Why do people these days tend to make fun of other people based on that person’s clothing and their skin color? Why don’t people realize that these assumptions can lead to violence? It could also end up killing innocent citizens who don’t have anything to do with this. In another way you can put it is that, prejudice ruins and sometimes even destroys humans. It also causes people to lose the way they look at their fellow human. . In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows how prejudice causes people to believe in rumors, judge others by their skin color, and the beliefs of others. One form of prejudice is rumors, it can cause harm to that individual who is being targeted and affect their future based on the rumor actually is and whether people would actually believe it or not. Rumors can easily hide the truth about that person’s personality because they are basically lies, opinions, and made up stories about that individual. Some people might start passing around judgments based on that rumor and that can a lot of trouble and conflict between the people. That person might not even be able to show their face to other people because they are so ashamed of themselves. This can also caused them to take a wrong step and end their live there. Rumors have destroyed many homes. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley is an example of whom has been through prejudice for almost his entire life. As young children, Jem and Scout Finch are led to believe that Boo Radley is a horrifying man. People have set his image as a horrifying guy who likes to eat dead animals and is cruel. Unfortunately, their opinion of him has been influenced all the people that live in maycomb to believe he is a cruel man and he is nothing but scary. A examples of these... ... middle of paper ... ...the finches. However, Bob changes his mind on going after Atticus, instead he decides to attack Jem and Scout, (kids of Atticus Finch), whom Atticus loves the most. Fortunately, Arthur Radley comes in the right time and saves the children’s lives. Prejudice has caused more violence than almost anything else in this whole wide world. Prejudice and discrimination still happen till this day. Sometimes children can also be taken away from their innocence with all the horrors of prejudice which is somewhat true in the case of Jem and Scout. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (39). People often fail to see a situation from someone else point of view because their opinions are biased. And they don’t really care about others.
Why are different races and social classes treated so differently? Why was education so horrible at some points in time? Two of the characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird are Jem and Scout. When Jem and Scout are growing up, they find out that many things are not as they seem. Certain people are not treated as well as others just because of the color of their skin, how they live, educational status, or even on just urban legend. At courthouses back then, blacks had to sit in a balcony. Many people in this time were so uneducated that they couldn’t read out of hymn books at church, if they had any. Harper Lee wrote a story to express the different kinds of prejudice and educational problems in the 1930’s in Maycomb County, Alabama.
Prejudice can blind the mind, forcing you to see the world only on what you hear. By removing these blinds through understanding and exposure, Jem and Scout are able to see the world for ourselves, for how it truly is. In a country where 34% of Americans admit they are racist, something obviously went wrong. If we want to eliminate prejudice from our country, we need to do something to fix it. So here is my proposal to each and every American.. Whenever you catch yourself judging another man, stop and think to yourself, ‘What would Atticus do?’
Prejudice is arguably the most prominent theme of the novel. It is directed towards groups and individuals in the Maycomb community. Prejudice is linked with ideas of fear superstition and injustice.
Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird explores the underlying racism that exists in Alabama, and perhaps all over America, in the 1930s. It focuses mainly on the practice of racial prejudice and discrimination. However, other subsequent issues are also mentioned throughout the novel. As we all know, To Kill A Mockingbird is set shortly after the Great Depression had hit America in 1929. It had a disastrous impact on the Southern part of America, including Alabama, because most of its citizens are farmers. Therefore, by extension, their lives are more reliant on agriculture.
Prejudice influences Jem for the better and help him better understand why people act in certain ways. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, illustrates the effect prejudice has on everyone. Whether one witnesses, engages, or experiences, prejudice is everywhere one looks in Maycomb. Sometimes it’s hiding under the gravel, other times it’s in the courthouse sitting on the witness stand. Throughout the book, Jem experiences discrimination in three ways, turning him into the person he is at the end of the novel. Seeing people’s reactions to prejudice, whether they experience or witness it, help him recognize more in the world.
Webster dictionary defines prejudice as a feeling of dislike for a group because of sex, race, and religion. It’s when a person doesn’t like another person because of something beyond their control. “A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” said Edward B. Hurrow, American Journalist and Broadcaster. People will base their opinions off of other people's opinions. They think they’re forming their own opinions when in reality they’re following other people’s prejudices. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, there are many instances of prejudice such as Black vs. White, judgement of Boo Radley, and criticisms made by Mrs. Dubose.
There are many examples throughout “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” that show that prejudice is a human flaw. According to Les Goodman, “You were so quick to kill, Charlie, and you were so quick to tell us who we had to be careful off. Well maybe you had to kill. Maybe Peter there was trying to tell us something. Maybe he’d found out something
The theme of prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird is about prejudice in its many forms, the most prominent case of prejudice is the hate between the blacks and whites like in the court trial with Tom Robinson. "Scout," said Atticus, "nigger-lover is just one of those terms that don't mean anything—like snot-nose. It's hard to explain—ignorant, trashy people use it when they think somebody's favoring Negroes over and above themselves. It's slipped into usage with some people like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label somebody." "You aren't really a nigger-lover, then, are you?" "I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody... I'm hard put, sometimes—baby, it's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name.
n the novel “ To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee gives many examples of prejudice throughout the entire story, Scout, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Mr. Raymond, and many other characters are stereotyped or prejudiced throughout the story. Atticus Finch has two kids names Scout and Jem, they live in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. This takes place during the great depression so a lot of people are poor, but Atticus is a lawyer who gets a very important case. African Americans were all prejudiced because the color of their skin, Tom Robinson was also prejudiced because he was African American, Some white people were prejudiced also because Black people thought they did not belong with them.
People of all ages, and genders experience prejudice in their everyday lives, either as victims or being guilty themselves of using it towards others due to differences in between them. Prejudice is a presumption of a person based on stereotypes, rumors, the area they are situated in, and hearsay, without any solid facts. Inequity based on gender, sexuality, nationality, and skin colour also highly affects one’s opinions. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee denotes the evils of prejudice and the negative consequences of prejudice that lie in the town of Maycomb, Alabama. By taking the reader, page by page, through various current life situations, and
In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, she tells the story of racial prejudice in the 1930s to explain facts and events consisting of how certain people and races were treated in the Deep South. Many of the characters represent innocence, though the innocence present gets eradicated. However, the transition in in Scout and Jem’s attitudes from before the Tom Robinson case and after from before the Tom Robinson case and after shows maturation in the children, even comprehension of the discrimination happening in their own town. Lee uses symbolism to prove that the representations of innocence such as the mockingbird, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley, leads to destruction because of the evil, hidden as words and gestures, and that innocence
Humans are in a constants battle with itself whether to kill the mockingbird without knowing the other people’s perspective which later manifest itselfs as racisim, sexisim and classisim due to the lack of empathy
Discrimination and Prejudice in Killing A Mocking Bird Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts in the early and middle 1900's. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. During this time in the southern states, black people had to use separate bathrooms, drinking fountains, sections in restaurants, churches, and even go to separate schools. Although much of the discrimination was directed towards blacks, there were plenty of accounts towards impoverished families by those that had money.
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” -Maya Angelou. Preconceived opinions and unreasonable thoughts are what determine one’s actions and path in life. Everything one does and is surrounded by develops some kind of prejudices in one’s mind and therefore resolves how people act in certain situations. Prejudices are the causes for discrimination and as people have developed unfavorable stereotypes from past experiences, this greatly affects decision making and creating a more ideal society for people of all kinds to thrive in. Prejudice, or judging and making decisions based on personal experiences force people to draw rash and hostile conclusions about people who fall into
Prejudice can be caused because of various reasons. Religion, ethnic race and social status are examples of causes of prejudice. Sometimes prejudice is caused by how we are raised. Many times parents pass on prejudice beliefs to their children. A lot people raised in the southern part of the country are prejudice against blacks. In the early to mid 1960’s, prejudice was alive and well in the south. Blacks had their own bathrooms and were forced to ride in the back of city busses. It’s hard to believe that was doing on only 40 years ago. A lot of Middle Eastern countries are very prejudice against women.