To Kill A Mockingbird Skin Color Essay
Does the difference in skin color make a difference in character? Many people believe that a difference in skin color can determine who you are. Every person has right, no matter the color of their skin. From 1933 to 1935 however, racial views varied. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird racial segregation plays a key role in the theme, plot, characters, and conflict. In the novel, racial segregation takes place all throughout the theme and plot. In Maycomb County, Alabama whites and blacks had different views of each other. For instance, "Do all lawyers defend Negroes, Atticus? Yes, of course they do Scout" (Lee 75). Another example includes, "I'm defending a Negro named Tom Robinson, and his case is peculiar. There's been some high talk around
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The conflicts between characters are one example. Throughout the story Scout encounters many arguments with different characters. Yet Scout does not start to understand anything until the Tom Robinson case. For example Atticus, has many conflicts with citizens around Maycomb, because he’s defending Tom. Atticus shows later that Tom is a good man and has rights. According to the text, “men showed up in cars, got out and went toward Atticus. They told him to stand aside, and he wouldn’t. They finally went back the way they came” (Lee 151). Lee is demonstrating that the mob of angry men were after Tom. For instance “They gone? Yes get some sleep Tom. They won’t bother you anymore” (Lee 155). Later, conflicts pick up when the case enters court. Bob Ewell feels embarrassed and feels that Atticus gave his family a bad name, when they make the assumption Mayella was trying to be with Tom. Bob Ewell held a grudge on everyone, including the judge. The biggest conflict occurs at the end when Bob Ewell attacks Scout and Jem to get revenge on Atticus. Although Ewell ends up dead, he attacked them because Atticus defended Tom and was right. Furthermore Harper Lee demonstrates racial segregation through conflicts in To Kill a
The conflicts between characters are one example. Throughout the story Scout encounters many arguments with different characters. Yet Scout does not start to understand anything until the Tom Robinson case. For example Atticus, has many conflicts with citizens around Maycomb, because he’s defending Tom. Atticus shows later that Tom is a good man and has rights. According to the text, “men showed up in cars, got out and went toward Atticus. They told him to stand aside, and he wouldn’t. They finally went back the way they came” (Lee 151). Lee is demonstrating that the mob of angry men were after Tom. For instance “They gone? Yes get some sleep Tom. They won’t bother you anymore” (Lee 155). Later, conflicts pick up when the case enters court. Bob Ewell feels embarrassed and feels that Atticus gave his family a bad name, when they make the assumption Mayella was trying to be with Tom. Bob Ewell held a grudge on everyone, including the judge. The biggest conflict occurs at the end when Bob Ewell attacks Scout and Jem to get revenge on Atticus. Although Ewell ends up dead, he attacked them because Atticus defended Tom and was right. Furthermore Harper Lee demonstrates racial segregation through conflicts in To Kill a