Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee emphasizes one theme: when a person is prejudice against others it leads to clouded judgement. The people of Maycomb county are prejudice against others, which leads to a skewed view. The jury for Tom Robinson's case are extremely prejudice when making a decision. Scout thinks, “A jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted… not one of them looked at Tom Robinson” (Lee). Even when presented with extremely solid evidence for Tom’s innocence, they vote him guilty purely on the notion of him being black. Dolphus Raymond marries a black woman and pretends to be drunk in order to have an excuse for his rebellious acts against social standards. Raymond says, “folks can say Dolphus Raymond’s in the clutches

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