To Kill a Mocking Bird
Dalia Veauli
English 10 H Period 4
March 4th, 2013
To Kill a Mockingbird
“We are a democracy. That’s the difference between America and Germany.
We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship. Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody.” (Lee pg 328).
People think they are different because they are afraid to admit they are not. Miss
Caroline says America is very different from Germany. She says that the Jews are good people, and the Germans are persecuting them for no reason. This is no different than what the whites are doing to the black members of the community, especially Tom Robinson. The truth is, the same dictatorship is going on in America; the whites are ruling the blacks. It’s not really a democracy in America, only the wealthy white males who own land are allowed to vote. When Miss Caroline describes democracy, she describes it as ‘us’, but ‘us’ only includes everyone who is not a female, under aged or part of the white population. Basically, half the people that inhabit America are not included in ‘us’ or in democracy. America is not as united and democratic as suggested, but only some people in Maycomb can see that, such as the Finch family. Miss Caroline doesn’t see how the case against Tom Robinson is exactly like the situation in Germany. During the Tom Robinson case, everyone felt that he was guilty and there was not even a possibility of his innocence, just because he was a black man. They are treating the blacks like Hitler treats the Jews; they just do not want to admit it.
Miss Caroline is being prejudiced, but Scout sees right through her. Children see truths to which adults have long been blinded, that is why Scout was able to see that there was something very wrong about what Miss Caroline was implying about the difference between
America and Germany. To her, democracy means “equals rights for all, special privileges for none” (Lee 328). This contradicts what she sees around the town on a daily basis; because
English 10 H Period 4
March 4th, 2013
To Kill a Mockingbird
“We are a democracy. That’s the difference between America and Germany.
We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship. Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody.” (Lee pg 328).
People think they are different because they are afraid to admit they are not. Miss
Caroline says America is very different from Germany. She says that the Jews are good people, and the Germans are persecuting them for no reason. This is no different than what the whites are doing to the black members of the community, especially Tom Robinson. The truth is, the same dictatorship is going on in America; the whites are ruling the blacks. It’s not really a democracy in America, only the wealthy white males who own land are allowed to vote. When Miss Caroline describes democracy, she describes it as ‘us’, but ‘us’ only includes everyone who is not a female, under aged or part of the white population. Basically, half the people that inhabit America are not included in ‘us’ or in democracy. America is not as united and democratic as suggested, but only some people in Maycomb can see that, such as the Finch family. Miss Caroline doesn’t see how the case against Tom Robinson is exactly like the situation in Germany. During the Tom Robinson case, everyone felt that he was guilty and there was not even a possibility of his innocence, just because he was a black man. They are treating the blacks like Hitler treats the Jews; they just do not want to admit it.
Miss Caroline is being prejudiced, but Scout sees right through her. Children see truths to which adults have long been blinded, that is why Scout was able to see that there was something very wrong about what Miss Caroline was implying about the difference between
America and Germany. To her, democracy means “equals rights for all, special privileges for none” (Lee 328). This contradicts what she sees around the town on a daily basis; because