Examples Of Social Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

‘No two leaves are alike, and yet there is no antagonism between them or between the branches on which they grow.’ – M.K Ghandi. Equality is needed for a just society; the novel To Kill A Mockingbird illustrates the exact opposite of equality especially when it comes to skin colour and human rights. The message in the book is clearly revealed through the Tom Robinson trial: no human should be judged on the colour of their skin nor should they be treated disrespectfully in any way based on features they are unable to change. Throughout the novel the effects of prejudice are shown through the guilty verdict of Tom Robinson despite his evident innocence, Jem’s reaction to the trial and the prejudice of the townspeople,

Do unto others as you would have them do to you. This proverb means to treat others the way one wants to be treated. For example, I treat my close friends with loyalty, respect and kindness because this is how I want them to treat me. As a case in point, when my friends need help with biology homework on cell division, I help them when they need it because I know more about cell division and when I need help on history homework on the Revolutionary War because I am not so good at history, I would expect them to help me. In fact, I would be there by their side when they need help. Truly, I expect them to have my back the same way. This maxim connects to social justice because the concept of the maxim

In To Kill a Mockingbird, the author uses Atticus Finch to expose her ideas of social justice. Atticus reveals her ideas about social justice by showing how he responds to his children fighting, how he takes Tom’s case, and finally how he deals with Jem’s behavior.

Boo takes on the persona of almost a mystery to the kids. They have always wondered why he never came out of his home since he was in his teens. Boo made a decision to never come out because he never wanted to. This could have been for many reasons and many flaws about the town. Boo lived in such a town that was deeply rooted with racism and non acceptance towards anything to be considered not normal.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch faces with the problem of “social justice”. Social justice is defined as justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. Atticus has to cope with these obstacles as he tries to do what is right for an innocent man. Atticus Finch is portrayed as fair, considerate, and understanding.

Injustice occurs throughout the novel in the conviction of Tom Robinson, the untrue assumptions made against Boo Radley, and Aunt Alexandra’s criticism based on individual’s background. Firstly, injustice appears through false assumptions made against Boo Radley. This young boy whom acted unlike others, was soon given underserving titles. Simply because Boo’s brother kept him secluded in his home, others thought of him as a monster, when really, he had good intention and a kind heart.

Ever feel the sense of injustice? It strikes your heart and makes it feel as though it was dipped in acid. The burn of rage that builds knowing what was done was not correct or fair. This book shows clear signs of both justice and injustice. Poor Tom Robinson was said guilty, only because he was an African American. This book deals with racism.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Martin Luther King Jr. The text To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee, and the documentary “ The Untold Story of Emmett Till” directed by Keith Beauchamp both share the same opinions on justice and injustice in society. Harper Lee and the Untold story of Emmett Till are suggesting that injustice is created upon lies and guilt from others. We need to stop assumptions about other people because of their background and race. All things can come to good terms when people are treated fairly and equally because we are all humans.

To KIll a Mockingbird Theme Analysis Essay To Kill a Mockingbird is a very fast moving book which is told from a first person point of view and follows scout from the age six to age nine. It takes place place in the 1930’s, she will be the protagonist in this book you will see a lot social inequities in maycomb where this books takes place. To begin with social inequities in To Kill a Mockingbird are shown through the Cunninghams social status. This is shown furthermore, by Walter Cunningham by which scout says “miss Caroline he is a Cunningham”(Lee26).

“‘In our courts, when it’s a white man’s word against a black man’s, the white man always win. They’re ugly, but those are the facts of life’” (295). Atticus shows us that in Maycomb fairness and rights don’t matter if you’re black, because white people are thought of as far more superior than blacks. The people of Maycomb agree with each other, as for the Finches they are more understanding towards black rights.

To begin with, the novel discusses injustice and racism in 1930s America. During the verdict of Tom Robinson’s trial, Scout describes Jem’s reaction when she says, “his [Jem’s] hands were white from gripping the balcony rail, and his shoulders jerked as if each ‘guilty’ was a separate stab between them” (282). Lee shows Jem struggling to figure out how unfair and prejudice the justice system is towards groups of people. It is important for ninth grades to learn about the unfairness of life. The novel also teaches that racism is unethical.

The concept ''Social Justice'' has been presented in the novel '' Kill a Mockingbird'' multiple times, the central topic indicates, of course, Racism. A tremendous theme in this novel, Racism is presented in probably every chapter, the foremost act of Racism is how the ''Negroes'' are treated, Negros are treated unjust and poorly, Black men do not hold the equal privileges as white people in the novel,   In the novel the black community is represented victims of Social Injustice utterly due to the fact that they are black. A victim of this is Tom Robinson, Tom was accused of raping a white female.

    Racism is one of the issues of social justice in Maycomb, "Negroes" were treated unfairly and poorly. In Maycomb around 1930, the white was more privileged than the black. There were many acts of racism towards black people, and the unfair decision of Tom Robinson's trial was a major part of the novel and presented realistic actions of a court and jury towards a black individual in the 1900's. Social justice is presented in this novel by Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson (a negro) and attempting to allow him to walk out of the courtroom as an innocent man. As he should've been an innocent man, he was found guilty because of the prejudice that lies within the courtroom. The people of Maycomb believed

Social inequality refers to is the marginalised, segregated groups of society whom do not share equal social status or class due to race, wealth or other discriminating agenda. Harper Lee’s TKM illustrates how people in the town, of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s were affected by inequality, whether because it was race, social status or even more. There are problems of human inequality within society. This is all revealed by ‘Kill the Mockingbird’ characters.

For our poster we chose 2 themes. The themes we chose were ´coming of age’ and ´injustice´. We chose these two themes because we feel that they are the ones that can tie in the most with the story. On our poster we put a picture of a dead mockingbird. The dead mockingbird symbolises Tom Robinson which ties in with our theme of injustice.