How To structure PEACE Paragraphs: To Kill A Mockingbird

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How does Lee's use of language present emotions in this passage? (Court Scene Tom Robinson Getting Sentenced)

P) - Lee uses language to create an atmosphere of anxiety and tension

E) - (We can infer this from when Scout repeates) "Guilty... Guilty... Guilty"

A1) - Ellipsis --> anxiety/ tension

- Margin of hope that outcome could be different

C1) - 1930s American Dream ; Scout, as child, believes in the idea that life can improve for everyone and that justice will prevail due to hard work. This was modelled by her father -

E1) - She is anxious because, if they lose the court case, her father's reputation (which embodies justice, principal and tolerance) would be overpowered by the unjust prejudice of society.

A2) - This ties into an alternate reading of the quote; the repetition of the word, "Guilty" shows Scout's certainty that prejudice will overshadow justice.

C2) - 1930s America - white people considered superior to black people (South was racist) - segregated in court room.

- certainty that the system is corrupt because prejudice through segregation has filtered to the highest, supposedly unbiased, level in society. hence creating tension between scout's beliefs and reality.