To Kill A Mockingbird Social Injustice Analysis

Breaking the Bonds of Social Injustice In Harper Lee’s famous novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch said in his closing argument, “Tom Robinson, a human being” (Lee 272), to emphasize the fact that Tom Robinson is defined by more than just the color of his skin and despite all the segregation and social injustice, he is equal. In the novel, there are many correlations between the society in Maycomb in the past to modern society today. Although we have come a long way from the 1930s where racism and social injustice was a commonplace occurrence, there are still some instances such as police brutality and racial prejudice that still haunt society today. Unjust treatment from public authorities toward people of color has been an

Some people believe that she portrayed the topic to be black and white when in reality it is not. One critic of the novel describes her writing as,“...reducing complicated matters of regional difference, racial inequality, and social justice to simple moral tales of right versus wrong” (Chura). Chura believed that Harper Lee made the topic of social justice/injustice to be a plain black and white topic when it is not that simple. Other views state that it is that simple because racism is just immoral and holding somebody's skin color against them is immoral because they cannot control it and, simply stated, all men are created equal. On the other hand, her book is currently one of the most prominent books in the nation, making a lasting impression on the current generation. Joseph Crespino writes,“‘In the twentieth century, To Kill a Mockingbird is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America, and its protagonist, Atticus Finch, the most enduring fictional image of racial heroism. Published in the fall of 1960, the novel had already sold five hundred thousand copies and been translated into ten languages by the time it received the Pulitzer Prize in 1961,’” (Crespino). It was an infamous novel exemplifying the impact of everyday prejudice and racism in people’s lives. It left a lasting impact on a whole generation. To Kill a Mockingbird has been given many criticisms and praise about how it portrayed social justice and