Calpurnia Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

Racism is one of the biggest topics in the story. It is displayed through many actions and speeches by the characters. In Maycomb which is the main setting of the story, many whites dislike colored people. They think that they are untrustworthy and lesser than themselves. Calpurnia is a colored person, however she has done a lot of good for the Finch family, and has also been a mother figure for Jem and Scout. Tom Robinson who was convicted of raping a white woman, him being colored was one, or if not the main reason he was convicted guilty. If he was white he would still be enjoying life to this day. The race isn’t the only discrimination in the text. Gender plays a key role too. Scout who was mainly raised by her dad and brother, is always