How Does Atticus Use Racial Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird
Mikayla Rex Trojeski
Ms Emeline Briley
English
8 June 2016
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Jem and scout are surrounded by people they have grown up with throughout their adolescent. People they believed are good and kind hearted people, but at the same time they are the people that question and or challenge an ugly system of oppression that makes it “okay” to despise people because of the colour of their skin.
If there is one thing I have learned from Atticus is that he stands up for what he believes in, he went against the hierocracy in Maycomb.
Bob and Mayella Ewell took advantage of the colour of their skin because they knew too well that if a white person accuses black person that that was enough to condemn them, the facts did …show more content…
After hearing Tom’s story, we understand why Atticus is standing up for him. He is standing up not only for Tom but the racial injustice in the South as a whole. “To assume that a lie from a white person is to be believed rather than the truth from someone who is black. Tom is unable to state that Mayella is lying nor is he able to feel sorry for her strictly because she is white and he is black.
Another perfect example of racial injustice in Maycomb is Dolphus Raymond’s story, he pretends to be an alcoholic, and he prefers to live among the African American community. Although we are unsure if he is scared to face the racism in the south by using alcohol as a mask or if he is afraid or if he himself is embarrassed. He deals with the racism by misdirecting the Maycomb citizens, by giving them a “convenient explanation”.
Mayella is a “child.” She tried to seduce tom, instead of taking the blame she deflected it on Tom, Bob obviously beat Mayella and put the blame on Tom, that is why he is swearing he is innocent, Toms only working hand it his right. Mayella was willing to ruin Tom’s life all because she did not want to face up to the
Ms Emeline Briley
English
8 June 2016
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Jem and scout are surrounded by people they have grown up with throughout their adolescent. People they believed are good and kind hearted people, but at the same time they are the people that question and or challenge an ugly system of oppression that makes it “okay” to despise people because of the colour of their skin.
If there is one thing I have learned from Atticus is that he stands up for what he believes in, he went against the hierocracy in Maycomb.
Bob and Mayella Ewell took advantage of the colour of their skin because they knew too well that if a white person accuses black person that that was enough to condemn them, the facts did …show more content…
After hearing Tom’s story, we understand why Atticus is standing up for him. He is standing up not only for Tom but the racial injustice in the South as a whole. “To assume that a lie from a white person is to be believed rather than the truth from someone who is black. Tom is unable to state that Mayella is lying nor is he able to feel sorry for her strictly because she is white and he is black.
Another perfect example of racial injustice in Maycomb is Dolphus Raymond’s story, he pretends to be an alcoholic, and he prefers to live among the African American community. Although we are unsure if he is scared to face the racism in the south by using alcohol as a mask or if he is afraid or if he himself is embarrassed. He deals with the racism by misdirecting the Maycomb citizens, by giving them a “convenient explanation”.
Mayella is a “child.” She tried to seduce tom, instead of taking the blame she deflected it on Tom, Bob obviously beat Mayella and put the blame on Tom, that is why he is swearing he is innocent, Toms only working hand it his right. Mayella was willing to ruin Tom’s life all because she did not want to face up to the