What Is Atticus Finch Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, readers see how The Finch’s are repeatedly discriminated for their beliefs regarding African Americans. Since To Kill a Mockingbird tells of Atticus Finch defending an African American man named Tom Robinson, it is only customary in the deep south that some families strongly disagreed to the point of intending to inflict both physical and emotional pain on both Atticus and his two children. One example of this appears on page 201-203, where Atticus was sitting in one of his office chairs in front of the jail holding Tom Robinson. The novel goes on to say how four rusty vehicles came in towards the jail, stopping in the front. Instead of running away, Atticus, “look(ed) up from his newspaper. He closed