Prejudice has caused the pain and suffering of others for many centuries. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a system of segregation between blacks and whites is in force. Along with blacks, other groups of people are judged unfairly just because of their differences. Those who associate with black people are also considered inferior. People judged unfairly because of their skin colour. They are also discriminated because of they way they choose to live their lives. The white people are also against people who protected minorities. The prejudice and discrimination in society causes the victimization of minorities.
             Segregation exists in the town of Maycomb based on skin colour. During the Tom Robinson trial, black people in the town must sit up in the balcony while the white people are to sit below them. Tom Robinson is a man who is wrongfully accused for raping Bob Ewell's daughter, Mayella. Tom is found guilty by the jury in his case against the Ewells which is a direct result of a racist community. He does not get a fair chance in the trial, even though that the evidence clearly proves his innocence. It was the Ewells, who are caucasian, against Tom Robinson, a negro. The jury's decision proves one sad and biased reality of Atticus Finch's statement regarding Maycomb County's justice system:
             "...In our courts when it's a white man's word against a black man's,
             the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts
             Despite the jury's doubts pertaining to the Ewell's accusations against an innocent black man and their knowledge of Tom's character, they find in favour of Mayella because she is white. They do not allow Mayella's accusations to go unanswered because doing so, would equalize the two races. There is no justice or mercy for a Negro, even one as upstanding as Tom Robinson. Atticus states this point best when referring to the jury's de
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