Racial Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird Essay

One’s decision to stand up for their beliefs even with the possibility of defeat has the ability to impact individual and societal views and can inspire others to do the same. An example of this can be found in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, from the decisions that Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, makes throughout the novel. As a lawyer defending a coloured man for a rape charge, Atticus is well aware of the plausible defeat. Atticus not only risks his reputation in Maycomb society but can…

process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." In To Kill A Mockingbird, Tom Robinson was wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit. In an era where the privilege of life, liberty, freedom, and due process of law depended on your race; a black man’s word against a white man’s word could end in death. Harper Lee brilliantly depicted the prejudice and segregation in the fictional town of Maycomb. Orenthal James Simpson was also an…

star-bellied Sneetches party’s. The star-bellied Sneetches felt that they were supreme to the plan bellied, and would not allow plain bellied Sneetches to be invited to any of their activities. This relates to the racial prejudice endured in “Do the Right Thing” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In both the blacks were seen as lesser and not trustworthy. The plain-bellied Sneetches paid to have stars added to their bellies, and then the star-bellied had theirs removed, this went on until they all ran…

story. It shows that even though you may not be able to win a fight or a battle, you shouldn’t just give up. You should fight it and even if you lose, at least you gave it your best shot and you didn’t give up. In Harper's compelling story, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout grow up in a world full of countless injustices going on around them and they still need to stay strong to what their father has taught them. The three most significant…

Maycomb, Alabama is a stubborn town adamant about it’s societal ways. Being a southern state, post Civil-War, in a prominent time of bigotry in the United States, the social pyramid is unmelodious, unrelenting, and undeniably anchored. The vast majority of the town-folk only instigate this, causing the town to be abrasive and divided. Fortunately, there are those few people such as Miss Maudie Atkinson, who defy the societal norms and shed small beams of light and onto the town. While…

could be them, and that all that separates you is luck.” Harper Lee addresses this same idea within the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by skillfully embedding the importance of empathy and perspective in all aspects of life. Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird focuses on the story of a young girl (Scout) and her brother (Jem) coming-of-age in the fictional community of Maycomb, a town full of racial segregation, in the 1930’s.…

cloudy suspicion, softening the soil of superstition and stereotypes allowing the flowers of compassion to grow. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, she shines a light on the disgusting acts of white men in the 1930’s. The court is supposed to be a place of truth and justice, but in this novel it it the complete opposite. The jury of white men believes in the racial stereotypes against African men and women, judging and accusing them based off of rumors spread around the county. Scout’s…

This mimics the story of Tom Robinson in To Kill A MockingBird, which is celebrated in Monroeville. A sensible and progressive community would learn the lesson to not judge someone unfairly from this book, however they ignorantly continue to be full of hatred and driven by their rooted fear. If one puts…

future, yet skepticism is unfortunately tied with them. Controversy offends many people, though students need to be aware of reality and societal situations. Keeping middle and high school students ignorant, by banning novels, is supposed to prevent prejudice and offense...but does it really help students? John Knowles' A Separate Peace is a highly debated book, whether or not to be included in school curriculums due to…