To Kill A Mockingbird Prejudice Quotes Analysis

In her novel, Harpper Lee uses a range of characters to show the different ways discrimination is ingrained into society and how big of a problem it is, while also portraying a minority of people who hold a strong moral compass to overcome injustice.

Harpper Lee suggests that the prejudices that white people have against black people causes discrimination and prevents justice because the dominant prejudicial mindset corrupts the ability to recognise the truth. In part II of the book when Mr Underwood states that ‘Atticus had used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case.’ Lee shows that the court case won’t go the way Atticus wants it to because ‘but in the secret

In part II of the book When Atticus is talking to the Jem after the trial, he says that ‘…whenever a white man cheats a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.’ Lee’s quote shows the reality of systemic discrimination that black people for many years have faced. Focusing on the point that regardless of a white person’s status or background discrimination towards black people is morally wrong. The quote is a call to action that racial injustice must be addressed, and realisation that racial discrimination is wrong but also shows lack of human

Lula stopped, but she said, "You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here—they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?" This quote suggests that the idea that people of different backgrounds or race shouldn’t mix and that it is wrong, also that they aren’t welcome in certain spaces or communities. The consequences that come with this exclusionary thinking are things such as stereotypes and reinforces inequality. To sum it up Lee is reminding us of the prejudice and discrimination that many people face, and that it needs to be recognized and