Segregation In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal”, says Atticus Finch the narrator's father (Lee 233). Harper Lee is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird. She grew up in Alabama at the time of segregation. The book follows the main character Scout in her childhood years in segregation. a small fictional town and everyone pretty much knows each other called Maycomb, Alabama. This is the setting the book takes place in. Jean's father and her brother Jem help guide and protect her by giving her life lessons and how bad racism makes the people look and how it affects the town of Maycomb. A theme is like a lesson learned in a book, and there

Racial prejudice towards certain people creates ignorant people. Segregation was a time where people were uneducated on people's rights. When Helen was going to work she was being harassed by the Ewells because of her skin (Lee 285-286). The Ewells lived during segregation but this does not excuse Helen from bothering her on her way to work. Cecil hated that Atticus was going to defend a black man in court as Tom’s lawyer (Lee 95-96). Atticus did this out of his volition and Cecil should respect it but not because of the place he lives in. Tom is wrongfully accused of a crime he did not commit and was found guilty mostly due to his race (Lee 232-234). This still happens today, people getting accused of crimes they did not commit because of their ethnicity. Discriminating people of different races alone creates ignorance amongst people. In addition to judging people based on race, it is because ignorance is at the very beginning of education. A. People just need to have a chance to learn why they are