"In rape-murder incidents involving whites or blacks, the probability that the offender will be sentenced to death in Virginia is about 19 percent if the victim is black. ... Black offenders who rape and murder white victims in Virginia are over four times more likely to be sentenced to death than those who rape and murder black victims--70 percent versus 15 percent." ... Is it really worth executing a boy- an innocent boy simply to keep him away from harming the community? ... The time setting of the play of 1957 is significant as it was during a time of political and social events. ... Al...

• Word Count: 1817
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Although their moral maturity is results of two very different time periods and settings, the reader notices a parallel between these two stories. This parallel is how each boy grows to understand either himself and/ or the society that he is living in and learns how to make decisions on his own. ... They see grown-ups in black and white; if they liked someone, that person was a hero, if they did not; he or she was a villain. ...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Although their moral maturity is results of two very different time periods and settings, the reader notices a parallel between these two stories. This parallel is how each boy grows to understand either himself and/ or the society that he is living in and learns how to make decisions on his own. ... They see grown-ups in black and white; if they liked someone, that person was a hero, if they did not; he or she was a villain. ...

• Word Count: 1277
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School