To Kill A Mockingbird Discrimination And Prejudice Analysis

Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's race and other stereotypes. Atticus's beliefs in treating people fairly and respecting everyone as an individual was shown numerously throughout the book. However, Atticus was a victim of prejudice when the entire town seemed to turn against him due to him having to defend and help Tom Robinson. People began to lose respect from Atticus.
Tom Robinson experienced being prejudged by the people of Maycomb. The Ewell family took advantage of him. He had nothing against anyone, especially the Ewells. Tom would help them with their chores and wouldn't look for anything