Minor Characters In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Minor Characters With Major Impacts

“Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread, and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal.” A quote well said by Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to run for the democratic party's presidential nominations, states that racism is overly normalized and has become a long-lived issue. This quote closely correlates to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. In the novel, many black characters are treated unfairly and are faced with many unfair challenges. These challenges are completely disregarded because the color of their skin is different from the others. The two main characters, Jem and Scout Finch learn and face obstacles

Harper Lee used the character Mayella Ewell for the reason that she wanted the readers to feel greater emotions toward the book. She wanted to convey anger for Tom Robinson, and Mayella added that touch. Boo Radley was misjudged by the town, proving the townspeople are full of gossip. Helen Robinson also added emotion to the book. Her loss of her husband was upsetting and let the readers feel what it was like for people living in segregated times. Starting off, Harper Lee used Mayella to add emotion to the novel. She wanted the reader to be angry for Tom Robinson, the defendant in the case. During the court case, Atticus kept addressing Mayella in a polite manner, however, the constant judgment she faced made her assume that Atticus was just creating a mockery out of her. Ms. Ewell was fed up when she thought was Atticus making fun of her and stated, “I got somethin’ to say an’ then I ain’t gonna say no more. That person yonder took advantage of me an’ if you

Harper Lee used Boo Radley to help one learn more life lessons and the main themes within the novel. After Arthur Radley heroically saved Jem Finch's life, Scout had finally seen him for the first time. Scout tried to maintain her excitement in order to be kind and show her politeness to Arthur. Since everyone gossiped about Boo behind his back, Scout felt bad for Boo Radley. She wanted Arthur to seem like a gentleman, in case anyone from Maycomb would see him that night, so she told him “Mr. Arthur bend your arm down here, like that. That’s right, sir” (320). This quote suggests that Boo Radley is a regular person. Boo Radley taught the reader many things. Firstly, Maycomb is a gossipy town, as many false rumors were created about Boo. Harper Lee also put Boo Radley in the novel to reveal information about a character name Stephaine Crawford, who was known as the town gossip in Maycomb. Without Miss Stephanie Crawford news would not be able to spread as fast, and many false rumors about Boo would remain unknown. Boo Radley helped Jem and Scout have their epiphany, their relationship sprouts from when the kids treated Boo inhumanly, but towards the end of the novel, Scout looks out for Boo’s best interest proving she had an epiphany. Arthur Radley may not have spoken to Jem or Scout before, but he taught them valuable life lessons that one who