Examples Of Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply based on their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. This has been a problem in our world forever. In to Kill a Mockingbird there are so many racist events and it reflects on the society as a whole till this day. The book setting was the 1930’s in a small county of Maycomb, where most people were racist and discriminatory. People think racism has died off, but it is still a huge problem. People choose to raise their children and teach them that racism is okay and that is how there is still racism today. There are so many statistics out there based on skin color that right there is even racist if everyone is equal why are there polls being taken separating people by the color of their skin?

How would you feel if you lived in a town where everyone discriminates you because of your color and treats you different only because your different and do you think that it would be fair to you and those around you? People these days believe that they have more power than others because they look different if they were put in there shoes they wouldn’t think the same and you wouldn’t too. Some people thinks that black man doesn’t compare with white men and they think they shouldn’t have any power when the truth is there is nothing truly different between them. The characters in TKAM live in a diverse community where blacks are different from whites in not the best ways. In that community they experience racism towards the people around them and sometimes to themselves as well. People in TKAM treat other people differently based on there color no matter what the situation is the white man always has more power than colored.

The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society (John Lewis www.BrainyQuotes.com). In the book To Kill a Mockingbird there are real life events that Harper Lee used. There are different ideas such as the Jim Crow laws, mob mentality, and the Scottsboro trials that Harper Lee uses to help her write her book.

To Kill a Mockingbird took place during the 1930s, a period shortly after the American civil war in Maycomb County, Alabama, the deep south where black people suffered from racism and discrimination. In this book, Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman, which was something that he’s never done, even though all the evidence proved that he did not violate that white woman, Tom was judged guilty because he was a black man. Racism is presented throughout the entire book especially when Scout got teased by her family about Atticus taking Tom’s case, and the townspeople's perception about Atticus, as well as during the trial of Tom Robinson.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, and in the world today there is racial and social inequality going on all around us. I am sure that there will never be true racial and social equality, but I think that it will get dramatically better. Just like it has gotten better since the 1930’s, which is the time that To Kill a Mockingbird is set in.

The article Racial Segregation is making America Sick, published by The Atlantic magazine, discussed racial segregation in the Unites States of America and the many effects it has on the quality of life of civilians. The topic of the article related to one of the major themes in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird: Racism. Lee used racism as a major theme throughout the novel and as the main reason for the false accusation and persecution of one of the characters, Tom Robinson. This case heavily affected the Finch family and Tom Robinson's widow Helen. The man defending Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch, was affected by this case because it altered his reputation in the town and put his children's safety at risk. After agreeing to take on the case,

The book shows great examples of work life, and the fight for justice. To Kill a Mockingbird revolves around an African American man named Tom Robinson, who has been accused of raping a white woman. In the 1930’s, many African American men were wrongly accused of serious crimes, such as rape and murder. The issue of racism is brought up when Scout overhears her teacher saying that it's a great thing that this is happening to Tom

Not much has changed in almost a century. Minorities are still being treated poorly. Harper Lee shows this many times throughout To Kill a Mockingbird. In her novel Lee portrays racial prejudice by showing the relationship between whites and blacks.

Racism was a big issue in the town of maycomb. One big way racism represents itself is with Tom Robinson, a maycomb black man. He was convicted of raping a young female. She had proclaimed that Tom had went into her house, raped her, and beat her. Her dad states he heard screaming, ran to the house and tom was running away while his daughter was on the floor. Everyone believes her because well, he's black. No one cared about his side of the story, except for Atticus. He

In this story it is noticeable that there is a lot of tension and racism that the white woman has with the young black boy. She is making certain remarks such as calling him a murder, a thief, and yet she barely even knows the young boy who is just innocently riding the subway along side of her. She says with in the passage that she is in fear of his life due to the fact that she believes that the boy of color can snap at any moment and commit a crime that is directed at her. , This passage reflects on the problems of today with racism, as of lately there has been plenty of racism, according the media.

Homeland of Racism ¨About six-in-ten Americans (61%) say more changes are needed to achieve racial equality”(Renee Stepler,1). This quote demonstrates how a majority of people in America feel about the racial inequality of our country. Not only do minorities believe that this is true. Many whites also believe that changes must be made. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, there is an extraordinary amount of racial inequality throughout its duration.

Life is not easy for someone that is a minority in a town, and it is tougher if the people in the town are racist. Maycomb County, from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, is a perfect example of this; their racism is reflected on the minorities (in this case, African-Americans). Racism is so normal in Maycomb County that everyone accepts it; and thanks to that, everyone is affected by it while they don’t even know how racist they are and the effects that it has on their lives. Racism is also the act of prejudging someone just because of their race or their looking.

Discrimination: a noun that is defined as, “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex”. There are many types of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that is taken place during the Great Depression . Scout is the main character and her father Atticus is defending a man named Tom Robinson, who is a Negro. There are three main topics that are discriminated in To Kill a Mockingbird. The three main topics that are discriminated are socioeconomics, gender, and most importantly, racism.

“The boy worked for me for 8 years and he hasn’t done any trouble.” This is what Link Deas shouted out in court in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This trial took place in the 1930s in Maycomb county Alabama. This trial was about a girl that claimed she was rapped Mayella Ewell by a black man named Tom Robinson. Atticus was his lawyer that fought hard to win this trial. He has two kids Jem and Scout and their friend Dill came and watched the trial with them up on the balcony with the black people. Although most citizens of Maycomb lived with racists beliefs, there were people in town, other than the Finches, who supported equality for all people, white or black.

Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird during a time where racism was prevalent. The book highlights many different ways racism occurred. It also shows what growing up as a child, in this case specifically a young girl, is like in the south during the time of the great depression.