To Kill A Mockingbird Racial Injustice Essay

To Kill A Mockingbird

The thought of growing up from a young child's perspective, is something all children look forward to. However, when a child finally begins to actually grow up, it’s not what they pictured it to be when they were younger. For almost all children, growing up is a difficulty. Discovering the adult world is not what they had in mind. As children get older, they are given the gift of trust. However, when this trust is not given to a child, they become more curious to do acts they have been told not to do. Curiosity is a large factor when growing up, as this is where a child learns some of the most relevant lessons in their life. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, it is argued that due to societal propriety, overtime,

Since the 1900’s to the present day, racism is something that has affected everyone at least once in their lifetime. Including the people who are surrounded by it, and those who chose not to treat anyone differently based on the colour of their skin. In To Kill A Mockingbird, racism is frequently used throughout the novel and is shown when Tom Robinson becomes a victim of racial injustice during the trial. Racism is not something you were born with. Racism is taught to you from the individuals you choose to be surrounded with. An example of this is when Ms. Dubose yells to Jem ‘“Your father’s no better than the n’*’*’* and trash he works for!’” (113). Although in the time this novel took place, slavery was illegal. However, Ms. Dubose grew up in a time where slaves were most likely used when she was younger. Jem was infuriated by this statement, as he’s grown up in a household where everyone is treated as equals. He was aggravated that an adult would talk down about his father this way, and was even more upset that essentially, she was calling black people trash. Furthermore, during