Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are responding to.
1. How is the meaning of the title revealed in this chapter?
2. Why is Tom's death considered "typical" in Maycomb?
3. How does Mr. Underwood feel about Tom's death? Why did the author choose to include Mr. Underwood's opinions about Tom's death?
4. What do you think Ewell meant when he said "it made one down and about two more to go"? What can you predict will happen next?
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#2 Tom's death is considered normal because a death of a black man is normal in Maycomb because black people do not have any say so and are treated badly by people.
Question 2.
His death is "typical" because in maycomb many black people were killed. Even when they did not desirve it. In this time it was very typical.
2. It is considered typical becaus apperently no black has won a jury there. which is not a good thing.
2. He would have died any way. The "white" would have kill him any way. Maybe it was better for him to die that way. "Typical"
1 The title is revealed because Atticus says its a sin to kill a mockingbird. When the children ask why he says that the only thing that they do is make beautiful music. They don't harm anything and so its a sin to kill something for no reason.
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Tom Robinson's death was considered normal because a death of a black man is normal in Maycomb. Black people do not have any say so and are treated badly by other people.
#2. His death is "typical" in Maycomb. Around this time period, the death of a black man is not considered a tragedy, even though they didn't deserve to die. It's sad, but very typical in this time.
#2. Tom's death is normal in Maycomb County, because no one there cares about them. The black people didn't have any say soand were treated very badly by white people.
#1 The meaning for "TO KILL A MOVCKING BIRD" means don't kill someone who is innocent. They can be accused of manythings, but that doesn't mean they did it. They were just doing what they thought was right too.
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#2..........It was considered typical because many black people were killed in maycomb. they are killed an dont diserve it and prople dont evan care.
#2 It is consitered typicial because "He doesn't plan ahead like a white man"."It is typical of a black man to run".
#2 Toms death is typical because there is lots of blacks that die in Maycomb.The blacks have no say so and they are treted badly.
2. People consider toms death typical because even though he was a hard working Black man and had a family,the white people just said "the nigger will come out in them all" because Tom went crazy and jumped the fence. Tom got shot 17 times.That is why they said the nigger will come out in them all.
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The reason Tom's death is called typical is because not to many people liked him. He had lost a case in court and then tried to escape. To them, this is typical for a black person.
2)Toms death is typical because people don't care about black people. Plus people in Macomb county didn'tcare if the black people were telling the truth.They were still guilty.Tom's death was typical because the jury was all white.
#2 It was typical of a nigger to cut and run. Typical for a nigger to have no plan or thought for the future. To just run blind to their deaths first chance they got.
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Tom's death is typical because niggers usually just cut and run. The "nigger" streak will always come out in a black person, or at least that is what most of the white people think. He was supposed to be a respectable negro, but most of the people said that all black people were the same. The black people were treated unfairly.
#2 tom's death is considered typical cause he was a black man. And black man dieing is normal in Maycomb. Because black people dosen't have a say so at all.
#2 Tom's death was becausehe was trying to get away from preson.
3. Tom death was considered "typical" because most black people just run from there problems. That is what most white people thought of black people. They have always been and they always will be considered different that white people.
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His death is "typical" in Maycomb. Around this time period, the death of a black man is not considered a tragedy, even though they didn't deserve to die. It's sad, but very typical in this time.
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Toms deth was "typical" because alot of black men were killed in Maycomb. Even if they dident deserve it. Why should toms deth be any diffrent?
2. People consider toms death typical because even though he was a hard working Black man and had a family,the white people just said "the nigger will come out in them all" because Tom went crazy and jumped the fence. Tom got shot 17 times.That is why they said the nigger will come out in them all.
2. Tom's death wasn't a suprise to people in Maycomb because they believe that it is normal that a black man would be killed trying to escape prison. They are racist and very stereotypical.
1. The title To kill a Mocking bird means it was a sin to kill somthing so inusint. Tom was inasint and did not diseve to die. He wasnt a nusinse at all.
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It was "typical" because back then in Maycomb it was a very racist town. They wouldn't care if African American people would die for no apparent reason. They treated African American people very badly.
#1 The meaning of "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" is saying that dont harm anything that is inocent because it had never done anything wrong in the first place.
Q. 1
The title "To Kill a Mockingbird" is revealed in this chapter because, figurativly speaking, black people are like mockingbirds. They don't harm anything, they simply try to please people. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a metaphor for killing a black person.
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Tom's death is considered typical in Maycomb. They think this because they say it was normal for a "nigger" to run. To them it was typical for a "nigger" to have no plan for the future.
#2. Tom's death was typical because he was just a black man. He tried running away and then was shot. Also, black people were always dying in Maycomb. No one really cared if they die.
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They consider Tom's death typical because whenever a black guy goes to jail and they try to run and they always get shot and die.
#2 The death of a person like him is typical because he is black. In Maycomb, black people die all the time. If there is ever a charge against a black man they will most likely be executed.
1. They say that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Tom died for no reasin. They say that he never did anything bad.
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I think that he meant that he was going to come after the Finches next. I think that becuase he told Atticus that he was going to get him. Also the fact that becuase of Atticus almost made him lose the case.
2. It is considered typical becaus apperently no black has won a jury there.The "white" would have kill him any way. Maybe it was better for him to die that way.
#2. It is considered typical because no black person has won a jury there. Thats called racisem. It is very bad.
#1 The meaning for "TO KILL A MOVCKING BIRD" means don't kill someone who is innocent. They can be accused of manythings, but that doesn't mean they did it. They were just doing what they thought was right too.
#2 It is consitered typicial because "He doesn't plan ahead like a white man"."It is typical of a black man to run".
Toms death is typical because hw was a black man.He wasent treated the way the whites were treated.Black people werent treated the way they should have been.
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