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    Racism is expressing discrimination and intolerance towards people of other races. This intense feeling of disregard towards humans of other races has surfaced as a prevalent issue for decades. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, an innocent colored man is convicted of rape and sentenced to death due to injustice and racism taking over the decisions of the jury. Often, when a person displays prejudice towards certain races than compared to others, he or she will make decisions that…

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    The blue jays in to kill a mockingbird symbolize the racist people in society. As Atticus says, “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 119). The author is basically saying that you can try and catch the guilty person, but sometimes you miss and end up catching an innocent man. Now the kids are starting to see and experience the racism that they didn’t know was in Maycomb County. According to Lula,” You ain’t got no business…

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    "Racism isn't born, folks. It's taught. I have a two-year-old son. Know what he hates? Naps. End of list." Denis Leary said this to create a picture of racism. Harper Lee does the same thing in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird where one of the major themes underlining the book is racism. This book is narrated by Scout Finch, the daughter of a white lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. Throughout the course of the trial, Scout, her brother Jem, and their friend Dill are…

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    discovered in both movies that there is a lot of racism. This is a period of time when skin color mattered and it changed your life. If you were white you got a lot of rights. You could have a lot of jobs choose from, nice cars, a big house, and more advantages. Unlike blacks where you had a small shack as a house, only could be a maid or a work on the farm, u would have to ride the bus, and less advantages. African Americans in To Kill A Mockingbird had no rights. There was a man on trial and…

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    centuries is racism. In the eyes of someone who doesn’t experience racism, I can say that it has dulled since the 1800’s and 1900’s. However, racism is still alive and well in our United States. One day, though, I believe that this world can overcome the hatred, we can come to terms with our differences, and accept people for who they are. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, you see an extensive amount of racism laced in its paragraphs. In today's society you can see the extreme racism from the…

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, shows many examples about racism and life back in the day in Maycomb. It also how a girl named Scout and her brother, Jem, experience all these things. As the novel goes on, the racism that is demonstrated in To Kill a Mockingbird gets worse. Scout’s dad, Atticus, is defending a black man named Tom Robinson from going to prison and getting killed. Even though Atticus’s case is very reasonable and has reasonable evidence, he still loses the case. Scout gets…

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    In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the influence of racism can be seen in Tom Robinson’s court case, the town, and Scout’s life. This article shows that, Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, has an African-American presence which makes the novel diverse and fresh. “In Lee’s novel of a small southern town, the Africanist presence is muted in spite of the prominence of the trial in which an innocent black man stands accused of the rape of a young white woman. Nevertheless, within the novel itself the…

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    Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird Racism has long been a problem in the United States of America. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Lee addressed the issue of racism in a time when others were too afraid to. This novel was written in 1960. Racism played a big part in the trial of Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson is a hard working black man. He would help Mayella Ewell with housework for free. In return for his work, she accused him of rape. Mayella forcefully kissed Tom Robinson. Her…

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    The word racism, what does it referred to? According to google definitions, “The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races”. As individuals, we see ourselves more superior than others. In "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD", one of the major themes is racism. Racism takes place, not just in that period of time, but one can see how the world hasn't changed a bit. The…

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    Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that explores themes of intolerance, racism, and prejudice. These themes are often portrayed through the actions of the main characters, their interactions with others, and their experiences. Of all the seamlessly intertwined plotlines, the story of Boo Radley and the Tom Robinson trial were the most impactful on these characters. Boo Radley, a proclaimed “mockingbird”, was rumored to be an isolated criminal throughout the town of Maycomb but was…

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