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Examples Of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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The Prejudice Community of Maycomb The book “To kill a Mockingbird” is based in a small town in Maycomb, Alabama during the great depression. Some of the main characters are Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell, Atticus Finch, and many more. Tom Robinson is a black male who is accused of raping Mayella Ewell who is Bob Ewell's daughter. Atticus Finch is the lawyer defending Tom and has to put up a battle against the Ewells and the jury to try and defend this man. In the case of Tom Robinson, the entire jury and some of the community is at fault for his false accusation and brutal death. In this case, Mayella Ewell and her Father claim that Tom Robinson, an African American man beat, and raped Mayella and her father, Bob is going the extra

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