The Racist Americans The world as we know it right now is made up of many different races and different kinds of people. Each race has its own backstory, some have their own religion, practices, civilizations, and many other unique things. Humankind has managed to invent, survive, and prosper to this point that we are at right now. The one thing that has stuck around throughout the centuries is racism. In the eyes of someone who doesn’t experience racism, I can say that it has dulled since the 1800’s and 1900’s. However, racism is still alive and well in our United States. One day, though, I believe that this world can overcome the hatred, we can come to terms with our differences, and accept people for who they are. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, you see an extensive amount of racism laced in its paragraphs. In today's society you can see the extreme racism from the deep south and see the racism for the new Syrian refugees. This world is a corrupt place, but in my heart I know that someday we will be able to change the way we see people. A very important example of racism in TKM,
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Right after Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’ face, he calls him a "nigger-lovin' bastard.” People around town also start calling him that, not directly to his face of course. Cecil Jacobs feels the need to say this horrible line to Scout, "My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an' that nigger oughta hang from the water tank"(Lee chapter 9). This quote shows that even though we cannot see it, racism can live on in other people's lives. Even when people choose not to say anything to others, they will still keep their dirty slurs in their own minds. When I was younger my mom taught me that the first thought to come in your head is what society tells you to say and the second thought is what you actually feel. I feel like someday this world can follow the second thought, not the
Right after Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’ face, he calls him a "nigger-lovin' bastard.” People around town also start calling him that, not directly to his face of course. Cecil Jacobs feels the need to say this horrible line to Scout, "My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an' that nigger oughta hang from the water tank"(Lee chapter 9). This quote shows that even though we cannot see it, racism can live on in other people's lives. Even when people choose not to say anything to others, they will still keep their dirty slurs in their own minds. When I was younger my mom taught me that the first thought to come in your head is what society tells you to say and the second thought is what you actually feel. I feel like someday this world can follow the second thought, not the