In the novel to Kill a Mockingbird there is a problem with social inequality like racism, gender, education, religion, and wealth. Social inequality is still a problem today. It has affected many characters in the book like Tom Robinson, Dolphus Raymond, The Ewell family, The Cunninghams, and many more.
In this book racism is focused on a lot, Tom Robinson is a black man in this novel. He gets accused of raping and beating a young woman named Mayella Ewell. Tom’s version of the story is completely different from Mayella’s, she said that he was walking home one night after work and she asked if he could help her with a job. Mayella has given Tom many jobs to do in the past and he did all of them, she even offered to pay him and he refused.
In this book racism is focused on a lot, Tom Robinson is a black man in this novel. He gets accused of raping and beating a young woman named Mayella Ewell. Tom’s version of the story is completely different from Mayella’s, she said that he was walking home one night after work and she asked if he could help her with a job. Mayella has given Tom many jobs to do in the past and he did all of them, she even offered to pay him and he refused.