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Examples Of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Prejudice; a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience (https://www.google.com/search). The book, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, portrays examples of racial and social prejudice. It is relevant to the issues we face in present times as well as the time the book was published in 1960 during the great depression. Some elements observed in To Kill A Mockingbird were characters, tone, and setting. These elements helped the reader connect to the book in a special way and give understanding. The different characters in the book were key in helping the reader make a connection to the book. For example, one of the main characters, Atticus Finch, has courage and takes on the responsibility of being the lawyer for Tom Robertson (pg. 135), a wrongly accused black man, even when Atticus knows he has a good chance of losing the case. The audience can connect to this because Atticus represents the person people strive to be. Atticus also represents someone not prejudice just because of skin color and he shows the audience it's easy to be prejudice but hard to have courage. …show more content…

From Scouts point of view, she and her older brother Jem were devastated when Tom Robertson lost his case. On page 284 and 285 of the book, the author elaborates on how confused and hurt the children were with the outcome of the case. The kids were wondering about how the adults they trusted could be so rude and unfair to someone of a different skin tone. What the kids did not realize was that the adults were displaying racial prejudice against

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