Theme Of Racial Segregation In To Kill A Mockingbird
“You are black, you do not belong here with us whites,” said a white man. This is racial segregation and this used to be very popular at the time To Kill A Mockingbird was written. To Kill A Mockingbird was a novel based on racial segregation a long time ago written by Harper Lee. This is not to be confused with the fact that racial segregation still exists in today’s society. Racial segregation or racism is an act of discriminating someone based on the color of their skin. Back in 1800s, black and white individuals had different bathrooms, water fountains, etc. Even in buses blacks had to give away their seats to whites whenever they entered the bus. Rosa Parks, a black lady, had once refused to give away her seat and fought for her rights.
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This was almost proved by Atticus right after which Tom ran away thinking that there was no way he could win because of racial differentiation. Tom was not satisfied with the trial in which Atticus was almost about to win because he knew that if there was a black man and a white woman in case then the white women would blindly win. This racial segregation caused a man to lose his life.
Mrs. Dubose, an old lady was a neighbor to the Finches. She showed racism towards the whole Finch family. This was an incident in which when Jem and Scout passed her house she called Atticus a “nigger-lover”. That really brought out the anger sitting in Scout and Jem for a long time and they destroyed her garden. Even though they were defending Atticus, he punished them by making them read to Mrs. Dubose everyday for a month. Atticus was disrespected by Mrs. Dubose just because he stood up for what he believed in. Jim Crow Laws happened to be in committed during the setting of To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee shows racial segregation through Aunt Alexandra, Bob Ewell, and Mrs. Dubose. Calpurnia faces racial injustice by Aunt Alexandra and Tom Robinson faces racial segregation by Bob Ewell. Scout, Jem, and Atticus face racial injustice through Mrs. Dubose’s hurtful and rude comments when Atticus works on something to support justice and a
This was almost proved by Atticus right after which Tom ran away thinking that there was no way he could win because of racial differentiation. Tom was not satisfied with the trial in which Atticus was almost about to win because he knew that if there was a black man and a white woman in case then the white women would blindly win. This racial segregation caused a man to lose his life.
Mrs. Dubose, an old lady was a neighbor to the Finches. She showed racism towards the whole Finch family. This was an incident in which when Jem and Scout passed her house she called Atticus a “nigger-lover”. That really brought out the anger sitting in Scout and Jem for a long time and they destroyed her garden. Even though they were defending Atticus, he punished them by making them read to Mrs. Dubose everyday for a month. Atticus was disrespected by Mrs. Dubose just because he stood up for what he believed in. Jim Crow Laws happened to be in committed during the setting of To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee shows racial segregation through Aunt Alexandra, Bob Ewell, and Mrs. Dubose. Calpurnia faces racial injustice by Aunt Alexandra and Tom Robinson faces racial segregation by Bob Ewell. Scout, Jem, and Atticus face racial injustice through Mrs. Dubose’s hurtful and rude comments when Atticus works on something to support justice and a