Tom Robinson Case

How is the racial problem of the southern states of USA in the 1930s portrayed in To Kill a Mockingbird?

In this novel, there are some parts that show racism. Atticus is the best lawyer in Maycomb. In chapter 9, he started to defends Tom Robinson. All the people in Maycomb disagree about defending Tom, Negro men. However, he believes Tom Robinson and Atticus work hard to defend him. Therefore, some people pissed to Atticus.

“Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it.” Harper Lee had used the tragic situation of Tom Robinsons trial to explore many themes including, racism and differences in privilege. “To kill a mockingbird” written by Harper Lee explores many situations linked to the broad idea of racism throughout the systems of Maycomb and differences in privilege in many different ways.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Atticus believes Maycomb is unjust because the town is inconsiderate of other people’s view, which is shown when Atticus gets targeted for defending a black man, worries that his kids will become bitter and catch Maycomb’s disease, and Aunt Alexandra advising Atticus that he is raising his kids wrong. To begin with, Mrs Dubose addresses to Scout and her family about how Atticus is disgracing his race and his color by defending Tom Robinson on the alleged rape case. Mrs Dubose says, “Your father’s no better than the ni**ers and trash he works for” (135). Atticus views Maycomb as an injustice town because during this time period black people were seen as a lower class. Atticus is mark as an overall victim because in the trial the county is shocked that Atticus is

“To Kill a Mockingbird” was set in the Great Depression. During the Great Depression money was hard to come by, and with racism still lingering people were not the kindest. In the novel Scout’s father, Atticus, was a lawyer.

One may say adversity is a misfortune, tragedy or disaster. But adversity is no more than just a hard time or rough patch, it is something that someone experiences and deals with throughout their everyday lives not realizing it. Without adversity, a person would not be who they are today. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee and explains how the effects and consequences of racism and how adversity affects the ways of life in the early nineteen thirties in the southern states. Atticus Finch is a character that is an example of adversity and how it shaped him as a person. In the ways, he is involved in being a lawyer and supporting a African American in court and experiences prejudicism in Maycomb, as a single parent. Atticus Finch wanted to display that everyone deserves a chance and that people are all equal, however the townsfolk of Maycomb discriminate if one is different in any form. Atticus Finch wanted to express his thoughts towards racism despite all the controversy, but Atticus was very much ahead of his time and many people in the town did not see eye to eye with him, yet he expresses his beliefs towards Tom

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird was a pretty good book that took place in the 1930s in the town of Maycomb. The story is told through the eyes of the main character, Jean Louise Finch, and the story introduces many other characters. To kill a mockingbird has many big themes that played a part in the plot of the story, some of them being Courage, Cruelty, Honor, Hatred, Ignorance, Justice, Kindness, Prejudice, Tolerance and Maturation, but one of the most important themes in the story was Racism. People in the town of Maycomb display their racist attitudes by convicting Tom Robinson for a crime they know he didn't commit, by treating the African Americans and people who associate with African Americans with no respect, and by trying to

The trial of cotton worker Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping nineteen year old Mayella Ewell back in November, has begun.

Literature is a precious art form to many and important for various reasons. Literacy helps improve grammar, provides entertainment, educates people and provides inspiration. It is specifically useful for educating people on racial discrimination as many classic works contain racism. Both To Kill a Mockingbird and The Butler are great at expanding people’s knowledge on racism. Although they have two entirely different plots, they both depict how little people value an African-American’s opinion, characters challenging racism and the acceptance of blatant racism.

In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, racism and prejudices alter some of the characters’ views on the black characters. The novel is set in a 1930’s southern town of Maycomb where for decades racism has been deeply ingrained in the town. In Maycomb blacks as well as the individuals who associated with them were viewed as second rate people. An ongoing trope within the novel is the expression ‘a white man’s word against a black man’s’. Atticus says this to state that black people are just scapegoats to white men like Bob Ewells. Atticus knows that the majority of the town has already judged Tom simply because he is black. Atticus also knows that the people of Maycomb won't accept blacks overnight, but he is confident that it's an important

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes a town in Alabama known as Maycomb. This town is where a trial is being held for a black man by the name of Tom Robinson who is accused of sexually assaulting a troubled young white women named Mayella Ewell. The trial results charge Robinson as guilty even though he was innocent beyond a reasonable doubt. Tom Robinson fell victim to the racist mindset of the white people of Maycomb. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird demonstrates how racial injustice has a lasting impact on an individual and his loved ones when Tom Robinson gets convicted of a heinous crime that he did not commit.

“Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.”-Alex Haley To Kill A Mockingbird is a novel that is greatly affected by the way others see the world. Scout, a young girl, growing up in Maycomb a place where racism is accepted. She is constantly learning how racism affects the community through different altercations in Maycomb. She realizes that racism shouldn’t exist due to the side effects. In To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee conveys that racism causes inequality between people, isolation, and injustice.

Racism is seen all over in this novel, indeed Atticus fight against racism but Maycomb is the place where white are dominant and black are under ruled as well as unjustified all the time. In the novel, in order to prove himself in regards to racism, the author use an

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee writes that Tom Robinson is accused and is standing trial for the attack on Mayella Ewell. Three of the main characters in the book, which included Scout, Jem, and Dill went to court to see Tom Robinson’s case being held because they were curious. I agree that the kids did go to court. Some people believe that they should have gone but I believe that they should not have. So some believe that with out a doubt that they should have gone to court. The children should not have gone to court for three reasons. The first reason they should not have gone to court is because it was dangerous. The second reason that the kids should not have gone to court is because they were too young. The

One of the main themes of the novel is Racism. During the time of depression, racism and poverty were a common issue. People with a dark skin tone, i.e the African- Americans were seen as derogatory and treated like dirt. Harper Lee depicts it in a very realistic way. Though most of the town Maycomb feels negatively and discriminates the African-Americans, characters like Atticus show us how one person can impact his surroundings if he has high morals. Although he couldn’t change the mindset of the other town residents , he made sure that his own children didn’t discriminate people, purely on the basis of their skin colour.