycomb, Alabama in 1930’s is where everything happened with slavery and struggling with being poor. The characters Scout, Jem, and Dill had a strong bond and had lots of courage. Shows that justice means other things to other people. Not all race in the 20th century were treated equal some examples from To Kill A Mockingbird are Tom Robinson’s case, Scout Finch, and a bias court system.

Scout may not be a lover but she is a fighter. She doesn’t let people walk all over her. Like when Dill didn’t show her attention Scout beat him …show more content…

There are some people that treat Scout bad because how she dresses and acts. For example, Aunt Alexandra, she doesn’t like the way that Scout dresses or she doesn’t act the way she should. Scout gets into a lot of fights with boys at her school and girls back then don’t fight.“You aren’t a nigger lover then, are you”? This quote doesn’t really mean anything but for the person who’s saying is trying to make it sound trashy. (Made up word). In this book it showed a lot of racism and gender role. For scout she always tried to push through all the negativity around her. “But around here once you have a drop of negro blood that makes you all black”. With this quote Scout and jem was trying to figure out how to divide society and racism. “Scout I’m telling you for the last time shut your trap or go home. I declare to the lord your getting more like a girl everyday.” From this quote Scout does not like being called a girl. She refuses to be called a girl or that she acts like a …show more content…

The court system is not equal at all but that didn’t stop some characters in this book. Some of them would find another way to achieve Justice. “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their heads.” (Atticus telling scout a black man will never win) The court system was never fair. The white men would always win. “Judge Taylor was pulling the jury; “Guilty...Guilty...Guilty...Guilty” Tom Robinson was convicted for a crime that he didn’t even do. They even had evidence but they still chose the white man. “Link that but might go to the chair, but he’s not going til the truth is told and you know what the truth is.” This quote is saying that even though he may not ever be free from prison they still want the truth told. (It feels like they accomplished something) Tom Robinson had no chance of winning the case because the court system was bias. He had no chance because

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