In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the influence of racism can be seen in Tom Robinson’s court case, the town, and Scout’s life.
This article shows that, Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, has an African-American presence which makes the novel diverse and fresh. “In Lee’s novel of a small southern town, the Africanist presence is muted in spite of the prominence of the trial in which an innocent black man stands accused of the rape of a young white woman. Nevertheless, within the novel itself the African-American characters enable the town of Maycomb, Alabama, to define itself. Viewed as a part of the literary canon, at least as it is introduced to high school students, To Kill a Mockingbird also illustrates the way in which literature works …show more content…
They do not understand that no matter your skin color if someone is accused falsely it is okay to step up and say ‘hey i think that is wrong’ because they are scared of what their peers will think of them. “In defending Tom Robinson, Atticus has to find a way both to respect the humanity of even his most belligerent opponents and to protect his innocent client. The alleged rape of Mayella Ewell presents the white citizens of Maycomb with something that ‘makes men lose their heads [so that] they couldn’t be fair if they tried’ (223). Like the dog infected with rabies, the citizens of Maycomb are infected with something that makes them just as irrational and dangerous as Tim Johnson.” …show more content…
To Kill a Mockingbird. Kurasi No Techo Sha, 1960. Print. Beacker, Diann L. “Telling It in Black and White: The Importance of the Africanist presence in To Kill a Mockingbird.” Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ed. Don Noble. Hackensack: Salem, 2009. N. pag. Salem Online. Web. 09. Nov. 2017. (-- removed HTML --) .
Jones, Carolyn. “Atticus Finch and the Mad Dog: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.” Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ed. Don Noble. Hackensack. 2009. N. pag. Salem Online. Web. 13. Nov. 2017.
This article shows that, Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, has an African-American presence which makes the novel diverse and fresh. “In Lee’s novel of a small southern town, the Africanist presence is muted in spite of the prominence of the trial in which an innocent black man stands accused of the rape of a young white woman. Nevertheless, within the novel itself the African-American characters enable the town of Maycomb, Alabama, to define itself. Viewed as a part of the literary canon, at least as it is introduced to high school students, To Kill a Mockingbird also illustrates the way in which literature works …show more content…
They do not understand that no matter your skin color if someone is accused falsely it is okay to step up and say ‘hey i think that is wrong’ because they are scared of what their peers will think of them. “In defending Tom Robinson, Atticus has to find a way both to respect the humanity of even his most belligerent opponents and to protect his innocent client. The alleged rape of Mayella Ewell presents the white citizens of Maycomb with something that ‘makes men lose their heads [so that] they couldn’t be fair if they tried’ (223). Like the dog infected with rabies, the citizens of Maycomb are infected with something that makes them just as irrational and dangerous as Tim Johnson.” …show more content…
To Kill a Mockingbird. Kurasi No Techo Sha, 1960. Print. Beacker, Diann L. “Telling It in Black and White: The Importance of the Africanist presence in To Kill a Mockingbird.” Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ed. Don Noble. Hackensack: Salem, 2009. N. pag. Salem Online. Web. 09. Nov. 2017. (-- removed HTML --) .
Jones, Carolyn. “Atticus Finch and the Mad Dog: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.” Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird. Ed. Don Noble. Hackensack. 2009. N. pag. Salem Online. Web. 13. Nov. 2017.