What is Miss Gates explanation of a democracy in to kill a mockingbird and what about this explanation is ironic?

Answer 1

Miss Gates is a character in the book â??To Kill a Mockingbirdâ?? by Harper Lee, sheâ??s a teacher who teaches how bad Hitlerâ??s prejudices were. However after the trial she is heard saying how right the jury were to convict as it put black people back in their place.

Answer 2

Scout realizes that although Miss Gates seems concerned by the persecution of Jews under Hitler, she has also made racist comments about the Robinson trial.

To the reader, this shows that learned attitudes can persist even when they seem inconsistent with moral ideals.

Answer 3

She says that they are a Democracy, and everyone deserves equality. She mentions that what Hitler is doing in the Holocaust is wrong. She says that the Jews shouldn't be treated like that, but yet she believes that Tom Robinson should be guilty just because he is black. She is a hypocrite.

Miss Gates doesnt like Hitler because of all of the people he is persecuting. At the trial, she talks bad about black people. She is a hypocrite.

Answer 4

Miss Gates describes democracy as ensuring that everyone is treated equally. This explanation is ironic because she displays racist attitudes towards African Americans in Maycomb, showing a disconnect between her words and actions. Her hypocrisy reflects the wider theme of prejudice and injustice in the novel.

Answer 5

she is a hypocrite