How To Stop Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird “No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.” (Zainab Salbi). During the Great Depression there was a girl by the name of Harper Lee. Lee wrote a book called To Kill a Mockingbird and it is one of the greatest books ever wrote. Lee was not able to get book published until 1960. The book was a social commentary. Its setting was 1930’s during the great depression and based off of her life throughout the great depression. As a result, Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird captures the attention of readers by showing how discrimination, courage, and justice is a major part of the 1930’s. “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race” (John Roberts). The great depression was one of the major parts in U.S. history because of the impact it had on the world. This book shows why and how it was to live during these times. Tom Robinson was the main person being discriminated in the book but this was going on everywhere at

Justice is something that is shown near the end of To Kill a Mockingbird. This quote is from the point where it is shown. Most of the town of Maycomb agrees that Tom should not have been accused; however, they can't do anything about it. When they take tom away he tries to run but is shot because he doesn’t stop. Atticus is told of this and very disappointed because they could have got a retrial. Life continues in Maycomb county and Bob had been doing strange things and is up to no good. One night Jem and Scout are out and about when somebody attacks them. Boo Radley comes to their rescue and stabbed their attacker(Bob) with his own knife. When Atticus and Heck Tate are figuring everything out Atticus thinks Jem stabbed Bob, Heck says, “There is a black boy dead for no reason, and the man responsible for it’s dead” (Lee 369). This is how Heck shows Justice for Tom