To Kill A Mockingbird Essays: The Black Lives Matter Movement

For my social justice project I chose to research and focus on the Black Lives Matter movement. The research was a tough and long process, but worth the struggles as I feel that I have learned some valuable lessons from it. The social injustice that lies in the Black Lives Matter movement has connections with the five books I have read throughout the duration of this academic year. The five books I read are Macbeth, Persepolis, To Kill A Mockingbird, 1984, and Fences. All of these texts have a connection and affiliation with the Black Lives Matter movement. In the cumulative experience of this academic year, I have learned that there are stereotype barriers in every society, whether it be social class, ethnicity, or race. The first text of the year was Macbeth by William

To Kill A Mockingbird is a story taken place in a racist and stereotypical society. To Kill A Mockingbird is filled with social injustices. The main social injustice is the case of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Tom Robinson is wrongfully accused, however his word is meaningless compared to a white woman. After being targeted by a lynch mob and going on trial, Tom Robinson is eventually shot down after attempting to run for his life. This is a perfect connection to the Black Lives Matter movement as Tom Robinson is a victim of black segregation and mistreatment. Penultimately, I read 1984 by George Orwell. 1984 is a fiction set in a Utopian society. The social injustice present in 1984 is another case of the powerful force abusing their power. In 1984, the Party have planted telescreens in each and every home. From these telescreens the Party can monitor what’s going on in each home and catch anyone doing anything against or to discredit the Party. This is another instance of a superior power abusing their authority against others. This is therefore connected to the Black Lives Matter