TopicsRepresentedThroughEvidence

Directions:
Youaretofindaquotethatrepresentseachtopicthatwehave
discussedinclass.Youmustcitetheevidencecorrectly.Afteryouhave
foundyourquote,youneedtogiveadetailedresponseonhowyour
evidencerepresentsyourtopic.

**Eachresponsetotheevidencemustbe350words**

Topic

CitedEvidence

ResponsetoEvidence

CivilRights

Leestates,Myfolks
saidyourdaddywas
adisagraceandthat
nigeeroughtahang
fromthe
watertank.(Lee,76)

Thedictionarydefinitionofcivilrights
is,therightsofcitizenstopoliticaland
socialfreedomandequality.During
thisperiodoftime,thesocietyof
MaycombandtheUnitedStates
however,wasnotgivingthedeserved
rightsandequalitytominorityraces.
Minorityraceswerediscriminated
againstandseenasinferior.Thequote
representthetopicofCivilRightsby
showingthattheywerenotgivento
everyone.Thisdisplayedhowatone
time,everyoneintheUnitedStates
whoisntwhiteandbornherewasseen
asdirtypeoplethatdidnotbelonghere
orshouldbekilled.Thatisnowhistory,
althoughtheirarestillpeoplewho
discriminateandwillcontinueto,the
useofracismhasdropped.People
fromdifferentbackgroundallarein
thiscountryforonereason,the
AmericanDream.Thatdisplaysthe
situationsandtimeschangingfromthe
early1900s.Thisquotealsorepresents
civilrightsbecause,itshowshowthe
societiesduringthe1930swerefully
takingpartintheexclusionofAfrican
Americans.Asallofthegrownups
talkedaboutit,thekidssaidwhatthey

heardandpasseditaround.Itwasalso
hardertobelievethateveryonesaid
niggerornegroduringthattime
comparedtonow.Thelittlechildren
weresayingit,theparentswere,and
soweretheelderlylikeitwas
completelynormal,nonharmfulword.
Ifwesaythiswordnowitiscompletely
offensive,andholdsthehistoryofa
pastforboththecountryandtheblack
peoplethattheymaynotwantto
remember.ThisquoterepresentsCivil
Rightsbecauseitshowshowayoung
kidwastalkingaboutAfrican
Americansonlybecausehewasraised
thatway.Hisparentsonlytalkedthat
waybecausethegovernmentdidnot
dotheirpartinfullycreatingequal
livesforbothablackandwhitemale.
ThisquoterepresentsCivilRights
becauseitshowsthewayAfrican
Americanshadtopersevereandonly
holdontohopeandpatientstohave
theirrightsgiventothem.Theblacks
imposedthegoverningsystem
becauseitwasnotfair.Overtime,they
weregivenequalcivilrightsbecause
theydidnotfalter.

Womens
rights

Thetextexplains,
Whatareyoudoing
inthoseoveralls?
Youshouldbeina
dressandcamisole
younglady!Youll
growupwaiting
tablesifsomebody
doesntchangeyour
waysaFinchwaiting
ontablesattheA.K
cafe.(Lee,101)

Tobeginwith,whyiswomensrights
seendifferentlyfromcivilrights?
WomenoftheUnitedStatesare
citizens,whichisallittakestoacquire
civilrights.Itisnodifferent,butthe
societyhasmadeitdifferentdueto
seeingwomenaslesssincethe
beginningofman.Overhundredsof
yearsmenhavealwayshadabetterlife
andbetteradvantages.Theyhave
alwaysbeenallowedbetterrightsand
opportunities.Womenhavebeen
treatedunfairlywithchangethatislittle
comparedtothetimetheyhave

suffered.ThisquoteexplainsWomens
Rightsbecause,itshowsthelifeofan
averagewhitegirlinthe1930swho
wasgivenrulestoliveby.Awhitegirl
whowasseenlessthanherbrother
andfather.Shewasseenhigherthan
anAfricanAmericanmanorwoman
butnotwhites.Awomanduringthis
timeevenwhowaswhite,wasnot
allowedthebestrightsthatcouldbe
givenatthetime.Whitemenhavethe
advantageoverbasicallyeveryoneat
thatpoint.Thisquoteexplainshow
womenweregivenadresscode,
actionstheycouldorcouldnotdo,and
thingstheycouldorcouldnotsay.As
malesweretoo,awomans
requirementsandexpectationswere
muchstricter.Theyhadtospendtheir
livesdressinginafemininestyle.They
weresupposedtostayinsidethe
houseandplaywithdollswhenthey
wereyoung,thenhadtocookand
cleanwhilestayingathomewaitingon
theirhusbands.Alsowomenwere
supposedtobeuneducatedandweak,
soitwouldinresultingonthem
becomingdependantontheir
husbands.Thisquotedescribes
womensrightsbydescribingwhat
restrictionsonbothunequalrightsand
freedomthesociety/governmenthad
placed.Theseactionsmadethelivesof
womenfullofsufferingandevenworse
forwomenofcolorfortheyhadless
rightstobeginwithbecauseoftheir
color.Theserestrictionsplacedon
womenshowedthatmaleswerestill
seenasdominantandthatwomen
weredependent.Alsothisquoteis
importantbecauseitshowsthat
expectationlikesthesewerereasons
andmotivesforwomentoprotestfor
theirdeservedrights.Womendidnot

haveacertainwaytodress.Theyhad
equalrightstolearnandeducate
themselves.Theytoolikemenandthe
rightstobepoliticallyandsocially
activewithoutbeingshruggedoffas
annoyances.

SocialClass

Leeexplicitlystates,
Hedidntforgethis
lunch,hedidnthave
any.Hehandnor
today,norwouldhe
haveanytomorrow
orthenextday.He
hadprobablynever
seenthreequarters
togetheratthesame
timeinhislife.(Lee,
20)

Thedefinitionofsocialclassis,a
divisionofasocietybasedonsocial
andeconomicstatus.Thismeansthat
thesocialclassisdeterminedbyhow
youappearinsociety,beingwearing
goodclothes,nicecar,miscellaneous
itemsetc...Italsodetermineshow
muchmoneyyoumakeandhowmuch
youspend.Thisquoterepresentsocial
statusbydescribingaboywhoisfrom
apoorfamily.Theirfamilyfarmsand
theyGreatDepressionitthishard
whichputtheminasituationofhard
timestogetthrough.Theyareseenas
anunfortunatefamilynowbecause
theycannotalwayspaytheirfeeswith
money.Theyalsodonthavenewand
niceclothesormuchextraitemsother
thanthosenecessary.Thisquoteis
importantbecauseitshowshow
peoplearejudgedbytheirsocialclass
likeothertopicsincludingsocial
status.Thewholeschoolknowsthat
WalterCunninghamispoornotonly
becauseofthekidsknowledgefrom
theirparents,buthisappearanceand
thewayhepresentshimself.Hedoes
nothavelunchbecausehecannot
affordtoeitherbuyitorbuyotherfood
tomakehimselfany.SocialStatus
differsfromSocialClassbecause
socialstatusiswhatyoucreate
yourselfas.Socialclassisinevitable
becauseyouareputintoonebasedof
ofyourusuallifeincludingyour
job,money,cars,home,etcYoucan
shapeyoursocialstatusaround.For
exampleWalterhasalowsocialclass,
buthisfamilydoesnotsufferfrom
socialclassbecausetheyare
respectedduetototheirgooddeeds
andactions.Thisquotealsorepresent
socialclassbyexplainingthestruggle
theboyWalterandhisfamilythe

Cunninghamsgothrough.Justthose
fewsentencesdescribethatthefamily
hadneverseenthreequarterstogether
intheirlife,meaningtheyhadnever
beenabletoearnandsavethatmuch
moneybefore.Thequotealsoexplains
howthefamilydoesgetbyonwhat
theyhaveandalthoughtheyareon
poorlivingconditionsthattheynot
completelybrokeoutonthestreets.

Society

Leestates,Im
simplydefendinga
Negrohisnames
TomRobinson
theresbeensome
hightalkaround
towntotheeffect
thatIshouldntdo
muchabout
defendingthisman.
(Lee,75)

Societyissomethingtillthisdaythe
basicallycontrolsus.Societyforcesus
tochangeandgowithwhatthe
majorityisdoing.Wefeelthatifwedo
notgoalongwithwhatthemajorityof
societyisdoing,wewillnolongerbe
acceptedasmuchoratall.Thosewho
donotfollowother,arealwaysseenas
differentandweird.Also,doingwhat
everyoneisdoingcanbepositive,but
itcanhavelifelongconsequencesif
theyarenegative.Inthisquote,Atticus
isbeingtalkedaboutthroughoutthe
societyofMaycombandbeinglooked
downon.Atticushasbeenforcefully
appointedtotakeTomRobinsons
case,howeverhedoesplanonactually
fightinghisforhiscase,beinghuman.
However,sincenooneelseisagreeing
withprotectinganegro,Atticusisseen
asdifferentaatraitor.Heisnowbeing
seendifferentlybythesociety
especiallyhisownfamily.Hismomand
sisterthinkthatheisadisgracetothe
familyandisruiningtheFinchname.
Alsocecil,whoisayoungboytheage
ofScoutalsoistellingherthather
fatherisaniggerloverandthatheisa
disgrace.Thisshowshowasociety

cantotallyfliphowsomeoneisviewed
byamatterofonethingdonewrong.
Alsothisshowshowotherpeoples
viewscanmakeanotherpersonfeel
veryinsecureandunwanted.Atticus
likefewwouldisstandingonhisword,
notgivingupthecaselikehehasbeen
toldtobysomany.Atticusbelieves
thisiswhathumanityisabout,andthat
itishisdutyasalawyertoprotecthis
clienttothebestofhisability.Overall,
societyhasamajoraffectonthoseit
canreach.Societyisfullofpeoplewho
donotknowwhattheywantfor
themselvesbutinsteadfollowwhat
seemsright,cool,orthetrend.Those
whochoosenottofollowthose
footstepsarelookedatdifferently,and
areexcludedlater.Thisquoteshows
societybytheconsequencesgivento
AtticusbythepeopleofMaycombfor
acceptinganiggerscase.
SocialStatus

Leeclaims,Iguess
itaintyourfaultif
UncleAtticusisa
niggerloverbesides,
butI'mheretotell
youitcertainlydoes
mortifytherestofthe
family.(Lee,83)

Socialstatusvariesandisonlybased
onhowsocietyseesyou.Youmustbe
sociallyacceptableandbelikeby
societytoincreaseorhaveagood
socialstatus.Peoplewillchangethe
waytheyfeeloracttofitin,whichthey
hopewillmaketheyacceptableandbe
seenwithapositivesocialstatus.This
quoteexplainsthatAtticusdoeshavea
highsocialstatusbecauseofhisjob.
Heisrespectedbymanypeople,buta
lotofthatchangeswhenpeople
discoverthatheisdefendingTom
Robinson,anAfricanAmerican.
Atticussfamilyalreadybeginstosee
himasadisgraceandfailurewhois
ruiningthefamilynamebecausehe
defendinganigger.Heisnotgiven
supportbyhisfamily,butinsteadthey
turntheirbacksonhimwhiletalking
behindhis.Alsothepeopleof

MaycombsuchasCecil,Mrs.Dubose,
andtheelderlymenatTomRobinsons
trialalltalkabouthowAtticusis
basicallyatraitorandembarrassment.
Itisevidentthathissocialstatusis
goingdownwithinthepeoplebecause
henolongerbeingacceptedinto
societyduetohisactions.Heisnow
seenasadisgraceandhisjobasa
lawyeronlybecomesanobstaclefor
himtoface.Thisisimportantbecause
duringthetimeofAfricanAmerican
segregationandinequality,thosewho
werewhiteandstoodalongwith
AfricanAmericansduringtheir
protestswereseenastraitors.They
werealsotreatedlikeAfrican
Americansandsometimesattacked.
Thewhitessocialstatuswentdownif
theysidedwithAfricanAmericans,and
likeAtticuswereseendisgracesfor
believinginwhatisrightnot
acceptable.Alsoonfamilytermsof
socialclass,anotherexamplewouldbe
thecomparisonsanddifferences
betweentheCunninghamsandthe
Ewells.Bothfamiliesarewhiteand
poor.Theyliveinthesametownwith
thesamepeople,meaningtheir
situationsarethesame.Howeverthe
Cunningham'sworkhardanddonot
takeanythingtheycannotrepay.The
Ewellsontheotherhand,arereported
asbeinglazytrash.Theykidsarealso
disrespectfulandtheirfamilyin
generalisdisliked.TheCunninghams
areappealingtothesocietyof
Maycombashardworkersandhonest
people.Theirsocialstatusisnotaslow
astheirsocialclass.However,the
Ewellsarehatedduetothewaythey
actandbehaveandhaveifpossiblea
lowersocialstatusthansocialclass.

Community

Leeillustrates,The
menofMaycomb,in
alldegreesofdress
andundress,took
furniturefromMiss
Maudieshousetoa
yardacrossthe
street.(Lee,69)

Communityisimportantbecauseina
communityeveryonehelpseachother.
Everyonehaseachothersbacksand
comestohelpintimetimeofneedas
theneighborsofMissMaudiedid.Also
intodaystimeandage,welackthe
feelingoffriendshipandsecurityofa
community.Everyoneisbusydoing
theirownthings,oraretoostuckup
beingthefirstonestostarta
conversation.Peoplealsodontwantto
becausetheydonotwanttobeseenas
weirdiftheyaretheonlyonesbeing
goodneighbors.Thisquoteclearly
describescommunitybyexplaining
whattheneighborhooddidtosaveher
furniturebecauseitwastoolateto
saveherhome.Firstoff,itwasone,
neartwointhemorningandeveryone
hadtowakeupandrushoutsideina
wintersnight.Themenpushedafire
truckthroughthesnowtoherhouse,
willanotherfiretruckcamefrom60
milesawayfromthenexttownover.
Thisshowsthesenseofacommunity
inwhicheveryoneputMissMaudies
situationbeforetheirowninorderto
savewhatlittleshehad.Mr.Averywent
intothehouselikeotherstosaveher
preciousfurnitureforitwasallshe
had.AlsoduringthistimeJemand
ScoutwereoutsidenexttoBoo
Radleyshouse.Latertheydiscovered
thathehadcomeoutsidetoputa
blanketonScoutwhowasinthecold.
Thisshowedbothhumanityandthe
senseofcommunitybecausehehelp
outallhecouldassoonashethought
hewouldbeneeded.Overall,thisquote
isimportantbecauseitstressesthe
factthatduringthe1930sinthetimeof
theGreatDepression,everyonewould
stillgivealltheycould.Nowwearein
muchbettertimes,howeverwearenot

acommunitythathelpsasmuchaswe
canorwant.Thisquoteshowsthatthe
towntalksbehindpeoplesbackand
lovesdrama,butwhenitcamethetime
tojumpintofire,theydiditasa
communitytohelpoutawomanthat
wastheirfriendandneighbor.
Humanity

Leeexplicitly
writes,
"You know the

truth, and the truth is

this: some Negroes
lie, some Negroes
are immoral, some
Negro men are not to
be trusted around
womenblack or
white. But this is a
truth that applies to
the human race and
to no particular race
of men. There is not
a person in this
courtroom who has
never told a lie, who
has never done an
immoral thing, and
there is no man living
who has never
looked upon a
woman without
desire." (Lee, 195)

Everyonelivestheirlivesdifferently
fromothers.Peopleareunique,and
thatiswhatmakeseveryonespecial.
Peoplefromdifferentcountries,states,
heritages,etcThetopicofhumanity
alsodiffersbetweenpersontoperson
throughoutthesocietyinatown,city,
home,andsoon.Thisquoterepresent
societybecauseitshowshowallofthe
whitementhatareinamobshare
differentidealsfromAfricanAmericans
andpeoplelikeAtticus.Atticussays
thisbecausehehastwomotives.He
firstwantstoholdadefensiveposition
onTomRobinson,statingthatallmen
likeTomRobinsonhavedoneimmoral
thingsandhavenotevertoldalie.He
alsowantcompareallmenwithTom
Robinsoninawaythattheycanall
connecttoeitherfeelworseorbad
aboutwhatthetruthisandwhatthey
aredoing.Thisquoterepresents
humanitybecauseAtticusispointout
theobviousracismthattakesplacein
society,whilethepeopletrytodeny
thetruth.Everyoneknowswhetheror
notTomRobinsonhastrulydone
somethingwrong,orifheisonlybeing
framedduetotheskinofhiscolor.
Atticusistryingtofamiliarizethe
peopleofMaycombwithreality.He
wantsthemtounderstandtheposition
theyholdisinhumanefortheyare
lyingtothemselves.Thisquote
representshumanitybecauseit
describeshowmenare,and

generalizeshowthewholecrowdas
toldliesintheirlives,thatnooneis
perfect.Overall,thisquoteisimportant
becauseitshowsthatnotallAfrican
Americansareonehundredpercent
moral.NoAfricanAmericanhasnever
toldalie.ButAtticuspointoutthatno
raceorreligionpersonhaseverbeen
perfect.Youcannotputalabelona
personbasedontheirreligion,orputa
religionbasedonsomeonesactions.
Notallpeopleinarace/religioncanbe
welcoming,moral,orhonest.However,
thatmeansthatmanystillaremostly
humble.Atticusissayinganyonecan
commitacrime,buttheyknowthe
truthinthatcourt.Atticuswantsit
clearlyknownthathumanityisnot
perfectandmessesup,butthatdoes
notmeanthatallmankindisbador
thatitisoneracesfaultordoing.