How Does Atticus Use Racial Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

“I do my best to love everybody.” - Atticus Finch. No matter the size, gender, age, or color, Atticus Finch loved everyone. In Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, racism is considered to be the “disease” of the town. In the novel there are many different forms of racism shown. Not only were the blacks discriminated, but also the ones who associated with the blacks. Jem and Scout were looked down upon for the actions of their father, Tom Robinson because he was black, Atticus for defending an innocent black man, and Calpurnia because she worked for a white man. To begin, Jem and Scout were the children of Atticus Finch, a lawyer. Atticus was on a case to defend an innocent black man. Mrs. Dubose judged the kids because their father was defending the man. At one point she yelled, “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courtroom lawing for niggers!” Also roaring, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” This connects to the racism point, showing that people really are looked down upon for associating with the blacks. Even little kids such as Jem and Scout, not understanding, were treated poorly for their father associating with a black man. Resulting in them being the victims of another vulgar racism expression. …show more content…
On page 223 it states that Mr. Tate said, “Mr. Ewell came in, very excited he was, and said get out to his house quick, some nigger’d raped his girl.” In the time period of the book blacks were considered to be “separate but equal.” Yet, they were not even coming close to being as equal as a white man. On page 279 Reverend Sykes said, “Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man.” Showing that no matter the case a white man always had the upper hand. Tom Robinson, being innocent, was still found