Racism Quotes In To Kill A Mockingbird
There are many themes throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee that did have an influence, but there is only one that was a huge part. The theme is racism. Racism is in almost every chapter and was a great part of the trail. This essay will guide you on where and when the theme racism is.
In chapters 9 and 16 there was racism that had to do with the trail about Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell. This first quote was at the end of chapter 9 and it hinted at Atticus was chosen to be Tom’s lawyer by saying “Before I'm through, I intend to jar the jury a bit--I think we'll have a reasonable chance on appeal, though... I'd hoped to get through life without a case of this kind, but John Taylor pointed at me and said, 'You're it.' “ ( Lee, 100 ). This quote shows that no one wanted to give be Tom’s lawyer since he is black and that they had to choose someone to be it. Another quote that helps this theme is in chapter 16 and right before the trail where one says "Lemme tell you somethin' …show more content…
The first quote was in the middle of chapter 21 when Reverend Sykes says “Now don't you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…” ( Lee, 238 ). This shows that even when black people did not do what they were convicted for, they were still guilty. This goes with the first quote when “Judge Taylor was polling the jury: Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…” ( Lee, 240). Judge Taylor was basically saying that Tom was not going to win this case. This shows that even when the case was false and everybody knew it, the back man is still guilty.
Overall, there are tons more quotes that could have been used for racism in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”. One of the main issues was that people like Tom Robinson, that are black were not treated like humans and everyone was against them. This whole book goes with the theme
In chapters 9 and 16 there was racism that had to do with the trail about Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell. This first quote was at the end of chapter 9 and it hinted at Atticus was chosen to be Tom’s lawyer by saying “Before I'm through, I intend to jar the jury a bit--I think we'll have a reasonable chance on appeal, though... I'd hoped to get through life without a case of this kind, but John Taylor pointed at me and said, 'You're it.' “ ( Lee, 100 ). This quote shows that no one wanted to give be Tom’s lawyer since he is black and that they had to choose someone to be it. Another quote that helps this theme is in chapter 16 and right before the trail where one says "Lemme tell you somethin' …show more content…
The first quote was in the middle of chapter 21 when Reverend Sykes says “Now don't you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…” ( Lee, 238 ). This shows that even when black people did not do what they were convicted for, they were still guilty. This goes with the first quote when “Judge Taylor was polling the jury: Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…” ( Lee, 240). Judge Taylor was basically saying that Tom was not going to win this case. This shows that even when the case was false and everybody knew it, the back man is still guilty.
Overall, there are tons more quotes that could have been used for racism in the book “To Kill A Mockingbird”. One of the main issues was that people like Tom Robinson, that are black were not treated like humans and everyone was against them. This whole book goes with the theme