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Examples Of Bias In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Max Lavrentyev English-09 Miss Chang 12, April 2016 Rough Draft Prejudice and bias Prejudice and Bias are harsh obstacles in the world that separate us, a problem that prevents us from being able to be together. In To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, this conflict impacts Maycomb's whole society, and once they're made it is hard to break. Prejudice and Bias come from Judgement, Racism, and Fear. It is overcome by getting to know someone better, looking at what is in the inside, and doing what is right even if society is against it. Judgement is one of the key reasons of prejudice and bias. Everyone in Maycomb County thinks Mr. Raymond is drinking alcohol, but dill finds out that he is actually drinking Coca Cola. “Now I could say Hell with …show more content…

It separates the peace amongst close ones. Scouts cousin Francis says he learns from his grandmother. “Grandma says it's bad enough he lets you al run wild, but now he's turned out a Nigger lover we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again."( 83) It’s excessively appalling that Atticus and his own blood relative have ambivalence concerning blacks. Clearly Francis’s grandmother is more concerned about doing what is supposedly right according to Maycomb’s laws, rather then do what is truly right. Anyways, Francis's grandmother shows her arrogance by mentioning that it will ruin her reputation. Racism is also found when Aunt Alexandra is not fond of Calpurnia. “ Atticus, it's alright to be soft hearted, you're and easy man, but you have daughter to think of. A daughter who's growing up." ( 136-137) Aunt Alexandra is way that she wants Scout to be “ dignified” by getting rid of Calpurnia because hanging out with blacks is a disgrace to Maycomb. Aunt Alexandra also thinks it is civilized to despise blacks and show no respect, because that is the way most people view the American culture during that time. Racism is avoided by choosing not to draw conclusions based on outward appearances. One must get to know a persons

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Aunt Alexandra’s relationship with Cal is also another example of how she supports segregation. In the text, Scout (Atticus’ daughter) finds out that Aunt Alexandra disapproved of him on the trail of defending a black man from her cousin Francis, “[Aunt Alexandra said that Atticus] turned out a nigger-lover and we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb agin. He's ruinin' the family, that's what he's doin'" (Lee 110). This demonstrates how ashamed she is that her brother is defending a black man and that she is scared of what other people will think. One more example that Aunt Alexandra supports segregation is that she is very concerned about the children and Cal’s relationship.

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In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”, written by Harper Lee, things can change in the blink of an eye. It can go from a peaceful taciturn summer morning to all hell broken loose. And for Aunt Alexandra, change comes extremely faster then anyone would ever expect. She would be one of the most imprudent and disrespectful person anyone would know to a caring, respected person who wouldn't despise anyone by their skin or gender.

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Calpurnia serves as an amazing role model and mother figure to the children, and yet Aunt Alexandra wants to fire her. She had raised Jem and Scout, and plays an indispensable part of their lives, showering them with discipline, structure, and love. Aunt Alexandra, however, barely existed in the children 's lives up until she moved into the Finch’s home, yet she inflicts great injustice on Calpurnia by failing to recognize the necessitous part of the family that Calpurnia fills. Scout even overhears Aunt Alexandra saying, "...you 've got to do something about her. You 've let things go on too long Atticus, too long.

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The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” was written by Harper lee. Throughout the book Lee uses a story to get a deeper meaning out to her audience and the world. During the where the story was set there were inequality issues and very prejudice opinions. Intertwined in the book she addresses the controversial topics like race and different forms of prejudice. There were several different forms of prejudice in this book.

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In How to kill a Mockingbird, Scout's Aunt Alexandra Showed many signs of being very prejudice. She is racist, sexist and discriminates the social classes of Maycomb county. The morning after the incident at the police station, Atticus was talking about how Mr. Underwood was racist with the kids when Calpernia was in the room and when Calpernia left the room, Aunt Alexandra told Atticus not to talk about racism in front of Calpurnia because she thought she was going to go tell all her friends. She also said after Tom was found guilty and the black community was upset she said they should get over it. She is also sexist because she wants Scout to wear dresses and act more lady like.

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One the characters that shows tolerance throughout the story is Aunt Alexandra. She first comes into Maycomb when her brother Atticus has a very important trial concerning a black man and a white woman. She doesn’t like how

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When Scout asks Atticus if she can visit Calpurnia at her house next Sunday, Aunt Alexandra tries to intervene. “You may not!” Aunt Alexandra interrupts abruptly. “I wasn’t talking to you!” Scout replies vigorously.

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows that stereotypical thoughts lead to different opinions or discrimination. Discrimination is expressed in many ways in this novel like through the setting. Maycomb county has a “usual disease” where everyone discriminates people when they come by. “You know what’s gonna happen as well as I do, Jack, and I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb’s usual disease” (Lee 88). In Maycomb everyone thinks the same way.

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Don King once said, “Hypocrisy is the mother of all evil and racial prejudice is still her favorite child”. Hypocrisy if the root to many things such as,injustice,racism and prejudice these at first seem innocent but increases into a wildfire of hate,evil,and nefarious deeds. The citizens of Maycomb county would take a white man’s word to their grave as with a black man’s word is considered filth. These citizens only care for themselves as a “superior” race, then sympathizing to the others around them. In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson is put on trial,as he knows that at whatever cost he will be considered guilty just by the color of his skin.

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Most are under the impression that all juries are chosen at random and are unbiased, however, this could not be more untrue. The results of court cases are still affected, if not determined, by bias. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, highlights the difficulties faced by a black man, Tom Robinson, when trying to defend himself to a white jury. Harper Lee also called attention to the inequalities in court with Mayella and her testimony as a white, impoverished, female and the struggles that Boo Radley, an individual with disabilities, faced. In the historical context of the story it was a regularity for the topics of race, class, gender, and disabilities to be subject to bias.

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In which we had to think carefully and cohesively about the characters and their backgrounds. Although Harper Lee proves the point that social prejudice was a highly regarded prejudice. Harper Lees’ novel helps us to become more aware of prejudicial situations that occurred in the

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Francis criticism towards black people and Atticus is evident when he says, ‘“Grandma says it's bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he's turned out a nigger-lover we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again. He's ruinin' the family, that's what he's doin.”’ (Lee 96-99). In this quote spoken by Scout's cousin Francis, he ends up giving an explanation that if Atticus keeps supporting the black community, he will turn out to be a “nigger-lover” which completely tarnish the reputation of the Finch Family. This quote proves that in this society of Maycomb, even if one of the family members supports a different race, they will be judged upon their “erroneous” acts from their own family.

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Many people today do not like to admit the bias that underlies their reasoning. Many of these people fear Islamic Fundamentalists; however, most attacks on the United States were the effect of Political Extremists, Nationalists, and even Racial/Religious Supremacists. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, many of the characters in the town of “Maycomb” show the extremity of how biased they are towards white people. Throughout the novel, the reader catches a glimpse of many different types of discrimination including; racial, social status, age, gender etc.. Taking place in Alabama during the Depression, the reader observes as the young protagonists transition from innocence to maturity. The narrator of the story is portrayed by

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