Boo Radley Prejudice
Prejudice in Maycomb
Have you ever experienced prejudice in your own home? How did you react? The realistic fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee illustrates the types of prejudice that people often face. The story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Two kids and a father experience social injustices, personal evolvement, and different perspective throughout the story. Prejudice is viewed in the novel through, social, racial and economical aspects.
The social aspect of prejudice is shown through the novel by the characters Boo(Arthur) Radley and Dolphus Raymond. Boo Radley was a man that many people knew little about. People only knew him from rumors that have been spread around town about …show more content…
The novel involves an event where a black man is ruled unjustly because of his skin. Tom Robinson was tried for a case involving rape and Atticus tried to explain that “ the truth is this… some Negroes are immoral… [but this is a truth that applies to the human race,” (Lee 147; ch.20). White people would assume that black people have no moral, but it is not true for every one of them. In chapter 25, Scout explained that all the evidence went against Tom, but she knew that the jury would have ruled him guilty no matter what. White people are prejudice against black people because of the color of their skin and that’s the way it had always been.
Also, the novels economical aspect of prejudice is shown throughout the story. Walter Cunningham was a poor classmate of Scout’s. He came over and Scout did not like that. Scout thought that “[h]e ain't company, [because] he’s just a Cunningham.”( Lee 24; ch.3). She thought he was not worth being named company because he was below her financially. In chapter 3, Scout wanted to take out her anger on Burris Ewell because he was allowed to skip school, but Atticus explained to her that it is not his fault that he is poor and his conditions are
Have you ever experienced prejudice in your own home? How did you react? The realistic fictional novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee illustrates the types of prejudice that people often face. The story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Two kids and a father experience social injustices, personal evolvement, and different perspective throughout the story. Prejudice is viewed in the novel through, social, racial and economical aspects.
The social aspect of prejudice is shown through the novel by the characters Boo(Arthur) Radley and Dolphus Raymond. Boo Radley was a man that many people knew little about. People only knew him from rumors that have been spread around town about …show more content…
The novel involves an event where a black man is ruled unjustly because of his skin. Tom Robinson was tried for a case involving rape and Atticus tried to explain that “ the truth is this… some Negroes are immoral… [but this is a truth that applies to the human race,” (Lee 147; ch.20). White people would assume that black people have no moral, but it is not true for every one of them. In chapter 25, Scout explained that all the evidence went against Tom, but she knew that the jury would have ruled him guilty no matter what. White people are prejudice against black people because of the color of their skin and that’s the way it had always been.
Also, the novels economical aspect of prejudice is shown throughout the story. Walter Cunningham was a poor classmate of Scout’s. He came over and Scout did not like that. Scout thought that “[h]e ain't company, [because] he’s just a Cunningham.”( Lee 24; ch.3). She thought he was not worth being named company because he was below her financially. In chapter 3, Scout wanted to take out her anger on Burris Ewell because he was allowed to skip school, but Atticus explained to her that it is not his fault that he is poor and his conditions are