To begin, racial prejudice was common at this time and the people that suffered from it in Maycomb County it was because of ignorance. One Saturday evening Calpurnia asked Jem and Scout if they wanted to go to the black church since Atticus was going to be out. When Calpurnia, Jem, and Scout arrived at The First Purchase, Lula, Calpurnia's acquaintance, greeted them and said, “I don't know why you bringin’ white chillun to nigger church”(P.158). Lula was known for being a troublemaker and did not want Jem and Scout to be allowed at The First Purchase, even though their father Atticus Finch was defending Tom Robinson, a black man in court. Lula was being ignorant, not knowing why the children were there,making Jem and Scout suffer by feeling scared and not welcomed at The
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He’s ruining the family that's what he's doing”(P.110). Francis thinks Atticus is ruining the family by defending Tom Robinson and that his Family was going to be called nigger-lovers if they went in to town. Francis was being ignorant not knowing the situation Tom Robinson was in and cared more about his own social status and family reputation. This caused Scout to suffer as she and her dad were being insulted for doing nothing wrong. They were trying to create a more accepting society and were being verbally abused for doing so. Additionally, one morning while Atticus, the children, and their Aunt Alexandra were eating breakfast, Aunt Alexandra brought up Braxton Underwood. Atticus clearly demonstrates Braxton Underwood’s racial prejudice when he says, “He despises negroes wont have one near him”(P.15) In this quotation Atticus is telling Aunt Alexandra that B.B or Braxton Underwood won't have a black person near him. However, when he is at the prison the night of the mob he covered Atticus, even though Atticus was making sure a black man was
He’s ruining the family that's what he's doing”(P.110). Francis thinks Atticus is ruining the family by defending Tom Robinson and that his Family was going to be called nigger-lovers if they went in to town. Francis was being ignorant not knowing the situation Tom Robinson was in and cared more about his own social status and family reputation. This caused Scout to suffer as she and her dad were being insulted for doing nothing wrong. They were trying to create a more accepting society and were being verbally abused for doing so. Additionally, one morning while Atticus, the children, and their Aunt Alexandra were eating breakfast, Aunt Alexandra brought up Braxton Underwood. Atticus clearly demonstrates Braxton Underwood’s racial prejudice when he says, “He despises negroes wont have one near him”(P.15) In this quotation Atticus is telling Aunt Alexandra that B.B or Braxton Underwood won't have a black person near him. However, when he is at the prison the night of the mob he covered Atticus, even though Atticus was making sure a black man was