To Kill a Mockingbird, a riveting story of class-ism, the struggle of the great depression, and racism in the south. The racism is very well highlighted by the main problem of the book, a court case involving a black man, and people not wanting to give him a fair trial. This story is packed full of Jim crow laws and other racist outlooks from the time, and I will give some examples of these racist and discriminatory ways of life. One early example is when a kid shouted out loud that scouts father, a fair and impartial lawyer, “defends Negros”. This really shows kids during the day were heavily influenced by Jim crow and racism. Atticus Finch even says "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose.” (pg.108) when scout asks what it means to be a “nigger-lover.” This term, both derogatory and meant as an insult
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The trial was handled very poorly. Atticus finch the defense attorney defended Tom very well, citing things like how the perpetrator had to be left handed when Mayella was beat up, but Tom had only one good right hand, his left was very injured. "His left arm was fully twelve inches shorter than his right, and hung dead at his side. It ended in a small shriveled hand and from as far away as the balcony I could see that it was no use to him." (pg.186) This is a strong point, completely uprooting half of Bob Ewell's claim against Tom. Even in all this, with the Ewell’s case seemingly in pieces, the court still found Tom guilty of all charges, even in the ones that he was physically incapable of doing. This paints a vivid picture of the racism non whites went through with Jim crow laws. To sum up, the case of Tom Robinson, and the book To Kill A Mocking Bird, show a society racially divided and immoral. Jim Crow tore the south apart, putting a great divide between the whites and non whites, something very evident in this literature piece written by Harper
The trial was handled very poorly. Atticus finch the defense attorney defended Tom very well, citing things like how the perpetrator had to be left handed when Mayella was beat up, but Tom had only one good right hand, his left was very injured. "His left arm was fully twelve inches shorter than his right, and hung dead at his side. It ended in a small shriveled hand and from as far away as the balcony I could see that it was no use to him." (pg.186) This is a strong point, completely uprooting half of Bob Ewell's claim against Tom. Even in all this, with the Ewell’s case seemingly in pieces, the court still found Tom guilty of all charges, even in the ones that he was physically incapable of doing. This paints a vivid picture of the racism non whites went through with Jim crow laws. To sum up, the case of Tom Robinson, and the book To Kill A Mocking Bird, show a society racially divided and immoral. Jim Crow tore the south apart, putting a great divide between the whites and non whites, something very evident in this literature piece written by Harper