Aunt Alexandra and Atticus share very different views and think very differently when in comes to society. Atticus explains that the jurors that put Tom in jail are trash. "In our court, when its a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins" (Lee 295). Atticus says that when a mans racial prejudice that affects the way that they make decision, the man is "trash". In this case the jurors prejudice affected the outcome of the trial and more drastically the life of Tom Robinson. "If you had been on that jury son, and eleven other boys like you Tom would be a free man" (Lee 295). Tom's life had been decided by twelve men with racial predudices. Tom had no chance of getting out of this, even if he had actually done it or not Tom would be found guilty.
Aunt Alexandra has a completely different definition when it come to the meaning of the word trash. Aunt Alexandra calls Walter trash because of the way that he lives his life. Alexandra thinks that he is a bad person because of the way that he was raised, but what she doesn't account for is that Walter didn't have a choice. "I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what" (Lee 301). Aunt Alexandra is trying to raise Scout to be a lady. She doesn't want her to grow up being a "tom boy." Aunt Alexandra feels that it is her turn to show the next generation how to act. She wants Scout to be an example of the Finch family, but she cant set a good example without being a lady.
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra both share different views when it comes to the word trash. Alexandra thinks that trash describes the way that a person is living. If they are dirty they're trash. Atticus thinks completely different. Atticus believes that its not the way you look but its that way you act and the decisions you make that define you as trash. If you have any prejudice that affects you and other people then your trash. Your prejudices shouldn't affect the way that you act.
Aunt Alexandra has a completely different definition when it come to the meaning of the word trash. Aunt Alexandra calls Walter trash because of the way that he lives his life. Alexandra thinks that he is a bad person because of the way that he was raised, but what she doesn't account for is that Walter didn't have a choice. "I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what" (Lee 301). Aunt Alexandra is trying to raise Scout to be a lady. She doesn't want her to grow up being a "tom boy." Aunt Alexandra feels that it is her turn to show the next generation how to act. She wants Scout to be an example of the Finch family, but she cant set a good example without being a lady.
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra both share different views when it comes to the word trash. Alexandra thinks that trash describes the way that a person is living. If they are dirty they're trash. Atticus thinks completely different. Atticus believes that its not the way you look but its that way you act and the decisions you make that define you as trash. If you have any prejudice that affects you and other people then your trash. Your prejudices shouldn't affect the way that you act.
I agree that Atticus’s definition of trash is different than Aunt Alex’s definition of trash. Atticus’s social views allow people to move up and down based on their reputation, and how they treat other people. Aunt Alex’s views on other people are more like a “caste” system, in which people are born into different levels on the social ladder. Aunt Alex shows this when she says, “You can scrub Walter Cunningham till he shines, you can put him in a shoes and a new suit, but he’ll never be like Jem” (Lee 300). Atticus and Aunt Alex have different views on how Maycomb social system should be balanced.
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thank you for this in depth analysis on two completely points of view. This helped solidify my understanding and how each person percieves trash.
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