How Does Tom Robinson Use Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird
Racism has existed for many generations. In history, some groups such as KKK are a group of whites who terrorized African Americans in their cities . Another was when Europeans first came over to America, through this they prejudiced Native Americans forcing them to integrate into European culture. Social class is often directly related to racism. Tom Robinson and the Blacks in Maycomb were subjected to racist comments that were connected to their social standing. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” it shows that even though a person could be in the better part of society, they treat people under them with a racist demeanor. The same goes with people above them, they’ll do in some cases the same way.“To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in
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Lula is a African American who goes to the African American First Purchase Church. In the community, Lula is in the lower class part of the Maycomb city and Calpurnia is a black cook and maid for the Finches house. Oppositely, Scout and Jem are the children of Atticus Finch whom are a well-respected family of Maycomb. In the early afternoon of Maycomb, Atticus had left to go a session for the state legislature and wouldn’t be back for two weeks. During this time Calpurnia decides to take Scout and Jem her own church called African American First Purchase Church that Sunday. On their arrival in the church, they are greeted by Lula, but not in a good way. Lula says these words, “.Lula stopped, but she said, "You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?”(Lula 12). When Lula spoke to Calpurnia in front of the children, she spoke to them as if disgusted. In this she shows that she greatly dislikes whites and that whites don’t deserve to be in the same church as the blacks. Also in this she puts Jem and Scout as if they are below her in a racist way. The conflict between Lula against Calpurnia, Scout and Jem is a perfect example in how in most cases, a person's social statics or social class standing can lead to him or her treating others with
Lula is a African American who goes to the African American First Purchase Church. In the community, Lula is in the lower class part of the Maycomb city and Calpurnia is a black cook and maid for the Finches house. Oppositely, Scout and Jem are the children of Atticus Finch whom are a well-respected family of Maycomb. In the early afternoon of Maycomb, Atticus had left to go a session for the state legislature and wouldn’t be back for two weeks. During this time Calpurnia decides to take Scout and Jem her own church called African American First Purchase Church that Sunday. On their arrival in the church, they are greeted by Lula, but not in a good way. Lula says these words, “.Lula stopped, but she said, "You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?”(Lula 12). When Lula spoke to Calpurnia in front of the children, she spoke to them as if disgusted. In this she shows that she greatly dislikes whites and that whites don’t deserve to be in the same church as the blacks. Also in this she puts Jem and Scout as if they are below her in a racist way. The conflict between Lula against Calpurnia, Scout and Jem is a perfect example in how in most cases, a person's social statics or social class standing can lead to him or her treating others with