Throughout history, discrimination has played a large role in deciding the fate of many. It has caused many horrible lives and forced groups into fear and isolation. Due to the discrimination of others, problems rise as people try and form social change. This is shown in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and the play “Inherit the Wind”. To Kill a Mockingbird is the story through the eyes of a young girl about the trial of an African-American man who is placed on trial for supposedly harming a woman, but is there simply because he is African-American. In “Inherit the Wind”, a teacher is placed on trial because he refuses to follow a discriminating law, and teaches Darwin’s theory of evolution. These two scenarios cause tensions and issues to arise
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Both Maycomb and Hillsboro are small southern towns from the early 1900’s. Also, both of the towns have very harsh and zealous beliefs that cause tension between groups. The differences of the towns comes from their beliefs. Maycomb, a town located in Alabama, is a very racist town. The African-American people in the town are segregated from the whites and are treated horribly by the white citizens. Unlike Maycomb, Hillsboro is in Tennessee, and is extremely religious. They believe many things to be products of the Devil or the Devil himself, such as the defense attorney Henry Drummond. The town gives the opposite sentiment to people of God. They praise their work and welcome them in throwing them large parties, as seen with the prosecuting attorney Matthew Harrison Brady, who is a religious man. Likewise, the people from the town of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird are very harsh with their beliefs. The town of Maycomb, like other towns in the south during this time period, was extremely racist. They treat the people who support African-American rights horribly, excluding them and talking about them behind their backs. One white man who had children with an African-American woman was completely excluded from the community and hated by many, just like non-believers in Hillsboro were. The discrimination of these people …show more content…
Both of these men are fighting against injustice and cruelty of the towns they are in. Also, both Atticus and Drummond share valuable lessons to the characters in the story. Atticus is very friendly and greatly involved in the community, giving opinions and helping others in need. Drummond is not from the town the story takes place in, so he is quite excluded from the people of the town and does not know them well. In addition, Drummond is a renowned lawyer who is hired by a newspaper to fight the case, and try and show the law is unfair. Conversely, Atticus is not known out of the community and takes the case out of the goodness of his heart and to set a good example for his kids. Although they share these differences, they have many similarities as well. During the trial, Atticus and Drummond give long speeches to prove their side of the story. Also they both focus much on the discrimination and unfair laws, and less on the defendant
Both Maycomb and Hillsboro are small southern towns from the early 1900’s. Also, both of the towns have very harsh and zealous beliefs that cause tension between groups. The differences of the towns comes from their beliefs. Maycomb, a town located in Alabama, is a very racist town. The African-American people in the town are segregated from the whites and are treated horribly by the white citizens. Unlike Maycomb, Hillsboro is in Tennessee, and is extremely religious. They believe many things to be products of the Devil or the Devil himself, such as the defense attorney Henry Drummond. The town gives the opposite sentiment to people of God. They praise their work and welcome them in throwing them large parties, as seen with the prosecuting attorney Matthew Harrison Brady, who is a religious man. Likewise, the people from the town of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird are very harsh with their beliefs. The town of Maycomb, like other towns in the south during this time period, was extremely racist. They treat the people who support African-American rights horribly, excluding them and talking about them behind their backs. One white man who had children with an African-American woman was completely excluded from the community and hated by many, just like non-believers in Hillsboro were. The discrimination of these people …show more content…
Both of these men are fighting against injustice and cruelty of the towns they are in. Also, both Atticus and Drummond share valuable lessons to the characters in the story. Atticus is very friendly and greatly involved in the community, giving opinions and helping others in need. Drummond is not from the town the story takes place in, so he is quite excluded from the people of the town and does not know them well. In addition, Drummond is a renowned lawyer who is hired by a newspaper to fight the case, and try and show the law is unfair. Conversely, Atticus is not known out of the community and takes the case out of the goodness of his heart and to set a good example for his kids. Although they share these differences, they have many similarities as well. During the trial, Atticus and Drummond give long speeches to prove their side of the story. Also they both focus much on the discrimination and unfair laws, and less on the defendant