Racism In To Kill A Mockingbird

A common theme in "How to kill a mocking bird" is the theme of dealing with racism in the community. Some characters I thought were heavily effected by racism were Tom Robinson, Dolphus Raymond, and Scout. Racism is relevant is Maycomb through the experiences of these people in many different ways. They all effected the book in significant ways and showed that the effects of racism could be costly. The first example of characters effected by racism is Tom Robinson. Tom Robinson was is a hardworking black man who was falsely accused of rape. He is married with children and does nothing but try to help his local community the best he can, but h is now out on trial and hopes to win with the help of Atticus Finch. There is clear racism shown in the courtroom during the story. The use of the "N word" would never be allowed in 2016 (Bob ewell calls Tom a N****r multiple times), nor would the segregation of African Americans. Racism is also shown from the jury's verdict that Tom was guilty, although Atticus supplied ample evidence that Tom was clearly innocent, the jury made their decision because of the color of Tom's skin. It is now likely that Tom will not live much longer.

Dolphus is a wealthy white man who has had numerous children with his black mistress. He is appalled by the unaccepting additude he faces. He was originally believed to be a drunk who takes his whiskey out of a paper bag, but as he later reveals in the dialogue what is in his paper bag is actually Soda. He says, “When I come to town, which is seldom, if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond’s in the clutches of whiskey—that’s why he won’t change his ways. He can’t help himself, that’s why he lives the way he does." Although we now know that he just prefers the black community over the white, and he is disgusted by the racism in