Part 1 To Kill a Mockingbird Response

The most impactfull moment in part 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird is the scene when Mrs.maudie place catches fire. 

It starts when her fireplace is left unattended and her house catches fire. The townspeople move things around their homes to try and prepare for the fire to spread and head out to the scene to help get mrs,maudie's things out of her house. The narrator of this scout is left watching all this through the night,standing out in the cold. She doesn't even notice when boo radley comes up behind her to give her a blanket to shelter her from the cold. Scout doesn't even notice his presence as he too was most likely helping move things during the fire. Perhaps she didn't even recognize him. 

It shows how they would come together as a community and how they look out for each other even though they all have separate goals in life. It's further clear that this took place during the great depression especially with how the fire is responded to. It takes quite a while for everyone in the area to come help with the fire as well as prepare their own homes in case they catch a flame. This is because most houses are made out of wood at this time.

One of the biggest moments that highlights racism, sexism, and abuse is the town’s discussion of Tom Robinson being accused of assaulting Mayella. This moment reveals the deep-rooted racism and the intersection of sexism and abuse in Mayella's story, as she claims injustice while masking her own victimization within her household.The adversity revolves around racism, where a Black man, Tom falsely accused of assaulting a white woman, Mayella Ewell, based on him being black. And meanwhile Mayella faces sexism and abuse as a powerless woman, controlled and likely abused by her father, Bob Ewell. Atticus, explaining prejudice, says "Maycomb's usual disease"(Chapter 9). Atticus used this phrase to describe the deep-seated racism that infects the town. It reflects how prejudice and racism are so ingrained in Maycomb's culture that they are seen as a "disease" passed down through generations. This moment is impactful because it introduces the themes of prejudice and moral courage. It affects multiple characters, for Scout and Jem These moments challenge their innocence and help them understand morality and justice. And Tom was immediately presumed guilty because of his race.