A Fading Preconception Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, the town of Maycomb prejudices Tom Robinson for his skin tone and previous experiences with negro men and women. To Kill a Mockingbird took place during The Great Depression. People were losing their jobs and beloved families. Tom Robinson, a negro man in To Kill a Mockingbird, had to deal with the entire town of Maycomb against him during the Great Depression. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee shows how the town of Maycomb goes against a black man in the south during times of prejudice and racism. Back in Lee's childhood, Lee spent time with her brother and her good childhood friend. This relates to "To Kill a Mockingbird" because the story is told by Scout, with her brother Jem and …show more content…
Use your head to protect yourself, and others. Tom Robinson is being protected by the Finch family, Atticus is trying to show Scout how you can solve problems with your knowledge. Atticus tells and helps Scout through to see how all the of bad things in the town like prejudices and racism are not good for the town. She can change all of this by "fighting with your head for a change..." (Lee 84). This is showing how you can solve problems without violence (Seidel). Jean Louise Finch has developed so much throughout the story, she has taken the advice given by Atticus, and used it to save him. The night when Atticus went to protect Tom from being kidnapped and killed was the night where many people including Mr. Cunningham realized that violence isn't the only way. Just because Tom is black, that does not mean he doesn't get a fair trial. People are people, they should all be treated the same (Seidel). Atticus tells Scout that people are just naturally judgmental, you can't get around that. If Scout ever sees that her friend, significant other, or just neighbor judges a black man, they are trash, no matter the importance of that person (Lee