It is human nature for people to strive to feel a sense of connection with others by joining cliques or altering their personality to match others' which often create many misconceptions about those who are different because they perceive problems differently or they have their own style. The two novels incorporate the theme of family to display their impression of the action of interacting with those who are not kin to them. Scout and Junior's narration of their experiences during their adolescence displays the coming of age and how little they are taught about being a good person through the education system. Their encounters with racism from being a victim or a bystander gives context towards how unfriendly people are around them. Harper
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There were many cases in which the word "nigger-lover" was used by a person in Maycomb and due to the fact that Maycomb is racially tense, the term is used when a white person thinks "somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves," it becomes a form of racism against Negroes since it brings up the idea that they are disliked by white people (Lee, 144). Just as Maycomb uses the term "nigger-lover," Junior has experienced racism by being threatened that if he and Penelope "make charcoal babies," her father would "kick her out of [his] house" (Alexie, 109). Junior is an Indian, and being told that he would have babies who are charcoal coloured is racist since it expresses the disapproval of Penelope's relationship because of Junior's skin colour. Correspondingly, Scout's father has experienced many racial remarks because he had decided to work as a lawyer for a black man, Tom Robinson. His willingness to defend the innocent man caused an uproar amongst the white people of Maycomb as they claim that he is going "against his raising…" and how he is "no better than the niggers and trash he works for" (Lee, 135). As his fellow white neighbours criticize his work with Negroes by using the term "nigger" and "trash, it expresses how they see themselves on a higher level than Atticus and Negroes. They make it clear that it is as if Negroes are a completely separate race than them just because they happen to be black. In addition, the Indians on the Spokane reservation experience the same treatment. They feel alienated by white people as they would visit the reservation and state that they "loved Indian people" to the point that "many white strangers show up on Indian reservations…[to tell them] how much they love them"
There were many cases in which the word "nigger-lover" was used by a person in Maycomb and due to the fact that Maycomb is racially tense, the term is used when a white person thinks "somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves," it becomes a form of racism against Negroes since it brings up the idea that they are disliked by white people (Lee, 144). Just as Maycomb uses the term "nigger-lover," Junior has experienced racism by being threatened that if he and Penelope "make charcoal babies," her father would "kick her out of [his] house" (Alexie, 109). Junior is an Indian, and being told that he would have babies who are charcoal coloured is racist since it expresses the disapproval of Penelope's relationship because of Junior's skin colour. Correspondingly, Scout's father has experienced many racial remarks because he had decided to work as a lawyer for a black man, Tom Robinson. His willingness to defend the innocent man caused an uproar amongst the white people of Maycomb as they claim that he is going "against his raising…" and how he is "no better than the niggers and trash he works for" (Lee, 135). As his fellow white neighbours criticize his work with Negroes by using the term "nigger" and "trash, it expresses how they see themselves on a higher level than Atticus and Negroes. They make it clear that it is as if Negroes are a completely separate race than them just because they happen to be black. In addition, the Indians on the Spokane reservation experience the same treatment. They feel alienated by white people as they would visit the reservation and state that they "loved Indian people" to the point that "many white strangers show up on Indian reservations…[to tell them] how much they love them"