Group 10

SECTION C: 15 marks)
Q2
Discuss two ideas about conflict that are
suggested in the novel that you have studied
in this course. Justify your answer with
textual evidence.

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Lam Ho Yan
Ooi Min Huan
Education can help us to
deal with conflict with a
more civilised way.
This theme has been chosen because in the
novel, Atticus has shown his civilized heart
when he faces conflicts from different
kinds of situation. When Bob Ewell insults
and provokes Atticus, Atticus does not
respond to his childish actions but he
ignores him.
According to Miss Stephanie Crawford,
however, Atticus was leaving the post office
when Mr Ewell approached him, cursed him,
spat on him, and threatened to kill him…
Miss Stephanie said Atticus didn’t bat an eye,
just took out his handkerchief and wiped his
face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call
him names wild horses could not bring her to
repeat… ‘Too proud to fight, you nigger-
loving bastard?’ Miss Stephanie said Atticus
said, ‘No, too old,’ put his hands in his
pockets and strolled on.
Before the trial begins, when Atticus is
guarding outside the Maycomb jail where Tom
Robinson is kept, he does not carry a rifle
along with him which he is good at using it,
to defend himself. (shows that children
sometimes can allow adults to see something)

(the mad dog event: Atticus does not brag

about being a one-shot Finch)
‘After all, though,’ I said, ‘ he was the
deadest shot in the county one time. He
could -‘
‘ You know he wouldn’t carry a gun, Scout.
He ain’t even got one-‘ said Jem. ‘ You know
he didn’t even have one down at the jail at
that night . He told me havin’ a gun around’s
an invitation to somebody to shoot you.’
‘ This is different,’ I said. ‘ We can ask him to
borrow one.’ We did, and he said,
‘Nonsense.’
Thus, an educated person who is “civilized at
heart” will have values and principles and
will not use violence to resolve conflicts.
Conflicts between mankind will
occur when prejudice is practiced
in a community.

(MUST USE Tom Robinson: is innocent

but found guilty-R)
Racial: Lula, Tom
Status: Cunninghams & Ewells
Being different from others: Boo Radley
*Include internal & external conflicts
(E): An instance of this theme is Alexandra's
social and racial prejudice has get herself into
a quarrel with Atticus because of Calpurnia.
‘And don’t try to get around it. You’ve got to face it sooner
or later and it might as well be tonight. We don’t need her
now.’ Atticus’s voice was even : ‘ Alexandra, Calpurnia’s not
leaving this house until she wants to. You may think
otherwise, but I couldn’t have got along without her all
these years. She’s a faithful member of this family and you’ll
simply have to accept things the way they are. Besides,
sister, I don’t want you working your head off for us- you’ve
no reason to do that. We still need Cal as much as we ever
did.’
Scout quarrels with Aunt Alexandra for being
friend with Walter Cunningham who comes
from a poor family.
She had said Indeed Not, but this time she would
give her reasons: “But I want to play with Walter,
Aunty, why can’t I?”
She took off her glasses and stared at me. “I’ll tell
you why,” she said. “Because—he—is—trash, that’s
why you can’t play with him. I’ll not have you
around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-
knows-what. You’re enough of a problem to your
father as it is.”
Society will never achieve peace if
discrimination exists.