To Kill A Mockingbird Literary Lens Essay

Brooklyn Larsen Miss Pearson English 10C 15 May, 2024 Literary Lens In the 1900s racism spread throughout the world, effecting millions of people on the daily. Throughout the entire book, To Kill a Mockingbird, an unfair balance between different races is apparent. Harper Lee focused on hierarchy between races and the imbalance it creates. Throughout the book, the reader can sense the unfair battle between characters of different races. Atticus is in major legal trouble. Atticus went to court, hoping for a fair and just response to his supposed “crime.” The judge did not give the accurate punishment to Atticus, causing much disruption and chaos in himself and his family. As the next few difficult days approach, Atticus is treated very poorly.

On one of his frequent trips, “According to Miss Stephanine Crawford, however, Atticus was leaving the post office when Mr. Ewell approached him, cursed him, spat on him, and threatened to kill him” (Lee 217). Mr. Ewell is a white man, who even the reader can see, is very biased against people of color. Because the jury decided to call Atticus guilty, the white community began to change the behavior towards Atticus and his family. As the reader dives into To Kill a Mockingbird looking at the society's normal behaviors, the feeling of unreasonable intolerance against people of color is prominent. At this time in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout are getting out of court with Atticus. Atticus was a lawyer, working for a black man. The jury decided to wrongfully evict Atticus’ client. Because Atticus did not get the treatment that Jem and himself wished he got, Jem tells Atticus, “It ain't fair, Atticus. No son, it's not right” (Lee 212). Because of the white jury, the treatment that Atticus and his client received was unfair. Jem feels frustrated when talking to Atticus because he can see the racism in the court. Atticus agrees with