Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” features a lot of discrimination against race, sex, and culture. As Bonnie Hammer once said, “Prejudice and discrimination based on our differences is an unfortunate fact of life”. It is very unfortunate and sad that discrimination is a common occurrence all over the world. Discrimination is shown when the townspeople bullied Atticus’ children for him defending Tom Robinson. It is also shown when Mr. Dolphus Raymond has to pretend to be drunk so he won’t be judged for marrying a black woman.
Atticus was the defendant of Tom Robinson for his trial, which caused some criticism against him. People around town who disapproved of Atticus defending Tom Robinson would take it out on Scout and Jem by saying terrible things about Atticus to them. Mrs. Dubose said that their “father’s no better than the … and trash he works for!”(Ch. 11). Even their cousin, Francis, picks fights with Scout over it. He says “I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a ...-lover”(Ch. 9). Atticus was right to defend Tom Robinson, even if it caused people to be rude to him and his children. …show more content…
There they meet Mr. Dolphus Raymond. He pretends to be drunk so that people would have a reason for him to be kind to black people, but in reality, he drinks Coca-Cola. Dolphus drinks because people don’t understand that black people are people too, and that being married to a black woman is not something to be ashamed of. Dolphus is jaded by the hypocrisy of white society, and prefers living among black people. He is married to a black woman, who he has had several children with. He said “When I come to town… if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey—that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's why he lives the way he
Atticus was the defendant of Tom Robinson for his trial, which caused some criticism against him. People around town who disapproved of Atticus defending Tom Robinson would take it out on Scout and Jem by saying terrible things about Atticus to them. Mrs. Dubose said that their “father’s no better than the … and trash he works for!”(Ch. 11). Even their cousin, Francis, picks fights with Scout over it. He says “I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a ...-lover”(Ch. 9). Atticus was right to defend Tom Robinson, even if it caused people to be rude to him and his children. …show more content…
There they meet Mr. Dolphus Raymond. He pretends to be drunk so that people would have a reason for him to be kind to black people, but in reality, he drinks Coca-Cola. Dolphus drinks because people don’t understand that black people are people too, and that being married to a black woman is not something to be ashamed of. Dolphus is jaded by the hypocrisy of white society, and prefers living among black people. He is married to a black woman, who he has had several children with. He said “When I come to town… if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the clutches of whiskey—that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's why he lives the way he