Atticus Racism Quotes

To begin race has been a problem around the world for countless years. Although we have made it past many roadblocks there is still racism that affects us today. To start in the passage "The meaning of a word" the author goes into detail on how the word n**** can be used in many different ways including offensive ways. In the passage he says "But I didn't "hear it until it was said by a small pair of lips that had already learned it could be used in a way to humiliate me" (naylor 269). This shows how people aren't born racist it is taught. This also shows how racism still goes on today. People now continue to use this word to humiliate people. It has gotten to the point where it is used in some people's everyday lives. The second example is from the book "To Kill A Mockingbird".

() Defending this man causes problems for him and his kids.This shows how even being slightly associated with a hated race can make u look bad and be discriminated against. Just by defending a black man Atticus was treated much differently by the townspeople and so were his kids.The final example is also from the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. In the book people are given social classes based on how long there fam has own the land but when it comes to black people it doesn't matter how long they have owned the land they will always be at the bottom of the social classes. This shows how people use racism to better how they are viewed and worsen noob how others are viewed. Although it was more extreme in past years it is still going on today in things like job interviews and college applications. Although racism is something that is slowing down in comparison to earlier years there is still a ways to go until we can all become