To Kill A Mockingbird Examples Of Fear

In the town of Maycomb, fear causes many of its citizens to act in a narrow-minded manner. When Robinson was accused of rape, many white citizens began to believe that the rest of the black citizens would “…go loose and rape up the countryside.” The whites stereotyping the blacks show how ignorant people were during that time. Another example of fear causing citizens to act in narrow minded manner occurs in the beginning of the book when people feed into the rumors about Boo Radley. The citizens were fearful of the unknown, therefore, they would make up rumors about Boo Radley and give him a negative persona. Boo is reluctant to show his face during daylight, which results in people believing that he is very relentless and mean. Because the