Myles+Mosher

Source:Jane Addams, //The spitrit of youth and the City Street

Knowing// as educators do that thousands of city youth will enter factory life at an early age, as early as the state permits; instructed as the nodern teacher is as to youth's requirments for normal mental ansd muscular development, it is hard to understan the apathy to youth's inevitable expeirence in modern industry. Are, the educators, like the rest of us, so caught in admiration of the astonishing achevements of modern industry that they forgot the childern themselves?

I.) Introduction a. __To Kill A Mockingbird__ By Harper Lee b. Story told through perspective of Scout. (overview) c. This novel portrays various situations that involve evil, hypocrisy, and injustice in the city of Maycomb, Alabama. II.) In the town of Maycomb, most of the white civilians express evil towards blacks and supporters of them. a. In the novel, Atticus was criticized for helping Tom.  i. He was called a “Nigger-lover…” by Francis. (84) b. Tom was accused of rape, which he didn’t even do.  i. Bob Ewell accused Tom of rape of his daughter because he felt a black man wouldn’t win a trial against him. III.) The white civilians are very hypocritical. They are very racist and rude towards blacks. a. When Scout goes to school, she is harassed by other students.  i. She is harassed because her dad is the lawyer for Tom. b. Bob was trying to get blacks arrested purposely. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> After Tom was founded guilty, Bob said “…one down and about two more to go.” (241) IV.)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> When it comes to the law, blacks are at a disadvantage. The white civilians disapprove of blacks and know that they can get away with convicting blacks of something they didn’t do. This injustice isn’t fair to blacks. a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Tom loses the trial. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Atticus defended Tom extremely well and, because of the all white jury, he still lost. This goes to show that blacks were always at a disadvantage. b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Bob’s daughter testifies against Tom. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> i.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Mayella lied to the courtroom about Tom abusing her. Since the courtroom was dominantly white, they believed her over Tom’s story. V.)<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> Conclusion a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> This novel proves that blacks were treated very differently. Whites looked down at blacks. They felt that blacks weren’t worthy enough and could be taken advantage of easier. b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> __To Kill A Mockingbird__ was a very interesting novel. It shows how society has changed from past to present. There was a great deal of segregation and hatred towards blacks in the past.