The newspapers today show the Syrian people being persecuted, which means subject to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. Unfortunately, today different groups of people have been persecuted for a long time like the Jews. The Nazis who came into power in 1993, believed that Germans were racially superior and that the Jews were inferior, and a threat to the German racial community. This would lead to the Holocaust. In Maycomb County, there is persecution as demonstrated by the criticism of Atticus Finch and the treatment of Dolphus Raymond.
In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird there is persecution as demonstrated by the criticism of Atticus Finch from his community and his family. According to Harper Lee, “Grandma says it’s bad enough he lets you run wild, but now he’s turned out a n****r-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He’s ruinin’ the family, that’s what he’s doin’(21)”. This quote means that Atticus family does not respect the way that Atticus disciplines his children and it shows that his mother does not respect his decision to take the Tom Robinson case; Atticus taking the Tom Robinson case is tarnishing the Finch family name. As a consequence of taking the Tom Robinson case, Mrs. DuBose prosecutes Atticus about the case, “Your father is …show more content…
The theme of persecution is still relevant in countries that have dictators like North Korea. The people in North Korea are persecuted every day as demonstrated by …”imprisonment, separation from family, family possessions taken by the state, and long, cruel torturous techniques that from some eyewitness accounts, is beyond description”(Christian Crier). Overall, persecution is a horrible circumstance and society today should stop persecuting people for being
In the book, To Kill A Mockingbird there is persecution as demonstrated by the criticism of Atticus Finch from his community and his family. According to Harper Lee, “Grandma says it’s bad enough he lets you run wild, but now he’s turned out a n****r-lover we’ll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He’s ruinin’ the family, that’s what he’s doin’(21)”. This quote means that Atticus family does not respect the way that Atticus disciplines his children and it shows that his mother does not respect his decision to take the Tom Robinson case; Atticus taking the Tom Robinson case is tarnishing the Finch family name. As a consequence of taking the Tom Robinson case, Mrs. DuBose prosecutes Atticus about the case, “Your father is …show more content…
The theme of persecution is still relevant in countries that have dictators like North Korea. The people in North Korea are persecuted every day as demonstrated by …”imprisonment, separation from family, family possessions taken by the state, and long, cruel torturous techniques that from some eyewitness accounts, is beyond description”(Christian Crier). Overall, persecution is a horrible circumstance and society today should stop persecuting people for being