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To A Mockingbird Prejudice Quotes

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In the novel To A Mockingbird, Harper Lee shows that Prejudice is evil, and affects everyone whether or not they are a victim of it. One of many quotes that supports this claim would be when, Tom Robinson, a black man actused of rape, says he felt sorry for Mayella, a white girl that was supposedly raped by Tom. The author writes, “Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em-” (Lee, p.224) This supports the theme because of the way the crowd and Mr.Gilmer had reacted. No one liked what Tom Robinson had said. African Americans had been seen as the lowest of low in society during this time period, so saying that he had felt bad for a white person made people dislike his statement. Another example from To Kill

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