Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

Racism has been a prominent piece of Southern culture in the past. The novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by author Harper Lee, addresses this culture head-on. The story follows the young narrator, Scout, a girl who lives in Maycomb County, Alabama with her father who is a lawyer, and her older brother. The story is about Scout growing up in a deeply racist town and the hardships involved with defending a black man as a white family. Throughout the book, many valuable lessons are taught about empathy, courage, and racism, and it gives many good examples of racism and prejudice. Even though the book talks about dark topics, the book should be taught to underclassmen to build empathy and teach about our past. In the novel, there are many great examples

This quote shows that despite knowing that they were going to lose because of prejudice and racism, Atticus had a major impact and caused the jury to spend a while thinking. These pieces of evidence, from the lessons of empathy, the lessons of courage, and the lessons of prejudice, and perseverance, help to prove why the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee should be taught in schools. Despite being a timeless classic, the novel has garnered many criticisms about its contents. One of the many criticisms is that the book is a story about black people written by a white woman, “To Kill a Mockingbird is a white story written by a white woman in which black people are depicted as ignorant, hopeless, and in need of a white savior,” (Graham 1). This quote does not fully understand the circumstances of the time. During the time of the novel, black people were oppressed and rarely needed help. The story is about being empathic and helping those in need, like Tom Robinson. In the middle of the article, the author talks about Boo Radley and his purpose in the novel, “Boo is an interesting way to teach your students that the government and certain cybersecurity firms can watch everything we do, and often use these capabilities to monitor the activists who are fighting today for racial equality,” (Graham