Many would consider that throughout the growth of America, we have always been ahead of the times. America was, and still is, seen as a developed and innovative society. But how were we doing Characteristically? Specifically in the 1930s through the 1960s. Were our moral values civilized and just throughout the growth of our nation? When we take a look at the racial segregation that divided our nation it can be believed that the majority of our actions were uneducated and vicious. Why was it that our nation was divided, simply because we judged the color of each other's skin? We fell into the horrific cycle of not viewing someone's character, but instead the meaninglessness of what was on the outside. Henceforth, our nation took a step
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Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird( TKAM) portrays a story of a wrongly accused black man, Tom Robinson. More recently, a movie was filmed that displays more examples of racial segregation, The film is called The Help. Although the two plots are set at completely different times, (To Kill a Mockingbird is in the mid-30s and The Help is in the 60s) they show stark similarities. It’s interesting to see how little the United States changed its ways of dealing with colored men and women through these decades. There was still prominent segregation in the 60s much like that seen in TKAM. Such as separated bathrooms, Jim Crow laws, and illegal interracial marriage. Hate crimes still existed in everyday life in both stories, and churches were still separated into black and white. However, while race was an unchanged subject, the industrial market certainly changed. In TKAM people of Maycomb county drove the traditional model-T Ford, while in the 1960s cars were much more advanced and had a sleeker, more shaped look. Economically, the two time periods were quite different. The 1930s brought on the Great Depression while the economy was doing quite well in the
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird( TKAM) portrays a story of a wrongly accused black man, Tom Robinson. More recently, a movie was filmed that displays more examples of racial segregation, The film is called The Help. Although the two plots are set at completely different times, (To Kill a Mockingbird is in the mid-30s and The Help is in the 60s) they show stark similarities. It’s interesting to see how little the United States changed its ways of dealing with colored men and women through these decades. There was still prominent segregation in the 60s much like that seen in TKAM. Such as separated bathrooms, Jim Crow laws, and illegal interracial marriage. Hate crimes still existed in everyday life in both stories, and churches were still separated into black and white. However, while race was an unchanged subject, the industrial market certainly changed. In TKAM people of Maycomb county drove the traditional model-T Ford, while in the 1960s cars were much more advanced and had a sleeker, more shaped look. Economically, the two time periods were quite different. The 1930s brought on the Great Depression while the economy was doing quite well in the