The Persistence of Prejudice
Women of America were denied many privileges given to men during the 19th century simply because it was presumed that they would rather be in the kitchen than involved in politics; they were told that only “true” women dedicated their lives to solely working in their house as a mother and a wife. These prejudicial notions and stereotypical ideas obstructed women from reaching their full potential. Eventually, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott decided that the countries vision of women must change. They gathered over 300 anonymous individuals who believed that men are in no way superior to women and should not assume that women prefer to be in the kitchen (19th Amendment). Their willingness to act against …show more content…
Tom is an honorable, hard-working black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell and is taken to court by her father, Bob Ewell. Although he was not the one who raped Mayella, Tom and Atticus - his defendant - lost the case based on the racist and judgmental viewpoints of the jury. Atticus has no obligation to take this case, but he does so to disprove the society he lives in and their racial and hypocritical views. Scout has a hard time wrapping her head around the fact that an innocent black man was convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Upon pondering this, she realizes that “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). Notwithstanding the effort that Atticus put into the case, Tom was assumed guilty the second that Mayella decided to accuse Tom he was a dead man, solely because he had a lower social class. The jury failed to see past the color of Tom Robinson’s skin and instead disregarded the evidence proving his innocence; it is because of this overcritical society that Tom was never given a fair trial. Nonetheless, if Tom simply had a different skin tone, he would be alive. The unfairness of the trial that leads to Tom’s death was especially burdensome for Atticus; this man was innocent, but the …show more content…
If Maycomb wasn’t a detrimental town then these things would not have happened. This message not only is applicable in To Kill a Mockingbird but is also apparent in American history. If early American citizens gave women a chance to speak their mind instead of assuming that they enjoy to cook and clean than protests and contention could have been resolved before they began. As proven by Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and American women of the 19th century prejudice does nothing but silence the innocent and destroy new
Women of America were denied many privileges given to men during the 19th century simply because it was presumed that they would rather be in the kitchen than involved in politics; they were told that only “true” women dedicated their lives to solely working in their house as a mother and a wife. These prejudicial notions and stereotypical ideas obstructed women from reaching their full potential. Eventually, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott decided that the countries vision of women must change. They gathered over 300 anonymous individuals who believed that men are in no way superior to women and should not assume that women prefer to be in the kitchen (19th Amendment). Their willingness to act against …show more content…
Tom is an honorable, hard-working black man who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell and is taken to court by her father, Bob Ewell. Although he was not the one who raped Mayella, Tom and Atticus - his defendant - lost the case based on the racist and judgmental viewpoints of the jury. Atticus has no obligation to take this case, but he does so to disprove the society he lives in and their racial and hypocritical views. Scout has a hard time wrapping her head around the fact that an innocent black man was convicted of rape and sentenced to death. Upon pondering this, she realizes that “Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). Notwithstanding the effort that Atticus put into the case, Tom was assumed guilty the second that Mayella decided to accuse Tom he was a dead man, solely because he had a lower social class. The jury failed to see past the color of Tom Robinson’s skin and instead disregarded the evidence proving his innocence; it is because of this overcritical society that Tom was never given a fair trial. Nonetheless, if Tom simply had a different skin tone, he would be alive. The unfairness of the trial that leads to Tom’s death was especially burdensome for Atticus; this man was innocent, but the …show more content…
If Maycomb wasn’t a detrimental town then these things would not have happened. This message not only is applicable in To Kill a Mockingbird but is also apparent in American history. If early American citizens gave women a chance to speak their mind instead of assuming that they enjoy to cook and clean than protests and contention could have been resolved before they began. As proven by Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and American women of the 19th century prejudice does nothing but silence the innocent and destroy new