Q Search idest possible Distance Test (2021 8th Grade ELA)
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1. "My master was one of this rare sort. I do not know of one single noble act ever performed by
him. The leading trait in his character was meanness; and if there were any other element in his
nature, it was made subject to this. He was mean; and, like most other mean men, he lacked
the ability to conceal his meanness. Captain Auld was not born a slaveholder. He had been a
poor man, master only of a Bay craft. He came into possession of all his slaves by marriage; and
of all men, adopted slave-holders are the worst. He was cruel, but cowardly. He commanded
without firmness."
According to the text, what made Mr. Auld different from most slaveholders? * m
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He wasn't born a slaveholder, and only became one because of marriage.
He was kind to the slaves.
His religion caused him to have empathy toward the slaves.
He was mean to the slaves.

what is the question ?

to kill a mockingbird basically is about a lawyer who goes against everything in a racist society like at the time of this novel, to defend a black man accused of sexual abuse. in the bible there are cases like that of joseph, who was accused by the woman of potifar, for a crime similar to that of tim robbinson, of that novel (genesis 39: 1-20). at this point we see that god also provides the escape to joseph, who was accused unjustly, but in his time, and through his attitude, his faith was not shaken, and god provided the solution. the perspective of god also written in the bible and not pay evil with evil. (ephesians 4: 32, 1 thessalonians 5: 15, 1 peter 3: 9). atticus, the lawyer, demonstrated during this lee novel, empathy, love of neighbor, understood the situation of this accused man. he went against everything in that society, and stood in favor of that man, for the injustice committed. this shows the empathy, the love taught by christ, in some passages that speak of love and justice in the sermon of the beatitudes (especially verses 6 and 7 of matthew 5).