Social Norms In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the readers are introduced to Maycomb, a small town in Alabama. Throughout the book the main characters observe society, whilst realizing that the seemingly perfect social norms in the town are acts of prejudice. After viewing the effects these actions have on one another, the children begin to reevaluate their morals by becoming more open minded. When blindly following societal norms, the citizens are unable to realize society’s strong need to visualize themselves from the perspective of others. This renders them unable to understand if their morals are socially acceptable and come to terms with how they affect others.
In a small town full of prejudice, it is easy to become engulfed in these acts,

Without Bob, there would be no story. Mr. Ewell accuses Tom Robinson, an innocent black man, of raping his daughter after he catches the two of them together. To take out two birds with one stone, Bob blames Tom for the bruises he gave his daughter, Mayella Ewell, and taking a black man off the streets. After Tom was convicted, instead of celebrating, Bob is too busy planning his next attack, while the rest of the town tries to repair the effects of their prejudice acts. (PLACE QUOTE HERE ON MRS. ROBINSON BEING FORCED TO TAKE THE LONG WAY TO WORK). After already losing the financial support of her husband, Mrs. Robinson is able to get a job from Tom’s old employer, Link Deas, because he knew Tom enough to know that he was innocent. Having hurt the Robinson family enough, Bob decided to force Helen Robinson to walk the long way to work, avoiding his house in the process. In the end, whilst trying to attack Tom’s lawyer, Atticus, for supporting him, Bob attacks his children, Jem and Scout, knowing it would hurt Atticus more; however, he accidentally falls on his knife, killing himself in the process. After Bob’s death, the town quickly forgets about him, like the way they did for Tom. Because he was not willing to understand what others were going through, Bob Ewell is now the one being looked down upon, whilst the town reevaluates the way they treat