How Does Harper Lee Use Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

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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.

Atticus said, “They’ve done it befor and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do it-seems that only children weep”(Lee 285). To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. It is about two siblings , Jem and Scout, who live in a small town called Maycomb. Their father Atticus, is a well known lawyer, who is defending an African American that was accused of raping a white women. Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout are introduced to discrimination and learn that it’s an everlasting problem. Prejudice and discrimination are important themes in To Kill a Mockingbird because of racism, sexism, and ageism.

the real case of Emmett Till, in which an innocent man was persecuted simply because the color of skin was not favored with the all white jury. A case very similar to this can be seen within To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel used to bring up the topic of racism. Harper Lee uses her book To Kill a Mockingbird to bring awareness to racism by demonstrating how it can bring despair to a community. Although, people who fight against racism can bring hope to those who have been effected.

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudice and racism are embedded in the regional psyche of Maycomb, a miniscule town in Alabama. The narrator interpolates injustice and racism in Alabama during the 1930s, largely through the eyes of Scout, who was a child during this time, however, the adult Scout occasionally interjects with some adult observations. Furthermore, the citizens of Maycomb are stereotyped pervasively throughout the book. In Harper Lee’s To Kill Mockingbird, examples of racism, sexism, and social class are used to demonstrate how prejudice can corrupt a community.

“But now he’s turned out a nigger-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He’s ruining’ the family, that’s what he’s doing’.” (Lee 110). The power of hatred is one so strong, that it imprisons the Finches and African Americans of Maycomb County. In Alabama of 1920 to 1930, segregation is an established action of the Southerners, it’s a lifestyle. The slurs passed from the mouths of white Southerners and ending with the shooting of a black man, the ways of Maycomb County are ones seen as either shocking or common in today’s eyes. To Kill A Mockingbird is an eminent novel by Harper Lee that illustrates the aspects of discrimination and prejudice, tolerance and courage during a time in America where racial inequality

'Democracy,' she said. 'Does anybody have a definition?' ... 'Equal rights for all, special privileges for none' (Lee 248).

Discrimination and stereotypes are still involved in today's ever-growing society. People are judged by their race, gender, and, wealth; people are expected to act a certain way because of these things. In To Kill A Mockingbird it tells the readers about a small town, Maycomb, that faces many challenges because of how individuals are judged and treated. If someone were African American he/she would thought to be less of a person and were treated as if they were trash. If someone were to be a woman they were thought to be weak, emotional, and dramatic. If someone were poor he/she were thought to be dirty, rude and were treated like trash. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses stereotypes related to racism, gender, and wealth to teach her audience about how individuals were treated during the Great Depression.

Chapters 27-31 1) The children take advantage of the Misses Barber’s lack of hearing abilities to play a cruel, practical prank on them. They sneak into their house during the night and move all of their furniture into their cellar. During the aftermath of the prank, Miss tutti says she is convinced that the “traveling fur sellers who came through town two days ago had purloined their furniture.” As she notes, “Da-rk they were, Syrians.”

Why did a poor black man lose a court case because he’s black? Why are girls told they have to sit and be pretty? Why does it matter if you are wealthy or poor? We are all people, aren’t we? The answer is prejudice. Harper Lee gives many examples, race, class, and gender, in her fascinating book To Kill a Mockingbird. In the town of Maycomb a white man takes a case about a black man (Tom) raping a white girl, but at court, everyone knows Tom shouldn’t be found guilty. But tom is found guilty. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the Great Depression. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, prejudice is shown as a good and bad thing. Prejudice is shown through race, class, and gender.

Social Inequality Social Inequality has been here for many years, as long as the 50´s until now. In this book To Kill a Mockingbird you will see a lot of social Inequality. Harper Lee Shows how race and gender were like in the 60´s. In this story I will be talking about race, gender, and social inequality from today.

People every day are being discriminated against because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or wealth. This has been happening because of the way society places importance on certain people. It can be found all throughout history, meaning the human race has not learned from their mistakes. The world has become a constant reminder for certain “types” of people that they are less than others. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the poor, women, and whites and blacks are constantly being judged.

In Today’s Society, we continue to face racism even when our country has passed many anti-discrimination acts. It raises the question do we continue to have racism because we are not willing to admit that one race feels superior to another? In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses Atticus as an example of expressing how no matter the intelligence, economics status, or social status of a black person, the white person feels superior to those of color.

“Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome” Was one of Rosa Parks famous quotes. This can be seen well in To Kill A Mockingbird, as Jem and Scout venture through their lives while learning about the importance of discrimination and racism. There will always be some form of discrimination. There is no specific time known that it will stop.

Discrimination in the school environment was a controversial issue in the 1960’s. Over this specific time period, the view of Black citizens in school was extremely different compared to that of the White citizens. The school institution, which being founded for an educational purpose, had prime examples of how there was a separation between the schools of Black’s and White’s. The differing views between Blacks and Whites in schools was a reoccurring theme through the 1960s and in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, there are apparent signs of White school systems still having a more segregated view on discrimination.