Study Group for Part One of Test: Hypocrisies and Secrets
To help you prepare for the short essays, I am setting up this thread. Identify examples of secrets or hypocritical statements/ beliefs/ actions from the first part of the novel. Why are they important to a theme of the book?
There are many examples of secrets in Part one, the main one being Boo. People do not know much about him, he is secretive and kept away from people. Therefore, people assume things about him and form lies. Another secret was that Atticus was really good at using a gun. He never told Jem and Scout, which made them think he was old, feeble, and couldn't do anything. The scene with Tim Johnson brings them to a sudden realization that their father is not boring.
Everything that happens in the Radley house is a secret. The fact that Atticus has an amazing shot was a secret. Mrs. Dubose's morphine addiction was a secret. The truth in Tom Robinson's case is sort of a secret (we probably know the truth, though). The fact that the Ewell's are allowed to break the law is a hypocrisy. Another hypocrisy/secret is when Scout says that adults don't have hiding places. They do, they definitley do; in their hearts and souls, they lie and deceive. Scout and Jem keep the secret of the gifts that they get from the knothole. There are secrets and hypocrisies all throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. These secrets and hypocrisies are important to the theme of the book because it relates back to Atticus telling Scout to walks around in others' skin. People will make prejudiced remarks when they don't know the secrets of someone. People are going to say that Boo Radley is some crazy physco for stabbing his father with a pair of scissors, but maybe he was trying to defend himself, or someone else. Until people learn and understand the secrets that a person keeps, they can't pre-judge anyone. That is one of the main themes of the novel. It all ties back to Atticus telling Scout not to make any judgements of a person until she walks around in his/her shoes.
When Atticus and his children are at Finch's landing for Christmas, the adults have a conversation. They confront Atticus about the way he raises his children. His family members think that he lets them run wild and raises them with no moral values what so ever. As they sit hear and do this they don't realize that they insult Atticus behind his back. THey talk amongst them selves about him being an n word lover and think he should have never took the case. THey are actually hypocrites for not being polite and conscious of their family member's predicaent.
John:It might have something to do with the social difference or the way Jem and Scout were raised because mayella Ewell calls her father "Pa" and the Ewells are a total differnt social status than the Finches
I think it's because Atticus doesn't want his children to think of him on a higher level than him; he wants to the same as them and be fair. By calling him by his name, Jem and Scout do not really notice a difference between them and their father. They can just talk to him as a person, not thinking of him different than anyone else.
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There are many examples of secrets in Part one, the main one being Boo. People do not know much about him, he is secretive and kept away from people. Therefore, people assume things about him and form lies. Another secret was that Atticus was really good at using a gun. He never told Jem and Scout, which made them think he was old, feeble, and couldn't do anything. The scene with Tim Johnson brings them to a sudden realization that their father is not boring.
Everything that happens in the Radley house is a secret. The fact that Atticus has an amazing shot was a secret. Mrs. Dubose's morphine addiction was a secret. The truth in Tom Robinson's case is sort of a secret (we probably know the truth, though). The fact that the Ewell's are allowed to break the law is a hypocrisy. Another hypocrisy/secret is when Scout says that adults don't have hiding places. They do, they definitley do; in their hearts and souls, they lie and deceive. Scout and Jem keep the secret of the gifts that they get from the knothole. There are secrets and hypocrisies all throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. These secrets and hypocrisies are important to the theme of the book because it relates back to Atticus telling Scout to walks around in others' skin. People will make prejudiced remarks when they don't know the secrets of someone. People are going to say that Boo Radley is some crazy physco for stabbing his father with a pair of scissors, but maybe he was trying to defend himself, or someone else. Until people learn and understand the secrets that a person keeps, they can't pre-judge anyone. That is one of the main themes of the novel. It all ties back to Atticus telling Scout not to make any judgements of a person until she walks around in his/her shoes.
When Atticus and his children are at Finch's landing for Christmas, the adults have a conversation. They confront Atticus about the way he raises his children. His family members think that he lets them run wild and raises them with no moral values what so ever. As they sit hear and do this they don't realize that they insult Atticus behind his back. THey talk amongst them selves about him being an n word lover and think he should have never took the case. THey are actually hypocrites for not being polite and conscious of their family member's predicaent.
Why do Jem and Scout refer to their father as Atticus instead of Dad or Father
John:It might have something to do with the social difference or the way Jem and Scout were raised because mayella Ewell calls her father "Pa" and the Ewells are a total differnt social status than the Finches
I think it's because Atticus doesn't want his children to think of him on a higher level than him; he wants to the same as them and be fair. By calling him by his name, Jem and Scout do not really notice a difference between them and their father. They can just talk to him as a person, not thinking of him different than anyone else.
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