Courage is one of the themes of the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird".

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                                                      English B                            Khamal Hodge

 

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         Look at these people that sit in the courtroom today. They are all against me. There attitude is “He’s a nigger, let’s get rid of him.” The jury has the same attitude also. I don’t stand a chance. I had might as well not bother to come. Atticus is trying his best. As a matter of fact, he is doing very well. He probably already knows what the outcome will be but he is loyal to me and to his profession. Bob Ewell is a nasty, ignorant, drunken and spiteful man and he has intimidated Mayella to get his wishes. They both know that I didn’t do it but remember I’m a “nigger”, so that gives them a reason to lie on me. You can see from Mayella’s behaviour that she is terrified by the man she calls father. His words are speaking through mouth. Judge Taylor, unlike his fellow people of Maycomb is not as racist or prejudice. I even think that he is trying to help me out here. The trial has now finished and I was not surprised on hearing the guilty verdict. Knowing that I was lied on and failed by the racial prejudices of the Maycomb people, off I will go to jail or maybe even the gallows. Thanking Atticus and his family, my family, and the members of the congregation for help and support.

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         Mr. Bob Ewell is a member of Maycomb County’s poorest family, the Ewells. He is a drunken and ignorant man. Bob Ewell swears revenge against Atticus after Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping Bob Ewell’s daughter, Mayella. Bob Ewell is annoyed at the fact that Atticus would defend a black man even though he knows that the man is innocent. Bob Ewell tells his plans of revenge to Atticus the morning after the trial.

         Everyone in Maycomb seems to be weary of Bob’s ...

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