Prejudice in To Kill a Mickingbird
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 prove
Dolphus Raymond says that it is easier for people to handle difference when they have a reason to explain it, thus he pretends to be an alcoholic. Scout is brought to tears because this is the first time that she realizes that the man that she used to fear most had protected her and saved her life. Arthur "Boo" Radley is Maycomb's "boogeyman". They're ugly, but those are the facts of life. Tom Robinson is a man who is found guilty of a rape he didn't commit, only because he is black. Atticus states this point best when referring to the jury's decision, "They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it, seems that only children weep. Atticus is known as a "nigger lover" and opens himself to several other forms of racial hatred from the good people of Maycomb. In the end, the prejudice and discrimination of society causes the victimization of people with differences. Atticus remains a gentleman when Bob Ewell confronts him at the post office.
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