Kkks In To Kill A Mockingbird

The KKK originated in Pulaski, Tennessee. The Ku Klux Klan was made up of white men from southern states. Their mission is to restore the traditional white way of living. By the 1870’s the KKK had spread to almost every southern state in America. To Kill A Mockingbird is a story that deals with the issue of racism and there is a young girl trying to figure everything out. Sout, the young narrator of the novel doesn't understand why the whites treated the blacks the way that they did in the story. Throughout the novel, we see things that white men did to the colored people of their community that resembles things the KKK does. An arrangement of white men formed a mob and came to the jail cell planning to harm a black man named Tom Robertson, this is an example from the book that relates to the KKK's actions.
In the story we see the blacks living in fear because of the white men of the community. An example of this was when a young girl in the story was being taunted by Mr.Ewell so she took the time to walk the long way home just so she wouldn't have to walk by his house. Could you imagine having to live in constant fear? This is what people of the KKK do with people of other races, they taunt them. The KKK organization uses different methods to make others feel less superior to them. The people of the Ku Klux Klan did not like the idea of …show more content…
In the novel we see Scout and her brother Jem trying to figure out what to think about racism. Their father, Atticus was a good man who didn’t see the difference between whites and blacks. Atticus stood up for people like Tom Robertson, who was blamed for things he didn't do just because of the color of his skin. But there was other characters that didn't stand up for them.The issue of The KKK connects to the book because some of the actions people make in the book resembles things that the KKK did and still does