Examples Of Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee portrays that change is essential in order to attain justice conveying how race, law, and gender during this time cause injustice. Scout and Jem grow up in a time period in which people are extremely corrupt and the economy was annihilated. It was generally accepted at the time to treat others unjustly due to unfair judgments such as the color of the skin or whether they are male or a female. Lee utilizes Tom Robinson’s case to bring up many issues represented by the populations of Maycomb, like racism, gender inequality, and malpractice of law.

During the time this book was based upon, Jim Crow Laws, laws in which segregation was mandated in community buildings, neighbourhoods, bathrooms,