Nigger

In chapter fifteen Lee writes about the lynch mob turning up, ready to kill Tom Robinson. She also writes about the townsfolk making racist remarks, such as Miss. Dubose saying, “Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!” Lee also goes on to write Lula stating “You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here…” this shows that both sides weren’t always accepting of each other. Lee explains in her book a loss of innocence and exposes young…

the theme of social inequality and injustice is developed through the Finch family. This theme is shown through the way Fransis Finch talks to Scout; for example, “ ‘I guess it ain’t your fault if uncle Atticus is a nigger lover…’ “ (110). This shows racism because the phrase “nigger lover” tells us that Fransis…

since the civil war in terms of racism, but in Southern America racism is still extremely prominent. Racism is shown with the neighbours, within families and even surprisingly throughout the school. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an' that nigger oughta hang from the water tank.” This is a quote Cecil Jacobs said to Scout in the school yard, which clearly shows that Cecil believes his father’s words. It is quite horrific how a child as young as Cecil Jacobs has been brainwashed into…

for their snowman to be as big as they wanted and wished. So Jem, in the process of scooping snow, added some mud. Resulting in their snowman being much darker than anticipated so Scout says,” Jem, I ain’t ever heard of a nigger snowman.” Not realizing that use of the word nigger is racist. Scout realizes that there shouldn’t be a gap between the races,…

The “N-Word” “Nigger - Lover” is a term that doesn’t mean “snot nose.” As noted in today's society, the “N word” is a very divisive word. The “N-word” should be allowed in a contexts manner in schools, in certain ethnic groups, and in Pop Culture. Students need to be challenged by being able to read literature with words that are historically accurate. According to Leonard Pitts Jr’s article, “Don’t censor Mark Twain’s N-word,” “It is never a good idea to sugarcoat the past” (1). If educators…

The author of ‘Of Mice and Men’, John Steinbeck, uses his novel, which was influenced by his own experiences that he had witnessed, to create a reflection of society in America in the 1930’s. In essence, ‘Of Mice and Men’ is a novel about the nature of human dreams, aspirations and the forces that work against them. Humans give meaning to the future of their lives by creating dreams; without dreams and goals, life is an endless stream of days that have little connection or meaning. When the…

To kill a mocking bird To kill a mocking bird was a tragic story full of events depicting the life of people of color in the 1930’ although racism is a very alive theme in the novel it also has a under lying theme and meaning created by Harper Lee’s character,Atticus Finch,in the importants of morals and respect of all people no matter who they look or what they say. Harper lee did a amazing job setting up this theme by making Atticus a poster child for it and showing scout and jem…

The newspapers today show the Syrian people being persecuted, which means subject to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs. Unfortunately, today different groups of people have been persecuted for a long time like the Jews. The Nazis who came into power in 1993, believed that Germans were racially superior and that the Jews were inferior, and a threat to the German racial community. This would lead to the Holocaust. In Maycomb County,…

How would you feel if, for your entire life, you had been looked down on by people based on something you couldn't change, but still did the same to others? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird, Jean Louise Finch, or Scout, is a crucial character who, while reading the book, we watch grow and change. Scout is a girl born in the 1930s so naturally, sexism is prominent in this book. The main source of sexism in this book is her family. Scout is burdened with sexism, racist surroundings, and her short…

belong. One of the effects of racism prejudice has caused separation between each race. In Chapter 12, Calpurnia invited Jem and Scout to come to her church. When Lulu saw them walking into the church, she said to Jem and Scout " Stop right there nigger... you ain't got no business bringin' white chillum here ---- they got their church, we got our'n '' (Lee…