Examples Of Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

Muhammad Ali proclaims, “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating.” He is explaining to not discriminate others no matter what race. Although, in To Kill a Mockingbird there’s prejudice because of people's races. In Maycomb County, most white and black people dislike to be associated with other races which shows hate against the color of people’s skin. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird shows racism and discrimination are present. The first way racism is present is when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her church. Calpurnia invites Jem and Scout to attend her church because Atticus will be out of town. As Calpurnia, Jem, and Scout are entering the building a black woman named

When Jem and Scout were leaving town they walked by Mrs. Dubose house while she was sitting on her front porch. She said they needed to be in school, but it was Saturday and they don’t go to school on the weekend. In this part of the novel, Mrs. Dubose yelled, “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers! Your father’s no better than the niggers and trash he works for!”(Lee 101-2). At this point in the novel, one may notice that Mrs. Dubose is discriminating because of the comments she made to Jem and Scout. Mrs. Dubose statement indicates she doesn’t agree with Atticus defending Tom Robinson. Most white folks living in Maycomb dislike the Finch’s because Atticus is defending a black man in a court case. That statement shows people in Maycomb County are racist and discriminators. After Mrs. Dubose said the racist comment Jem was furious and cut her white flowers of the bush. In Adam Smykowski’s novel, “Symbolism and Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird" states, “Since camellia flowers are white, their destruction could exemplify Jem trying to destroy the ways of the prejudiced white people of Maycomb County.” Mr. Smykowski statement indicates that Jem is offended by what people say about his family and is against prejudices. Jem agrees with his father that is the right thing to do to defend Tom Robinson even though Atticus

In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, racism, discrimination, and prejudice are revealed in the novel through Lula, Scout, Mrs. Dubose, Jem, and Bob Ewell. Racism, discrimination, and prejudice are important because it can jeopardize our future. For example, Maya Angelou who was an author stated, “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” Maya Angelou statement indicates that prejudice will destroy the future and in the present it is out of reach. One day will that explanation not be true? Will racism, discrimination, and prejudice be