It exposes the racism and prejudice in the town and how the effect you as an individual can make on the justice system based on your race. During the trial, Atticus tells the all-white jury that in the United States, everyone is supposed to be treated equally in court. However the guilty verdict shows that the justice system can be based especially against a group like African Americans for instance. “Our courts have our faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal.” (page 205)
In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most significant themes is race and social class cause inequalities. For example, the all-white jury decided an innocent black man’s verdict, when Judge Taylor polled the group, the vote was unanimous “guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…” (Lee 112). The white men were all considered of higher class than Tom and going into the trial they all already knew the outcome. Furthermore, Bob knew that he could use Tom to cover up his mistakes and once he got his daughter to go along, “Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 128).
One of the most recognizable forms of social justice is the character of Atticus Finch in the 1930’s setting of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In To KIll a Mockingbird, the author, Harper Lee’s ideas on social justice are revealed through detailed representations of wisdom, loyalty, and selflessness
As shown, America had a serious case of racial inequality. To the point where a white man always won over a black man, no matter the case. The Caucasians felt superior over the Africans, and because they were so different, they felt the blacks were not even human. The following words are quoted from Atticus’s speech to the jury. “…evil assumption—that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women…”
Option 1 America will never achieve true racial and social equality. Throughout American history there has never been a situation where there is true social and racial equality. Whether examples of racial prejudice against African-Americans or even the prejudice against Mexicans and illegal immigrants. These ways are not placed upon oppressing individuals at birth, they are placed among them by members of society and the social norms that are already in place in society.
Social Inequality happens all around the world whether it be within a small community or a whole country. The book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is is an excellent example of how social inequality was like in the U.S.A at the time and is a constant recurring theme in the story. The story shows social inequality through the verbal abuse between communities, gender inequality and the social classes of the characters in the book. `Throughout the story, the caucasian community verbally harasses the black community in different ways, whether it be through profanity or through regular disrespect and shows the inequality between communities. An example of this is when Scout said, “Mrs. Dubose would hound Jem for a while on her favorite subjects...,
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates that social inequality breaks down a society through the use of conflict, symbolism and irony. Social inequality plays a pivotal role in the novel because the whole conflict between Bob and Tom is wrapped in it. From the first accusation to the final conviction inequality is intertwined in every paragraph, every word. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that stands the test of time because while our society has made improvements, inequality will never truly go away. This novel displays characters you relate to, ones you despise, and all that you fall in love with.
Kaitlin Natili Mrs. Schranz Academic English 9, Period 1 20 April 2023 To Kill A Mockingbird Theme Analysis A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means( Sallust Quotes). In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch’s response to conflict demonstrates that social justice is brought about through his educated, patient, and ethical mindset.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is about a family that lives in Maycomb, Alabama. The people in the family are Atticus Finch, Jem (son), Scout (daughter), and their maid Calpurnia. The novel takes a twist when Atticus, who is a lawyer, is appointed to be Tom’s(who is a black man) attorney. Atticus defends Tom against sexual assault charges, but they do not win the case against the Ewells, even though everything the Ewells said was a lie. The novel explicitly shows that there are many examples of people being prejudice against one another.
It seems like laws don’t need to change but people do. It was a problem back when I used to live in Maycomb County and it still is today, I’m talking about racial injustice. I see it everywhere now with the police department and just people in the community. There are people with their hands up but still getting shot all because of the color of their skin. I remember there was a similar case back in Maycomb with an African-American named Tom Robinson, and how everyone showed an injustice to him just because it was his word versus a white man’s
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place in the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. The author Lee demonstrates some major themes such as social inequality, intolerance, education, legal justice and bravery through this character. The title To Kill a Mockingbird symbolises innocence where Lee explores this through the eyes of Jem and Scout who are kids of Atticus Finch. He is one of the most honest, patient, kind, fair, respected and admired men in Maycomb during the Great Depression. Atticus is known for his moral character throughout the book.
How does Harper Lee vividly capture the effects of racism and social inequality on the citizens of Maycomb county in ‘To kill a mockingbird’? In the novel, ‘To kill a mockingbird’, Harper Lee conveys the theme of racism and social inequality by setting up the story in Maycomb, a small community in Alabama, the U.S back in 1930s. Lee presents some of the social issues of 1930s such as segregation and poverty in the novel. These issues are observed and examined through the innocent eyes of a young girl, Scout, the narrator.
Racism, family background, and wealth are the three main forms of social inequality that appear multiple times in To Kill a Mockingbird. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee proves that the Negroes are not respected at all simply because of their skin color. They are so disrespected and looked down on to the point they have their own little community out of the town away from the white people. Although, the colored are racists towards the white people in Maycomb.
In the novel, ‘To kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates the small, imaginary town, the Maycomb County, as a place where racism and social inequality happens in the background of 1930s America. Not only the segregation between whites and blacks, but also the poor lived in a harsh state of living. As Scout, the young narrator, tells the story, Lee introduces and highlights the effects of racism and social inequality on the citizens of Maycomb County by using various characters such as Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mayella Ewell. Firstly, Harper Lee portrays Boo Radley as a victim of social inequality through adjectives and metaphor in the phrase, “There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten;” ‘Long jagged scar that ran across his face’ tells us that Boo Radley has stereotype about his appearance, which forces to imagine Boo as a scary and threatening person. The phrase, ‘yellow and rotten’ make the readers think as if Boo Radley is poor and low in a social hierarchy, as he cannot afford to brush his teeth.
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