EXAMPLES OF HYPOCRISY IN
TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD
- The
Missionary Circle. The women of the Missionary Circle seem so concerned
about helping the Mruna tribe in Africa, yet they show contempt and hatred for the black
people in their own town. - Miss Gates
& Hitler. Scout's second grade teacher is quick to condemn
Hitler and defend the Jews that he persecutes, but Scout remembers a conversation she
overheard on the courthouse steps when Miss Gates voices her dislike for Maycomb's
blacks. - Aunt Alexandra.
Aunt Alexandra is proud of her family's "gentle breeding" and is bent on showing Scout
how to act like a lady, but she refuses to allow Jem and Scout to visit Calpurnia's home
(because she's black) or allow Walter Cunningham to play with Scout (because "he is
trash!"). - The Jury Verdict.
Totally disregarding the facts presented, the jury--sworn to uphold justice--brings the
guilty verdict against the undoubtedly innocent Tom
Robinson.
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