Intolerance In To Kill A Mockingbird

Racism is something that most people would claim they do not believe in or support; however, as clearly shown in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, racism is a disease that spreads through a region and worsens as time goes on. Racism is an issue that is still prevalent in the American society today, and Harper Lee’s timeless novel continues to teach the lesson that one needs to look beyond the color of another man’s skin and see them for who they truly are. Mr. Raymond’s conversation with Dill after Tom Robinson’s testimony initially shows that racism is better comprehended with age. He says, “Let him get a little older and he won’t get sick and cry… Cry about the hell white people give to colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people too” (Lee, 1960, p. 269). Here, it becomes clear that children can be naive to racism and the evil in the world, but as they continue to grow up in an area that feels so strongly about white supremacy, they become immune to the injustice and prejudice. Further, Mr. Raymond’s words allow the reader to better understand the severity of the racism in Maycomb and the entirety of the country. It also unveils a crucial theme in the novel, namely that one must consider a person of color to be no different from oneself, as all humans are equal. Additionally, racism is repeatedly referred to as a disease in the novel, which is explained when Atticus is talking to Uncle Jack about the trial and he says “‘... I hope and pray I can get

Racism is both an ideology and a system of domination. To be racist is not just a misuse of derogatory slurs and whatnot. Only certain communities have the power and the privilege to be racist. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird racism was one of the most recurring themes. Communities as well as specific characters were impacted by racism. Tom Robinson, Calpurnia, Bob Ewell and Dolphus Raymond were characters that suffered from Racism.

In the country town of Maycomb, people were easily influenced so prejudice was shown by most. The citizens knew that the colour of your skin determined your place in life and that Negroes were to be treated differently. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, there was only one true character that portrayed the true essence of tolerance. Atticus Finch stood on his own two feet, and never formed an opinion unless he had prior knowledge on the particular person or situation. Throughout the entirety of this novel, it was Atticus alone who not only was tolerant, but set an exemplarily example to his children, and the town, of how knowing before judging is not only important, but vital to society. “First of all…if you can learn a simple trick Scout, you’ll get along better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person till you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (p.33). This is a perfect example of how Atticus passes on his knowledge to his children, and educates them on how respect

Scout empathizes with Walter Cunningham during school at the beginning of the novel. Her teacher Miss Caroline offers Walter a quarter because he has no lunch. Walter’s family can’t afford lunch so he says he has forgotten his lunch money. He declines her offer, Miss Caroline can’t see why so she continues

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.

Decades ago, in the 1930s, people of color were not treated fairly. Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird took place in the 1930s in the fictional place of Macomb County, Alabama. It was narrated through a young girl named Scout Finch. Throughout the novel, Scout, her older brother, Jem, and their good friend Dill discover realities of society. Scout and Jem’s father, Atticus, was appointed to be the attorney of a black man. Because of the time period, the case was almost hopeless, but Atticus fought anyway. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird displays universal themes such as racial intolerance and innocence of youth.

Scout empathises with Walter Cunningham during school at the beginning of the book. When her teacher, Miss Caroline offers Walter a quarter because he has no lunch (Walter’s family can not afford it and so he says he’s forgotten it) and refuses it, Miss Caroline can

In Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, one of the most prominent themes used in the novel is the action of intolerance and the affect it has on all people. The theme of intolerance is fully explored in the case of Tom Robinson and the underlying racism shown in the treatment of him. Intolerance is met by all three main characters, Scout, Atticus and Jem but is experience by many of the other supporting characters. There was no one kind of intolerant person; they all came from different background, which is testimony to the point of the book ‘You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of views.’ This quote shows that you have no idea why a person does what they do until you experience things from their

Compassion, Sympathy, and Tolerance are shown in many parts in the novel written by Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird. When Atticus is defending Tom Robinson, Dill knows what Tom Robinson is going through when he is getting asked in court and when Jem starts crying after Tom Robinson is founded guilty. All of them show a good example of compassion, sympathy, and tolerance in this novel.

In the book “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper lee Intolerance leads to destruction. Intolerance is unwillingness to accept views,beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one’s own. The characters in the story are unwilling to change their ways even if it leads to destruction.Three main characters that demonstrate intolerance is Tom Robinson, Atticus Finch and Arthur “Boo” Radley.

When Scout is introduced in the novel,she has not fully gone through a change.However,she is fully aware of her surroundings and has a pretty open eye for (of) for a child of age of six.During Scouts first days of school,her teacher Ms Caroline asks the class if anybody goes home to get lunch.While walking up and down the rows of desks she notices that Walter Cunningham doesn't have a lunch.Ms Caroline in a way feels sympathy for Walter and offers him a quarter to get his lunch downtown.However,Walter could not accept the money and kindly denies the offer.Scout explains to Ms Caroline: “Walters one of the Cunninghams,Miss Caroline.I beg your pardon,Jean Louise?That's okay, ma am \, you'll get to know all the country folks after a while.The Cunninghams never took anything they can't pay back -no church baskets and no scrip stamps.They never took anything off anybody,they get get along on what they have.They don't have much,but they get along on it.”(pg.20).Later on Scout explains that Walter is one of the poorest

A person never really knows or understands someone truely until he or she has walked in his or her shoes. Scout learns this through the encounters she has had with multiple people. One of the people Scout learns this from is Walter Cunningham. Walter is a country folk, so he can’t go to to school as often as others go to school and Walter likes to talks about farming and other agriculture news because thats all he knows.

After starting school, Scout comes upon his first lesson from Atticus. When Walter Cunningham refuses to take a quarter from Miss Caroline to pay for his lunch, Scout begins to explain to her teacher that “The Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back.” Scout had overheard her father talking to one of his clients, Mr. Cunningham, about how he would pay Atticus for his work on his entailment. Atticus explains to Mr. Cunningham that the money was the least of his worries. Scout later learns that the Cunninghams pay in what they have, for example, stovewood or turnip greens. When Atticus says “ If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Scout learns that some people live differently than her, and that it is important to always accept that some people are different. When she explains the situation to her teacher, she gets in trouble, in turn making her not want to go to school anymore.

Tolerance, respect, and acceptance can be taught by allowing the students the opportunities to experience different cultures first hand. One could do this many ways, but some of the most effective would include going to a museum or reenacting the life of one particular group. After the student experiences for themselves that different groups of people do not choose to live a difficult life as seen, maybe the student could be taught to have more respect for different groups of people. One would not want to strictly put all of their focus on one group, but rather realize the group they experienced is not the only group living difficultly. Another way is showing the student how the rest of the world views them. If the student realizes they are slightly different than others, others are slightly different than them, but we all have a lot of major aspects in common, they may become more tolerant and acceptant of the world around them that they themselves are an equal part of. The teaching of this would lead to the knowledge of history, the ability to learn coping strategies through

names’s Tom Robinson”. Discuss the effects of racism on Maycomb citizens such as Tom and Helen Robinson,