How Does Lee Use Dialogue In To Kill A Mockingbird

Lee shows how whether or not a person is racist can oftentimes be determined on one's education which is often connected to wealth. Lee’s use of dialogue helps us understand how the less education someone has the more racist they are. on page (251) in the court room Mayella says, “that nigger yonder took advantage of me an’ if you fine fancy gentlemen don’t wanta do nothin” her use of dialogue purposely spells words wrong to show that Mayella did not have a good education. Lee uses man vs man conflicts a lot throughout the book to explain that racism correlates with education.on page (213) “Scout finch’s daddy defended niggers” this is a conflict between two people who are still in school and someone is being racist.Lee also uses characterization

Harper Lee uses dialogue throughout the book to show that some people were taught to be racist from their family members or influences. on page (223) Bob Ewell said, “some nigger’d raped his girl.” this is a quote from bob ewell in court showing that he is being racist, later in the trial his daughter Mayella uses the n word as well. Lee’s uses tone a lot throughout the book to convey to us the emotions the characters may have felt. on page (72) Miss Stephane said, “Mr Radley shot at a negro in his collared patch.” later in the book we find out that the entire radley family is racist, which would explain why Mr Radley shot at someone because they are black. Lee’s is very good at developing characterization of these people so much we can usually tell what the person is like after the first sentence or so. on page (132) the narrator says, “Mrs Dubose lived alone except for a negro girl in constant attendance.” Mrs dubose is very old and she still owns a house slave, this is probably because she was influenced from her old friends or family to participate in slavery. some people might not know that they are being racist just because it was considered the norm at one point in