Current Issues In To Kill A Mockingbird

The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, which experts widely consider a classic in English classrooms for decades, takes readers through the life of Jean Louise Finch, otherwise known as Scout. The story of Scout, her brother, Jem, and their mutual friend Dill caused many questions within these classrooms. Students today question how the text relates to their lives. While they express a valid question, exploring some of the answers would probably cause most of them to fall asleep. However, these are important topics to discuss and will generally increase the understanding of the story. The current issues surrounding the rights of women relate to how women were treated back when To Kill a Mockingbird takes place. The men of the court asked all women and children to leave so they could listen to Mayella’s rendition. Believing they shouldn’t hear about what she had to say, they wanted the women and children to exit the building (Page__, Lee). The court asking this compares to the world in that similar treatment was received by women, such as how

More of those who are racist are speaking up about their ideas. This leads to conflict between African American (and black people all around the world) and white people who look down upon those who are different from them. From the beginning of America, even before it formed, black people have been treated differently. Recently, the world has been making progress to provide equality. However, some people do not think this is a positive goal. In the book, Tom Robinson, a black man, was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Mayella continued to lie, and the entire town of Maycomb knew it. Even while knowing this, the jury on the case decided that Tom was guilty of this crime he did not commit. The prejudice the jury showed towards Tom, considered uncalled for by Jem, continued to be shown up until his death (Page __,