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Post by Mrs. Kelly on Oct 30, 2014 18:10:20 GMT
Chapters 12-16 - What do you imagine it must have been like to be black in Maycomb? Describe the inequality and injustice that exists? Why do you think such inequality exists? Remember to answer the questions from the handout.
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Rachel Kottoor Period 3
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Post by Rachel Kottoor Period 3 on Oct 31, 2014 12:25:53 GMT
I I had lived in the south during the time this story is written as a discriminated person, I would feel that the USA is not keeping true to the law. Slavery ended a long time ago and now blacks and whites are supposed to be treated fairly, but as we all know, they were not. Colored folks had different schools, water fountains, jails, and churches. If I was discriminated I would probably feel like I am worthless, and that white people have more dignity than me. I would also get down on myself from the names that the white people call me. I think that black people were treated unfairly because even though slavery had ended whites still had a mindset that the black people are uneducated and worthless. That is why they still had different schools, jails, (like when Tom was in "his" jail p.206) and water fountains for them. 4.One thing that I found confusing was how did Atticus know that the men were going to the jail? 5. Good vs. racism because Atticus is doing the right thing and the other men who came to the jail were racist. 6. The plot is where the story takes place, and in this story it is Maycomb, Alabama.
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Rachel Kottoor Period 3
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Post by Rachel Kottoor Period 3 on Oct 31, 2014 12:26:57 GMT
If I lived in the south....
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Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3
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Post by Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3 on Oct 31, 2014 15:41:43 GMT
I think that it would have been very scary to be a black man in Macomb. I would never feel safe from harm and I would feel like everyone is judging every move that I make. All of the black people were treated differently than the whites. They had separate bathrooms, schools, and water fountains. They even had to be in their own jails like Tom Robinson did on pageI would feel like I have no place in the world and don't belong anywhere. All of the white people would also call me names and would probably beat me up. Slavery was not allowed, but they treated the black men unequal. I think that all of this inequality exists because the white people don't like anyone that is different then them. An example of innocence vs reality is when everyone thinks that Mr. Underwood was an intense profane little man (page 209). In reality, he is a very dependent person and always sticks with his promises. A simile is used on page 156 when Scout said "She had put so much starch in my dress it came up like a tent when I sat down." I found when Calpurnia brought Jem and Scout to her church and people questioned her confusing.
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Doug Guzman Period 3
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Post by Doug Guzman Period 3 on Nov 1, 2014 18:10:04 GMT
It must have been terrible to be a African-American in the South. They had no rights, and in Maycomb, it must have been even worse. Everyone knew each other, so if something happened, the people would be even more eager to blame you if you were African-American. The inequality that exists is mostly in the court. The jury does not listen to the facts, and gives the African-American person a decision of guilty, even if the facts clearly point in another direction. I think these happened because the white people of the South had many generations of lording over the black people, so they could not change easily. It could also be that the people of the South are mad about losing the Civil war, or them just not wanting to change. Something that confused me in these chapters was how the black spectators of the court stood when Atticus was passing below. (page 210) I don't get why they did that. A theme that was in these chapters is appearance vs reality. The appearance is that Tom will be ruled not guilty, but in realty, he will be ruled guilty. A literary element used if mood. The Tom Robinson case sets a kind of mellow mood for this part of the story.
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Kaitlan Barrett Period 2
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Post by Kaitlan Barrett Period 2 on Nov 2, 2014 2:27:24 GMT
Kaitlan Barrett Period 2
I think it would be hard to be black back in this time period.I think it would be hard because you can't help what color skin you have there are many ways to help your appearance but you can never change your skin color.Also why are we better it is not like we are any different from them except for the things that were caused by the discriminating against them.I think inequality exist because we are human and we try to find any reason to put people down even for things that they can't help and they have no control over. One thing I found confusing about these chapters is was Dill staying with Scout and Jem or Miss.Rachael?one literary element in these chapters is foreshadowing when Atticus takes the car and the lightbulb in the middle of the night and Scout says he never tales the car except for business trips so this shows that something bad will happen in the near future ( page 198). one theme in these chapters was appearance versus reality. this was shown in these chapters by you would think that in a small town things would be fine everyone would like each other and there would be no fights or gangs but in reality with it being a small town word travels fast and people know him and hate him and more people want to gang up on him when he is just trying to show them that they should stand up for what they believe in.
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Danny McDonough lit hour 3
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Post by Danny McDonough lit hour 3 on Nov 2, 2014 16:57:04 GMT
What I think it would be like to live in Maycomb as a black person would be absolutely awful. In the south they are so racial and so mean that it would seriously make me want to kill myself. In Maycob the two races never talk to each other, do anything with each other. Also they have separate everything, separate drinking fountains, separate schools, and they even have separate churches. It is just so unfair that everything is just totally separate. Don’t even talk about the names. They are just so mean. It is like they are just trying to completely ruin all of their dignity. It is really unfair because the white people try to get the black person in trouble, and no matter what the black person is always the person that is blamed. It is like in the book when Tom is blamed for rape when it was clearly not he. The reason that I think this injustice exists back then I because the white people were originally just so stupid and too immature and thought that it was weird that they had different colored skin so they discriminated them. So now that it all started then it carried on through the generations so everyone did it because it was just what people do.
3). A specific example is how Cal. brought the white kids to a colored church and it was in terrible shape and run down and everyone thought that it was weird that white kids were there.
4). Nothing was to confusing to me these chapters.
5). The injustice of humanity is displayed because they treat black people so bad.
6). A literary element is when Jem said yoo-hoo is an ontamontapoeia.
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Makayla Clark Period 3
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Post by Makayla Clark Period 3 on Nov 2, 2014 17:06:29 GMT
I think that it would be hard to even live a life in Maycomb being black. I feel like just walking on the street would make me uncomfortable or out of place. It would be rough to know that majority of the people around you think that you are worthless. Inequality and injustice are in this time period because of the rules of segregation. The blacks and whites were separated in any public are which some of the blacks might not have minded, but what made it wrong was that everything the whites had was better and more taken care of than anything the black people had. Injustice and inequality exist because people don't have the knowledge of what really matters. People jump to conclusions over things that don't matter like the color of your skin and because of that people make any place similar to Maycomb a hard life for black and whites or any race. (4.) I found it confusing in the chapters why Mr. Cunningham was in a mob against Atticus.(5.) The injustice of humanity appears in these chapters when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her church. You can tell that the church isn't as well taken care of or thought about as much as the white church because it is dark and they don't have hymn books( 159-160).(6.) Situational irony appears in chapter 12 when Lula, a lady from Calpurnia's church, calls her out from bringing white children to church. It becomes a problem for a few people there and you would expect a black person to be so mean especially with the way they have been treated.
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Kaitlyn Osmulski Period 5
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Post by Kaitlyn Osmulski Period 5 on Nov 2, 2014 18:01:44 GMT
1) Kaitlyn Osmulski period 5 2/3) If I had lived in Maycomb County as a black woman I would gel useless and I would feel like I had no respect. I would get very annoyed with everyone making fun of me or blaming me for every little thing that went on in that town. It would be a very hard and difficult life. It is obvious that inequality and injustices are present in these chapters and in the entire book for many specific reasons. Whites and Blacks have separate churches (page 125), they have separate bathrooms, and they had separate places where they could sit during trials and public events (chapter 16). Even if whites and blacks did share the same place they would still be separated in some way, shape, or form. Most of the time the whites property and public places were more kept up and clean. I think that this occurs because people never trust black people. People always seem to blame things on them so they think that it is fair that whites have different and better kept up places. it is not fair and it should not occur. People need to think a little more and be a little smarter because everyone is the same no matter the skin color. 4) One question I had was why did Mr. Cummingham not want to tell Walter that Scout said hey. 5) One theme was good vs. racism. Atticus is the only one who will think about who is guilty and who is to guilty. He does not think of their skin color because he is not racist. He is fair. Atticus is good and he has to battle against people who are racist about Tom Robinson. 6) One literary theme was when Scout and Jem found Dill under their beds. This might represent foreshadowing because of why he showed up under their bed. This could also affect the life of Scout and Jem and Atticus.
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Shelby Franken 3rd Hour
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Post by Shelby Franken 3rd Hour on Nov 2, 2014 21:50:52 GMT
I imagine that it might have been very hard to live in the south during that time. All of the African Americans were treated horrible, and almost no one decided to give a single care. In To Kill a Mockingbird, all the whites dislike Atticus because he helps the colored people. He almost gets beaten up, like on page 197. I think that the inequality exists because people need to feel good about themselves. They don't know how else to do that besides putting other people down who are different. It isn't fair for the people who are discriminated just because of what they believe in or what they look like. Sometimes, they didn't choose to be that way. I am so glad that I didn't live in that time period. Everything was so chaotic and bad. It would have been so much worse if my skin color was different. An example of a theme is the injustice of humanity. Everyone doesn't like Atticus because he believes that colored people deserve equality. An example of a literary element is foreshadowing. At the beginning of chapter 13, Aunt Alexandra comes to the Finch house. Scout doesn't get along with her as it is. Later, there is great tension between the two. I found the part where Aunt Alexandra came to be confusing. I don't know why Atticus allowed her to come.
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Ismael Rodriguez Period 2
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Post by Ismael Rodriguez Period 2 on Nov 2, 2014 22:23:21 GMT
If I was a black man who lived in Maycomb County, I would feel lonely, useless, and disrespected. I would feel like it's my fault that I am a black man and that I should be a white man but Im not. I would be so annoyed and hated every single day because everyone blames me for everything and does not like my color and thinks since Im a black man I do not deserve full respect as a white person does. I would get annoyed every single day going to a colored water fountain, colored school, store, jobs , and churches. I think these types of situations happened to the black people is because white people never trusted them and never liked their color. White people always thought they did every single bad thing that happens but in reality other races have been doing bad things. I think people need to think before they judge someone and find out the truth about them. 4)I did not find anything confusing. 5) I had the same idea as kaitlyn for theme is good vs racism. Atticus taught his family not to think negative of someone if they're different color of you, especially Atticus when he helped a black man for trial when he was on the black mans side because he believed that the black man did not do it. 6) One literary element was dramatic irony when Calpurnia's calls out a group of white people in there black church when they are not suppose to be and it causes a big problem.
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Caylie Cafferty 3rd
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Post by Caylie Cafferty 3rd on Nov 2, 2014 23:28:26 GMT
I think it would be very hard to be black in Maycomb in the 1930's because nobody really likes the black people except Atticus Finch. The inequality and injustice in the South in the past is ridiculous. I think the reason that the South is unfair to black people is because they are different and that the South takes longer to change their ways than the North. I think that the inequality exists because of when the white people had slaves. When the blacks were freed from being slaves, the whites did not consider blacks people as they always had. What I found confusing from chapters 12-16 was when Atticus was confronted by the mob and when the trial started. A theme that shows up in these chapters was racism because some people said that Atticus was forced to defend Tom Robinson but the town did not like how Atticus aimed to defend Tom (218). A literary element in these chapters is climax because I think the climax is coming soon.
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Brittaney Jackson period 5
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Post by Brittaney Jackson period 5 on Nov 2, 2014 23:53:17 GMT
If I had been a black person living in Maycomb at this time I wouldn't be very happy. I think it would be very tough and you would have to stay strong and positive all the time because nobody likes the black people. The inequality and injustice is so unfair and rude and nasty. They needed to start following the law. Discrimination isn't right. Inequality was most likely a thing then because whites viewed black people differently. they say them as slaves not people. the whites saw the blacks as bad people who were always found to be guilty. If i was a black person then i would be very heart broken because i would be hated and things wouldn't be fair for me and i just find that very disgusting. 4. something i found confusing in this chapter is why was Mr.Cunningham in a mob against Atticus? i was confused about that 5. Injustice of humanity is showed in these chapters because you could see that anything that belonged to white people was in a lot better condition then anything that belonged to the black people for example the church that Calpurnia took Jem and Scout to. 6. A literary element is situational irony because since Calpurna took Jem and Scout to the church people got mad because there was white people at their church and it became a situation.
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Katie Highfill Period 3
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Post by Katie Highfill Period 3 on Nov 2, 2014 23:53:46 GMT
I feel that being a black person would have been very hard. It would be very hard to live as a black person during this time because they were still being discriminated and treated differently even after slavery was illegal. It would be very hard to get used to being called names, hurt, and treated badly by white people. I would have a hard time surviving because the hurtful words and actions towards black people were so mean and very disrespectful. I think such inequality exists because white people thought they were superior to black people and thought that since they looked different, they should be treated different. White people would always accuse black people of doing bad things at this time, just like the Ewells and Tom Robinson. Also, black people didn't get paid a lot of money, and Tom Robinson's wife would have to take care of her three kids with barely any money. This is why their church donated ten dollars to their family, which shows that it would be very hard to live, especially for the Robinson family. One thing that confused me was why Aunt Alexandra didn't want Scout and Jem to go to church with Calpurnia, and why she wanted Calpurnia to leave. A theme in these chapters is the injustice of humanity because the Tom Robinson case is progressing and his family needs all the help they can get. The injustice of the white people who are accusing and hurting the Robinson family in any way they can affects the family, and is unfair. A literary element: "It was not quite like hard rubber," (page 185) This is a simile because it is comparing to things using the words like or as.
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Jack Frank 5th Hour
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Post by Jack Frank 5th Hour on Nov 2, 2014 23:59:31 GMT
Living the life of a black person in the south during this time would be miserable. They were not respected, listened to, or given a chance. They were considered less then people, and that is morally wrong. That is to the point of pure evil. Blacks couldn't even use the same facilities as whites, like schools, gyms, fountains, parks, etc. They weren't allowed to worship the same God under the same roof. Having colored signs everywhere points out they are not only different, but they are viewed as outsiders and not members of society. Their whole life would be like getting lost and going to tourist centers. They had no support from the community. I think this thinking still exists in those who were raised in a home that accepted and practiced the thoughts that meant that "colored folks" were unacceptable and menaces to society.
4. I didn't understand why Heck Tate is so involved, and who is he? 5. App. vs. Real.- Atticus doesn't appear worried about the gang, but he really is and is grateful about his kids protecting him. 6. Motif- The black people are repeatedly nice to Jem and Scout because his dad is focused on helping them when no one else will.
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