In today’s world, Prejudice is still at large and people don’t even notice it. Prejudice falls under many categories of racism, sexism, and ageism. Harper Lee uses the idea of prejudice when writing To kill a Mockingbird to bring awareness to it. In To kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents the idea that Prejudice and how judging and treating people unfairly because of their skin color or social status can hurt them and cause problems in society. For example, the townspeople in Maycomb unjustly accused Tom Robinson of a crime simply because he was black, despite evidence to the contrary, which ultimately led to his tragic fate, demonstrating the harmful consequences of prejudice.
The main prejudice that is shown in the book is racism. The
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Atticus says that a person's conscience doesn't always agree with what most people think, showing how bad racism is. Bob Ewell accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter even though Bob is the one that beat his own daughter. This is all because Tom is black, and this is an example of racism. Tom is found guilty even though he is innocent and dies because of it, showing how bad racism is at this time. According to Jones,“The real mad dog in Maycomb is the racism that denies the humanity of Tom Robinson.” (Jones). This quote is saying that the true problem in the town of Maycomb is not a literal mad dog, but rather the racism that exists there. Racism is compared to a mad dog because it is dangerous and uncontrollable. The quote is saying that the racism in Maycomb is so bad that it prevents people from seeing the humanity of Tom Robinson.The book shows how white people and black people are treated very differently, and black people are often mistreated. Tom's death is a sad result of racism and shows justice can fail. The book is against racism and wants people to recognize and stop it. For instance, Atticus says, "There's something in our world that makes men lose their heads--they couldn't