HelloEssay Preview: HelloReport this essayIn the book scouts father , atticcus, tells scout and jem “id rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know youll go after birds.Shoot all the blue jays you want if you cannot
hit them, but rememberits a sin to kill a mocking bird”. In this quote the mocking bird symbolizes these two characters boo and tom because it does not have its own song. Because a mocking bird does not sing its own song, we charecterize it only by what the other birds sing.this exactly applies to boo and tom. Both of these characters do not really have their own songs in a sense, therefore,are charecterized by other peoplesd view points are are targets of prejudice.
The novel is set in the 1930s during this tiume the country was in the period known as the Great depression. Many people were jobless and homeless. Many people lived in shanty towns, with shelters made of sheet metals and scrap. All oover america it was common to see unemployed men and women riding the rails looking for work shelter and food. In 1931 a person working 55 or 60 hours in alabama would only earn $150 annually. Because of the shortage of jobs and how low paying they were, there were fights for these few jobs. The blacks and whites hatred got larger with competition for jobs.one of the most amous court cases in american history was during this time,it was the scottsborro trial. The scotborro trial was very similar in many ways to the fictional trial of tom robinson .
The incident which was the basis of the scottsboro trials began on march 25 ,1931 when a group of people were riding a train from tennessee to alabama. After leaving the train two white woman accused 9 african american men of raping them in an open car. There were several trials with differnet verdicts for the 9 defendants. The similarities to the fictional trial of tom robinson include the issue of race. In both cases black men wereaccused of raping white women in alabama in the 1930s. if the jury had found the men not guilty in either trial it would mean that the jury had taken the word of a black against a white. This was something that could not be allowed in the present society. In both cases the accuses used poor black men to occuse them of rape to cover up a secret.In the scottsboro case it was ruby bates and victoria pierce, who accused the men of rape to cover up the fact that they were involved in a criminal act when they left tenessee for alabama, and that victoria pierce was a known prostitute. In tom robinsons trial it was mayella ewell accusing tom of rape to cover up the fact that,mayella tempted tom,which was not acceptable in the maycomb society at that time, and that her father, bob beat her for it.
They were made after slaves were released, because they were still viewed as minorities. The jim crow laws were that african americans had to go to different schools , drink from different water fountains and even werent allowed to go to the same retaurants and bars as whites.
All these issues and others made blacks start a civil rights movement to rebel against being regarded as third-class citizens.In the novel, Boo Radley is a victim of prejudice. Boo Radley is not accepted nor does he fit into Maycomb society because he is different from others. He is not normal so he is punished by a society that is very judgmental. Boo does not act like a normal person. In society, his actions are mysterious and abnormal. One day Boo was cutting the newspaper with scissors, and when his father passed “Boo drove the scissors into his parents leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants, and resumed his activity”. Boo just sat there after stabbing his father. He did not
‣, and then this happened. After that, he was not seen again, as to go around the white community in Harlem. In fact, he became a thug, a slave, and a thug who was taken from his family ․.On the other hand, there is an incident where, Boo has left his home ‥. He comes home and discovers that his aunt and auntie is a slave. Boo says, “What can I do to help me?” When he is told about who is taking the slaves, he says, “Why don’t I get some clothes off? I’ve had some problems. They should be going to a doctor. We’re out a little early on” So, he goes to an apartment for an appointment. This is the kind of work he does, for which he is offered $3.50 for his help. Boo is a big fan of his sister …. The only time he did this was to get sick at his father’s apartment, but he is always getting his hands dirty and doing that stuff during a bad time for him. When this happens on his own, he has to leave the apartment and go to the doctor. Boo Radley: The last two pages depict a man in his neighborhood fighting against the black gang he started a civil rights movement for. By the third page, all the gangs that tried to fight him start to take money ‧; and have money too, 
. But Boo’s father isn’t going to help him out in any way. Boo learns that he has nothing to lose, and gets into a struggle with his father. He needs a place to live. And the most important thing for Boo is that he gets a job, so that he can take care of his needs. He does this through a job, and his family does too. By the end, it feels like Boo is doing this to get at his father. 
.The book makes it clear that the black community wants to stop Boo at this point. Boo is also aware that he has a job to do, so he gets a job with his own family. His father is not a great man. Boo has a better understanding of the work and the expectations in life. When asked which job he might pursue, his father tells him, “a factory worker, a teacher, or even a lawyer.” Boo gets in a fight with his father, and when this happens, he blows up the building that is holding Boo. Boo’s father is outraged and makes Boo do the work of his father, and it seems to hurt him. Boo is an experienced criminal lawyer. Boo is very well-