Race is shown often in To Kill a Mockingbird and is used in many ways. Some way race are shown is Jem and Scout are taken care of by a black housekeeper named Calpurnia. Another way race is shown is Atticus is a lawyer and he is representing Tom Robinson which is a black man accused of raping a white woman. Tom Robinson goes to court and pleads guilty to rape because of his race and he gets killed by the sheriff because he didn’t listen. Many people in the town of Maycomb do not respect Atticus for standing up for Tom Robinson. Mr. Cunningham and company come to the Jailhouse and tell Atticus that Tom Robinson is in trouble and they give out many threats to Atticus but nothing happens instead Scout recognizes Mr. Cunningham and she starts talking
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It shows in a way that Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the same, although Boo Radley is white and Tom Robinson was a black man. Tom Robinson is a reflection of the society as a whole. Boo and Tom did not have their own voice so others had to use their voice for them when Boo saved Jem and when Tom gets convicted for a crime he did not commit it shows that they are both used the same in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird as the mockingbirds of the book. How is Race in the Real World as compared in To Kill A Mockingbird.
Many would say that stereotyping is a misconception of African American people. What that means is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. A stereotype of African Americans is that they are usually under arrest, living in slums, on welfare, and in need of help from the community. Many will say that African Americans are more likely to be incarcerated than any other race. African American is also claimed to be less educated than any other race, but many people will have to see that Blacks are actually more educated in than Whites. Here are some statistics of the stereotypes against blacks. Many will disagree and say that whites have an higher education rate than
It shows in a way that Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are the same, although Boo Radley is white and Tom Robinson was a black man. Tom Robinson is a reflection of the society as a whole. Boo and Tom did not have their own voice so others had to use their voice for them when Boo saved Jem and when Tom gets convicted for a crime he did not commit it shows that they are both used the same in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird as the mockingbirds of the book. How is Race in the Real World as compared in To Kill A Mockingbird.
Many would say that stereotyping is a misconception of African American people. What that means is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. A stereotype of African Americans is that they are usually under arrest, living in slums, on welfare, and in need of help from the community. Many will say that African Americans are more likely to be incarcerated than any other race. African American is also claimed to be less educated than any other race, but many people will have to see that Blacks are actually more educated in than Whites. Here are some statistics of the stereotypes against blacks. Many will disagree and say that whites have an higher education rate than