Sexism In To Kill A Mockingbird

A while back, there was a black classmate of mine that was made fun of. They would make fun of him, and he would laugh it off. I used to think of it that they made fun of him because of what he does, being a funny little guy, but now that I think of it, it might’ve had to do with his skin color. According to the WONDER database system, blacks are 2.8 times more likely to die from police force. People of color are treated differently, usually worse than their white counterpart. Similar prejudice is shown in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. She tells a story of through a white child named Scout who goes through experiences of prejudice. Hate, racism, and sexism is something that is taught, not something someone is born with. Racism spreads in a society as one uses it and people catch on. Scout from school heard others use the n-word, often enough to become a norm. She says the word in front of her dad, Atticus, who says to not say that word (75), it is disrespectful, and the word has

After the trial, Bob Ewell had hate for everyone involved in the case that was against him. In which he was accusing Tom Robinson(a black person) of raping his daughter. Bob had won, but his status he had dropped even lower, and his wanted fame was soon forgotten. Bob, soon after the case, stopped in front of Atticus near the post office and spat on his face, and told Atticus that he would get him, even “if it took the rest of his life” (217). Bob, who is mad that the trial had ruined everyone’s view of him even more by Atticus, wanted to have his revenge on him. Another scenario when hate was involved was when Calpurnia had invited Scout and Jem (white children) to their church, a black’s church. Lula, another black woman, questioned Calpurnia about having “no business bringin’ white chillun here” (119). Lula was mad how the whites now, get to go to their church but blacks can’t go to