How Is Racism Shown In To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mocking Bird
Racism is one of the most prominent themes in To Kill a Mockingbird because it was a big issue during the time period and we know that it is very wrong but back then it was common. Throughout this novel Scout explores the differences between the lives of blacks and whites. Although, we see racism today as well it is not as socially accepted as it once was. The discriminating as well as ill-treating of people from other backgrounds still takes place. There are examples of it everywhere we look, whether it is on television, in books, or in our day-to-day lives.
In this book we follow Scout’s journey throughout her elementary school years.
However, never once did she mention having an African American classmate. …show more content…
Some were beaten and harassed just because of their race. Today some people believe that policemen are treating African Americans unfairly (Anderson). This happens in the book when Tom is shot seventeen times while trying to escape from prison (Lee 235). Some African Americans think that the justice system is still not fair towards them.
In this novel, it is the children that see the town for what it truly is. They look at
Maycomb with innocent unbiased eyes and see everything for what it is. Dill sees the way they treat Tom in court and it saddens him that people would treat another human being like that. It doesn’t matter to Dill that Tom is black, what matters to him is that he is a person. Scout and Jem saw absolutely nothing wrong with going to church with Cal and Scout saw nothing wrong with going to Cal’s house. Its aunt Alexandra, who steps in and scolds Scout for wanting to visit Cal.
In this novel the issue of racism is addressed again and again. You can tell whom the “good” characters are by how they respond to it. Most of the town’s people aren’t very generous towards the African Americans. I bet you never saw a black person in the white church services and if one tried to join it would be a big debate and I bet if
Racism is one of the most prominent themes in To Kill a Mockingbird because it was a big issue during the time period and we know that it is very wrong but back then it was common. Throughout this novel Scout explores the differences between the lives of blacks and whites. Although, we see racism today as well it is not as socially accepted as it once was. The discriminating as well as ill-treating of people from other backgrounds still takes place. There are examples of it everywhere we look, whether it is on television, in books, or in our day-to-day lives.
In this book we follow Scout’s journey throughout her elementary school years.
However, never once did she mention having an African American classmate. …show more content…
Some were beaten and harassed just because of their race. Today some people believe that policemen are treating African Americans unfairly (Anderson). This happens in the book when Tom is shot seventeen times while trying to escape from prison (Lee 235). Some African Americans think that the justice system is still not fair towards them.
In this novel, it is the children that see the town for what it truly is. They look at
Maycomb with innocent unbiased eyes and see everything for what it is. Dill sees the way they treat Tom in court and it saddens him that people would treat another human being like that. It doesn’t matter to Dill that Tom is black, what matters to him is that he is a person. Scout and Jem saw absolutely nothing wrong with going to church with Cal and Scout saw nothing wrong with going to Cal’s house. Its aunt Alexandra, who steps in and scolds Scout for wanting to visit Cal.
In this novel the issue of racism is addressed again and again. You can tell whom the “good” characters are by how they respond to it. Most of the town’s people aren’t very generous towards the African Americans. I bet you never saw a black person in the white church services and if one tried to join it would be a big debate and I bet if