What is ironic about Miss Gates lecture on democracy?
Miss Gates believes that prejudice and persecution in America is impossible because it is a democracy. Her explanation is ironic because her comments after the trial of Tom Robinson reveal her own prejudice.
What is hypocritical about Miss Gates lecture on democracy?
Miss Gates is hypocritical because she criticizes Hitler’s persecution of the Jews while she simultaneously discriminates against African Americans in her own community. Scout then asks Jem how Miss Gates can despise Hitler while she treats African Americans in her own community with contempt.
What definition does Jean Louise give Miss Gates for democracy?
“Equal rights for all, special privileges for none” (Lee 150). Miss Gates then proceeds to explain to the class that America is a democracy while Germany is a dictatorship. Miss Gates goes on to say that in America people are not prejudiced and do not persecute others.
Why does Scout find Miss Gates lesson on democracy to be hypocritical?
Scout finds Miss Gates to be a hypocrite because she says Hitler is wrong to kill the Jews, but she is heard saying that Tom should be killed to “teach ’em a lesson”. She opposes the killing of whites, but condones the killing of blacks.
What is the irony of Miss Gates lecture on democracy compared to her comments at the trial?
2) What is the irony of Miss Gates’s lecture on democracy when compared to her comments at the trial? Miss Gates talks about how wrong Hitler was for his actions but at the trial she was saying that Tom Robinson deserved to die because he was black.
What does the Miss Gates lesson on democracy really teach or reveal about the town of Maycomb?
If Miss Gates really did believe in democracy, she would do more to help the poor children have the same opportunities as the town children and would not look down on them. Furthermore, Miss Gates has no problem with the fact that Tom Robinson did not have rights equal to those of a white man.
What strikes you as important about Miss Gates lesson on democracy What is ironic about her teaching this particular lesson?
Terms in this set (3) What strikes you as important about Miss Gate’s lesson on democracy? Miss Gates, lectures the class on the wickedness of Hitler’s persecution of the Jews and on the virtues of equality and democracy. Miss Gates is a teacher who insists that America is not prejudiced like Hitler’s Germany.
What lesson does miss gates provide about current events?
On the one hand, Miss Gates gives her class a lesson about democracy and the importance of not being prejudiced, and on the other hand she has expressed her racism during Tom Robinson’s trial.
What observation does Scout make about Miss Gates why is it important?
Scout tells Jem that she overheard Miss Gates make prejudiced comments about the African American community of Maycomb when she was leaving Tom’s trial. Scout wonders how Miss Gates can hate and ridicule Hitler, then turn around and discriminate against African Americans.
Why is Miss Gates comment about this topic ironic?
She is blind to the parallels between how the Nazis treat the Jews and how the South, particularly Maycomb, treats Black people. This is ironic because Miss Gates misses the truth that the two situations very closely parallel one another.
What insightful conclusion does Scout make about Miss Gates?
What was significant about Miss Gates lesson on democracy?
What strikes you as important about Miss Gate’s lesson on democracy? Miss Gates, lectures the class on the wickedness of Hitler’s persecution of the Jews and on the virtues of equality and democracy. Miss Gates is a teacher who insists that America is not prejudiced like Hitler’s Germany.