Prejudice In To Kill A Mockingbird

“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” States African American poet Maya Angelou, who personally relates to racial prejudice. Prejudice is when someone adapts a negative attitude against a particular group or person without valid reason and make uneducated assumptions about them. people can express their prejudice in different ways and take extreme measures to get a point across, targeting certain individuals or communities. For instance, in the book to kill a mockingbird bird, Harper lee writes about the small town of Maycomb during the 1930’s and how prejudice has lasting implications on the lives . Characters Boo Radley, Tom Robinson and Atticus finch in to kill a mocking