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1)What were the four major ‘classes’ in Maycomb society like and how did they relate to each other and why? The four major classes in Maycomb were the Townsfolk, the Cunninghams, the Ewells and the Negroes. The townsfolk were a snobby bunch who spent their time spreading gossip. They were generally more educated and richer…

Boo Raddled is Attic’s neighbor who experiences prejudice from other towns people. Mr.. Cunningham is a poor town’s man who experiences prejudice from Attic’s daughter scout until Tactics intervenes. In each of these the author has against Tactics acting against prejudice. Body 1 In the book there is a trial in which Tactics defends Tom…

Finch as a teacher and father from chapters 9-1 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird. In Chapter 2, Miss Caroline Fisher tells Scout, “Your father does not know how to teach Through much of these three chapters, however, he shows himself to be an excellent father who takes his responsibility to raise his children very…

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, the narrator stresses that Maycomb County’s sole concern was fear itself. This highlights fear’s importance in the novel as it influences the actions of the townspeople. The quote specifically indicates that Maycomb County residents were troubled solely by their own irrational fears, particularly their fear of the black…

Harper Lee explores the concept of childhood through the perspective of six-year-old Scout – Jean Louise Finch. In “To Kill A Mockingbird,” the book is narrated from a child’s viewpoint, capturing their observations and imagination. By employing the voice of a child, Lee effectively portrays the events of the story without any biased opinions. Consequently,…

The passage I am analysing is: “What you want Lula?” she asked, in tones I had never heard her use. She spoke quietly and contemptuously. “I wants to know why you bringin’ white chillum to nigger church” At the start of the passage, Calpurnia asks Lula (a black Negro woman who despises white people)”what you…

2. Atticus is overall a great father, as he supposedly doesn’t keep his children in the dark about anything they want to know, and gives them the respect, privacy, and trust he would an adult, while aware that they are children and that there’s stuff they do not know yet, and shouldn’t know. He is…

Atticus: To being with, this case should never have come to trial. We are looking at an innocent man here, one whom the prosecution has not conjured up enough evidence to make this man guilty. We must, as moral people, take ourselves out of our bodies, and place our minds into another man’s mind, a…

Stereotypes of Women She’s blond so she must be dumb. She is not dressed very feminine so she must be a man-hating lesbian. He is fat so he must be lazy. He has fashion sense so he must be gay. He is wearing a turban so he must be a terrorist. These are just a…

The Mad Dog Extract How does Harper Lee create mood and atmosphere? Harper Lee starts to create the tense mood straight from the offset. In the very first sentence she uses alliteration of the letter ‘d’ in the words ‘deadly’ and ‘deserted’. The length of the first couple of sentences have and effect on the…