How Does Harper Lee Use Social Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird
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Literature is a very powerful thing and has been used to enhance the world. But is it powerful enough to be a vehicle for promoting change in society? The answer to that question is yes. One example is the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. This book is about a white family living in a small Alabama town in the 1930’s. Throughout this book the family witness’s mistreatment of blacks and injustice. This book was an effective vehicle for promoting change. In this book Harper Lee promoted change by making people think about social injustices while they were reading her book. She did this by using scenarios of social injustice in her book that related to real life and the Jim Crow laws. This allowed people to reconsidering their standing on race. In her book there are many examples of social injustice. One example of injustice is when Dolphus Raymond is disrespected and disapproved by the whites in Maycomb because he socializes with black people and has had children with a black woman. He even pretends to be a drunk so people can accept him and why he had kids with a black women. He says the he’s trying “to give ‘em a reason” (Lee 200). This section of Harper Lee’s book shows the Jim Crow laws that disapproved interracial marriage. In some states interracial marriage was even outlawed, those states saying “It shall be unlawful for a white person to marry anyone except a white person.” (Jim Crow). This promotes change by showing people that there is nothing wrong with the people interracially marrying, it is just …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how harper lee's "to kill a mockingbird" was an effective vehicle for promoting change in society.
- Analyzes how harper lee promoted change by using scenarios of social injustice in her book that related to real life and the jim crow laws.
- Analyzes how the supreme court ruled that racial separation did not necessarily mean an abrogation of equality.
- Opines that literature can be one of the many tools used to rid society of racial discrimination and injustice. "to kill a mockingbird" promoted change in society by showing social injustices.
Like many other terrible things it takes time to change and get better. Literature can be one of the many tools used to rid society of racial discrimination and injustice. “To kill a mockingbird” is a successful example from the past that promoted change in society. The book did this by showing social injustices and brought them to the attention to the
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- Analyzes how atticus, even though people were mean to him, still did what he thought was right. harper lee's book tells you a lot about their personalities.
- Analyzes how atticus did what he thought was right when tom roberson came back from the state jail. he didn't act fearful, and never showed it when all those sketchy people showed up like that.
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- Opines that "to kill a mockingbird" is a marvelous and unforgettable novel. it shows how dramatic, sad in and old town – maycomb be like, and through her unique writings, some big conflicts about politics and critical is going on through this tired old southern town.
- Analyzes how harper lee's novel based on what she saw and writes about racism was quite popular that moment.
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- Opines that reading expands the mind's capacity for knowledge and lets us live in a completely different version of life, unlike our own.
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- Analyzes how the snowman scout and jem made in the story was made out of mostly mud, but once snow covered it and made it white, it looked pretty. the injustice part of the symbol is that people miss judging others can lead to someone not getting what they deserve.
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- Analyzes how nelle harper lee left her mark on society by writing one of the most influential books, to kill a mockingbird.
- Analyzes how harper lee writes about calpurnia, a black woman who cooks and mostly cares for the finch children. she protects the children even when their father, atticus, is out of town.
- Analyzes how tom robinson is accused of taking advantage of a girl, even though he is married, and is arrested. atticus receives grief and threats.
- Analyzes how dolphus raymond, who is white and married to a coloured women, is shunned for his half-black family and puts up the front for the community. scout and dill learn that he lies about being drunk.
- Argues that colored people are just as prejudiced as white people. lula questions calpurnia about bringing the children to a "nigger" church. all society has someone racist and not racist.
- Explains harper lee wrote to kill a mockingbird to prove how unequal society was at the time.
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- Explains that racism is still an issue in the twenty-first century. the theme of race in to kill a mockingbird shows that people are quick to judge others based on their own opinions and feelings.
- Analyzes how the novel to kill a mocking bird is about jean louise finch and her brother jem growing up in maycomb, alabama during the great depression.
- Analyzes how atticus argues a strong case defending tom robinson against the accusations of rape, and bob ewell vows to take his revenge out on him.
- Analyzes how the theme of race can be seen in the life of mr. dolphus raymond. scout, jem, and dill sit up with reverend sykes in a viewing balcony for colored people.
- Analyzes how the theme of racism can be seen in the treatment of scout and jem's father, atticus.
- Analyzes how the theme of racism can be seen in the trial of tom robinson, who is accused of raping bob ewell's daughter, mayella.
- Analyzes the theme of race in to kill a mockingbird, where people judge others on appearance, behavior, actions, and so on.
- Quotes bible verses that say judgment is for god and god alone, but they disagree with that. if we are not judging someone righteously, then we shouldn't judge.
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