II Pre-AP 9 January 2015 In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout‚ the narrator‚ asks her father‚ “Atticus‚ are we going to win it?” to which he replies‚ “No honey” (Lee 87). Atticus knew his hometown of Maycomb would never emerge from its racial inequality‚ but he did everything he could to prevent it. Racial inequality is the unjust treatment of minority groups‚ such as African Americans. While some believe America can achieve true racial and social equality‚ America is unable to rid itself of
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee that takes place during the 1930’s in Maycomb County‚ Alabama. The book tells the story of a little girl named Scout Finch‚ who is growing up in a world with a harsh reality‚ more specifically‚ prejudice. Whether it be prejudice based on gender or prejudice based on race‚ this book encompasses it all. This can be easily identified by anyone reading the novel in a multitude of situations. However‚ although prejudice occurs all throughout the book
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There are many empowering themes in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ one of the most evident is racial inequality and its effects. In the novel‚ the author suggests that racial inequality can bring out the worst in some and the best in others through characters like Mayella Ewell‚ Atticus Finch and the Black community. Mayella Ewell shows how racial inequality can have horribly negative effects on one’s life. Although it is hard to pity Mayella after the inhumane thing she did‚ she is worthy of
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Within Maycomb‚ there were two distinct social classes‚ the good and the bad‚ also known as the white and the black. We can see how Harper Lee makes this apparent throughout the book‚ like the inclusion of details about separation of races in the courtroom. This separation becomes increasingly clear when the white community shuns Atticus for his support of the black community and their equality‚ “Now far be it from me to say who‚ but some of ‘em in this town thought they were doing the right thing
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The book To Kill a Mockingbird is based out of the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. The residents in Maycomb are extremely racist and see minor inequalities as major differences and reasons to segregate. The families of Maycomb have their own hereditary social classes and are pretty much stuck in their class based on occupation and race. People in Maycomb are born into significance or are born into less fortunate situations. Many of the characters use these social classes to boost their self esteem. Due
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Social inequality is a serious problem of the past‚ present‚ and future‚ in all time periods such as the Great Depression. The people who are being treated unfairly become conserved angry‚ as well as many other mixed emotions. The people that do not treat every person equal also faces similar problems. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the Great Depression in the southern city of Maycomb‚ Alabama which can cause different ethnicities to face inequality because of the color of their
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Social inequity is an arising issue has been affecting billions of people around the world for centuries‚ and it needs more attention! Even innocent teenagers have been exposed to these types of prejudices. Of course‚ the effects of it are not good. Different kinds of literature are useful tools for shining a light on social injustice‚ and writers are taking advantage of this fact and writing many novels about social inequities. Authors have been writing articles and stories about racial‚ social
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treated like equals? Social Justice is a cause that aims to create equality for everyone in the world. However‚ this aim is prohibited by repressive groups that view only themselves as worthy of ideal lives. These groups try to put down the vulnerable minorities and keep the imbalances in their society. Therefore‚ their actions create Social Injustice. These Social Injustices affects everyone in the society‚ whether they realize it or not. In the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the
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because you were of a lower social class. This is how many of the people in Maycomb county feel in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jean Louise Finch “Scout”‚ who is the narrator‚ is essentially the main character. One can see many of the issues of social class through her eyes. By using countless examples like The Ewell‚ Cunningham‚ and Finch families‚ Harper Lee shows us that judging others based on class is not right. In To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee portrays the Cunningham
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To Kill a Mockingbird In the 1930’s‚ especially in the south‚ society centered around a kind of unwritten social code‚ and to break it is to be shunned from said society. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ many of the characters are affected by these social pressures in different ways. Mayella Ewell gives in to societal pressure by covering up her “mistake” with Tom Robinson‚ while Dolphus Raymond goes against it and has a happy relationship with an African American wife and mixed children
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