Only a few people in the world are considered free and literate, the rest are subjected to the authoritarian leaderships of their oppressors, but how can they gain their freedom? We have gained freedom as a birthright , etched in stone and never to be tampered with, but to gain that our ancestors had to declare theirs, to establish our self-governance. The act of demanding what rightfully belongs to us is the only way we can be ushered to the beacon of sovereignty and independence. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speech “I have a dream” , To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by Azar Nafisi are just a few examples in which the protagonists or major character are oppressed by society. The only freedom that we are entitled to is the one that we demand for and we are willing
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Miss Maudie says after the trial says “The handful of people believe that fareplay isn't marked white only”(page 261 To Kill a Mockingbird). Miss Maudie shows us that most white people in the town have turned a blind eye to the black community. If it weren't for the outcry of justice that was put out even the handful of people wouldn't have known what injustices the black community face. Fittingly, when Mr.Cunningham was part of a Lynch mob “ He wanted to hurt [Atticus]...It took an 8 year old girl to talk sense into him”(page 179, To kill a Mockingbird). Mr.Cunningham mindlessly followed a mob without a clue of the injustice and crime he was committing. Scout was able to form in his mind the necessity for justice for Negroes, she made sure that the point was heard, Scout made sure Mr.Cunningham understood the demands and cry of equity and made him realize his mistake. To invest in something is the only you can get a return, nothing is going to come for free in this
Miss Maudie says after the trial says “The handful of people believe that fareplay isn't marked white only”(page 261 To Kill a Mockingbird). Miss Maudie shows us that most white people in the town have turned a blind eye to the black community. If it weren't for the outcry of justice that was put out even the handful of people wouldn't have known what injustices the black community face. Fittingly, when Mr.Cunningham was part of a Lynch mob “ He wanted to hurt [Atticus]...It took an 8 year old girl to talk sense into him”(page 179, To kill a Mockingbird). Mr.Cunningham mindlessly followed a mob without a clue of the injustice and crime he was committing. Scout was able to form in his mind the necessity for justice for Negroes, she made sure that the point was heard, Scout made sure Mr.Cunningham understood the demands and cry of equity and made him realize his mistake. To invest in something is the only you can get a return, nothing is going to come for free in this