Most people ignore racism because they think it only hurts a certain group of people. When Harper Lee was writing To Kill A Mockingbird she was opposed to this idea. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird for people to learn that racism can hurt everyone even the most innocent. Racism can hurt the victims, the innocent and the racists.
To start, racism can hurt the victims. In Maycomb County, it seems that everyone in the community gossips and talks about coloured people in a negative way. The gossip towards coloured people talks as if coloured people are lower than everyone else. “... passing them along through that English Channel of gossip…” It’s clear to see that there are some, like Miss Stephanie Crawford, who are more involved in spreading …show more content…
No one enjoys having rumours spread about them, especially when it is a false accusation, which in Maycomb it is most likely to be just that. It is shown throughout the novel that coloured people need to have their own buildings and facilities separate from white people. “—they got their church, we got our’n.” When Atticus can’t take them to church on Sunday, Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her church, not the church they go to with their father. Having separate buildings from everyone can make others very feel very excluded, therefore hurt by these actions. There are no coloured people that have high authority occupations. During the trial scene, there is no point where there is any indication of there being coloured people on the jury. Back in this time period, no coloured people would have any occupations that would …show more content…
Scout Finch was hurt by racism, directly and indirectly. “I wants to know why you bringin‘ white chillun to n- church.” There was a lady, Lula, who was hesitant in inviting the Finch children into their church. There are other moments within the novel that point to Scout not understanding why people acted differently towards coloured people. Jem, in a way, was also hurt by racism. “Let’s go home, Cal, they don’t want us here—” Jem is a little more aware of how people are treated and why so when Lula didn’t want him and his sister at their church, he clearly understood the reason why they were unwanted there; the reason was their skin colour. Tom Robinson was greatly hurt by racism in a completely different way, and a different outcome, than the Finch siblings. Tom Robinson was accused of something that he did not do. He was also sent to jail, then shot and killed soon after. Tom Robinson was innocent; he did not do any of the things he was accused of, and yet, he was still punished. In summary, racism can hurt the innocent. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird for people to learn that racism can hurt everyone even the most
To start, racism can hurt the victims. In Maycomb County, it seems that everyone in the community gossips and talks about coloured people in a negative way. The gossip towards coloured people talks as if coloured people are lower than everyone else. “... passing them along through that English Channel of gossip…” It’s clear to see that there are some, like Miss Stephanie Crawford, who are more involved in spreading …show more content…
No one enjoys having rumours spread about them, especially when it is a false accusation, which in Maycomb it is most likely to be just that. It is shown throughout the novel that coloured people need to have their own buildings and facilities separate from white people. “—they got their church, we got our’n.” When Atticus can’t take them to church on Sunday, Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her church, not the church they go to with their father. Having separate buildings from everyone can make others very feel very excluded, therefore hurt by these actions. There are no coloured people that have high authority occupations. During the trial scene, there is no point where there is any indication of there being coloured people on the jury. Back in this time period, no coloured people would have any occupations that would …show more content…
Scout Finch was hurt by racism, directly and indirectly. “I wants to know why you bringin‘ white chillun to n- church.” There was a lady, Lula, who was hesitant in inviting the Finch children into their church. There are other moments within the novel that point to Scout not understanding why people acted differently towards coloured people. Jem, in a way, was also hurt by racism. “Let’s go home, Cal, they don’t want us here—” Jem is a little more aware of how people are treated and why so when Lula didn’t want him and his sister at their church, he clearly understood the reason why they were unwanted there; the reason was their skin colour. Tom Robinson was greatly hurt by racism in a completely different way, and a different outcome, than the Finch siblings. Tom Robinson was accused of something that he did not do. He was also sent to jail, then shot and killed soon after. Tom Robinson was innocent; he did not do any of the things he was accused of, and yet, he was still punished. In summary, racism can hurt the innocent. Harper Lee wrote To Kill A Mockingbird for people to learn that racism can hurt everyone even the most