In a town like Maycomb, Helen finds it almost impossible
to find work. Helen needs to take care and provide for her children while her husband,
Tom, awaits his court date. Most of the people in Maycomb don't want anything to do with
his family. People in the town believed that he was guilty. Being a black person in this
town was hard enough, but adding that your husband is going on trial for raping a white
woman makes it impossible. Being accused of this type of crime means everyone is looking
at Helen as if she is guilty as well.
Scout is starting to
realize the way the town works. She knows that Helen is a good person, yet she is seeing
people treat her as if she has committed a crime. Atticus has taken Tom's case, he
believes that his innocent, but he is about the only one in town willing to help. People
want to hold Helen accountable for what her husband is accused of doing. When Jem and
Scout go to church with Calpurnia, they see the church taking up a collection for Helen.
Scout knows these people don't have any money, yet here they are, coming together as a
community, trying to help this poor woman. It is a great show of the differences between
the town. The white folks don't want anything to do with Helen, yet the black community
comes together to show their support of her and Tom. It is a great learning lesson for
Scout.
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