He states how important it is to realize if a white man cheats a black man, that white man will always be trash (223). Atticus is saying that no matter who the white man is, if he takes advantage of a black man or cheats him, that white man will always be the lower person. He wants to make sure that Jem and Scout realize how important it is to see that no matter your race, you shouldn’t treat someone different because of that. This relates to racism and the community because if someone treats another person badly, that will influence others to do the same thing making them think it’s okay and it will just keep continuing throughout the
He states how important it is to realize if a white man cheats a black man, that white man will always be trash (223). Atticus is saying that no matter who the white man is, if he takes advantage of a black man or cheats him, that white man will always be the lower person. He wants to make sure that Jem and Scout realize how important it is to see that no matter your race, you shouldn’t treat someone different because of that. This relates to racism and the community because if someone treats another person badly, that will influence others to do the same thing making them think it’s okay and it will just keep continuing throughout the