Experiences with Racism We live in a world where racism exists. The concept of racism is not new because we hear about it everyday. This issue has been around for centuries and we as a society have improved drastically. Many of us don’t realize how much racism affects our everyday lives. Racist actions and comments are normally between Caucasians/whites and African-Americans/blacks. In To Kill A Mockingbird, racism was a major issue. Being racist made some people feel superior to others. Even though it was wrong, people believed it was right. Characters such as Tom, Jem, Scout, and Calpurnia, experience racism, and they all experience it in different ways. One of the most obvious forms of racism in To Kill A Mockingbird, was none other than
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Calpurnia lives with whites and blacks so she knows what racism is like for both sides. She knows how cruel whites can be to blacks. Miss Cal, has seen whites take advantage of blacks and take opportunities away from blacks, so she understands how things work, On the other hand, she has also seen blacks be racist to whites. By letting Jem and Scout go to her church, she faces prejudice from members of her church. Lula even questions Calpurnia’s loyalty to the black church. Lula says, “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it Miss Cal?” (Lula 136). In this conversation that Lula and Calpurnia are having, you could tell that Lula was racist against whites. Cal also receives racism from some of the Finches’ white friends. They don’t accept her and only think of her as a servant and not a human being. She has lived a double life, and she knows how it feels on both sides. Racism is a subject that is widely known. There are just so many things in our world and in To Kill A Mockingbird that have to do with this subject. Tom Robinson lost his trial because he was a black man against a white woman. Jem and Scout have their first encounter with racism. Calpurnia lives a life where she is accepted by some, and frowned upon by others. Racism affects many people all around the world. Hopefully many years later, we can say that racism
Calpurnia lives with whites and blacks so she knows what racism is like for both sides. She knows how cruel whites can be to blacks. Miss Cal, has seen whites take advantage of blacks and take opportunities away from blacks, so she understands how things work, On the other hand, she has also seen blacks be racist to whites. By letting Jem and Scout go to her church, she faces prejudice from members of her church. Lula even questions Calpurnia’s loyalty to the black church. Lula says, “You ain’t got no business bringin’ white chillun here-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church, ain’t it Miss Cal?” (Lula 136). In this conversation that Lula and Calpurnia are having, you could tell that Lula was racist against whites. Cal also receives racism from some of the Finches’ white friends. They don’t accept her and only think of her as a servant and not a human being. She has lived a double life, and she knows how it feels on both sides. Racism is a subject that is widely known. There are just so many things in our world and in To Kill A Mockingbird that have to do with this subject. Tom Robinson lost his trial because he was a black man against a white woman. Jem and Scout have their first encounter with racism. Calpurnia lives a life where she is accepted by some, and frowned upon by others. Racism affects many people all around the world. Hopefully many years later, we can say that racism