Essay On Imagination In To Kill A Mockingbird

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What if racism was just an imagination? Atticus Finch defies all logical decisions and decides to defend and befriend a black man. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird we follow Maycomb,Alabama through a journey of ups and downs. We also follow what it is like to have lived in that time. Atticus takes us through the struggles and the consequences of his actions, Jem and scout take us through the fun trips and the true meaning of childhood. Mr. Ewell takes us through what it's like to be a racist and a drunk man. So will racism ever be apart of our imagination? The answer is no it will always be around just like an annoying fly In this Award winning novel the 1900 display an astonishing amount of racism, and makes us realize that is is still going on till this very day. “I was just shootin a negro in my collard patch” (pg72Lee). This quote shows us that even maybe the gentlest most kind people are very judgemental and racist. That's the problem even today before even getting to know someone we automatically process the way they look and say to ourself he is black so he will steal something or we will say he has tattoos so we have to hold our belongings a little tighter, and without even knowing, we ourself have become something that we have all feared which is not give everyone a fair chance based on what they look like. Today racism is still very much apart of our culture …show more content…

What do you think, do you think people like Mr. Ewell still exist? Would you say that the kids grew up more racist then they should have, or have the kids even grown up at all? “Be the change you wish to see in the world”-Mahatma Ghandi. So is racism a dream, or a cruel reality? As we end the journey that we started 3 years ago with the Finch family we go through dramatic changes such as Tom’s death,Mr. Ewell’s death,Scout and Jem’s childhood,the trial,and the verdict. All of these things impacted the family in both good and bad

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