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To Kill A Mockingbird Essay On Racism

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“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” This quote comes from Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke during the Civil Rights Movement. He says that he refuses to accept that people with different skin think they are better than others with different color, but believes that even with racism, truth and unconditional love will prevail in the end. This applies to the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee where she paints a picture of the life of those in the 1900s. She explains how racism is integrated into the community through many of her characters. Some examples of the theme, racism, has effected the lives of people in the story like Tom Robinson, Scout, and Mr. Raymond.

Racism had an effect on Tom Robinson because of his skin color. People living in Maycomb looked down on black people even …show more content…

Thus, through Tom, Scout, and Mr. Raymond, each one of them has felt the effect of racism. This should not affect how people view others. As in Acts 10:9-15, it talks about how Christians should view people different from us. “…Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’ ‘Surely not, Lord!’ Peter replied. ‘I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.’…’ Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’” This explains that God had made everyone equal and that no one should look down on others just because of their skin. That they should look deeper into the people and understand their character. Harper Lee tried to convey this message to the people of her time, and in the end, succeeded in doing so. To Kill a Mockingbird in many ways show just how wrong judging a person by their outside and that they should strive to change this to others around

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