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If you have read To Kill a Mockingbird and did not notice a trace of racism then you had probably read it with your eyes closed. Racism is arguably the most important theme in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Racism was created from prejudice or prejudice was created from racism either way it has been around the south for what seems like an eternity. ...
Throughout the book we see the perspectives of racism from many different characters, someone who has maybe the greatest point of view of all the characters is Atticus. ... Atticus looked past the racism that was in the courtroom where Tom was being accused of raping a woman and he stood up for him. ... The idea of Racism and prejudice is given to the children at a very young age, if not by their parents then the town. ...
Chapter eight has one of the most meaningful racism symbols in it yet. ...
Chapter ten contains the very famous “Mockingbird quote” in which Atticus explains why it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. We clearly see that the Mockingbird is a symbol of Tom Robinson and that it would be a sin to kill a man who has done no wrong. ... By mind I mean the way he or she perceives racism. ... When Tom is moved to a jail cell a mob immediately come to kill him. ... This is yet another point of racism, why do the blacks have to sit on the balcony? ... Racism fueled the town’s mind throughout the trial and racism fueled their minds during the murder of Tom Robinson. The town had committed a sin they had killed a mockingbird. ...
Racism will be around the world forever no matter what we do. ... In To Kill a Mockingbird blacks were chose to be discriminated against.
Approximate Word count = 2030
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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