Scout Finch Racism

One of the major themes in To Kill a Mockingbird is racism. Racism is seen all throughout the story and has powerful impact on all of the characters. The idea of white and colored people as equals is an idea that the main character, Scout Finch, learns through her experiences. She starts to realize that the people in Maycomb were more judgy than she had always thought. This idea for her was mainly introduced to her during the Tom Robinson case. This case had racism “written all over it.” During the trial, Scout, Jem, and Dill sat with Reverend Sykes in the balcony where all the black people sit. This shows Scout just how separated these people are. She also learns that race is a deciding factor in the trial. The evidence was clearly in his