Examples Of Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

Throughout the story, as well as in reality, there is prejudice for both black and white people. During the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird, it is typical for there to be a sense of competition and resent towards the opposite race. Black people tend to feel resentful and irritated towards white people; the whites tend to be the more privileged race. In the novel, Calpurnia brings Scout and Jem to her colored church for the first time. Lula, a black woman in the church, is overwhelmed with feelings of discontent because there are white people in her church. “‘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?’” (Lee 136). Lula feels as though the colored church