To Kill A Mockingbird Childhood Analysis

In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A representation of Lee’s own childhood is represented through the narration of fictional character Jean Louise “ Scout” Finch, who is growing up in the small southern town of Maycomb , Alabama, with her father,brother, and housekeeper Calpurnia. The ‘sleepy Southern town’ is soon awakened by a trial that tests the ethics, morality, and judgment of its racism infected residents. Maycomb is a stereotypical representation of the southern United States back in the Depression era- 1930’s. Back in the 30’s, racism was still very prominent and is reflected very heavily throughout the book. Racism becomes even more prominent throughout the book and it influences the outcomes of many of the events in the book.
One of the incidences occur when the town finds out about Atticus defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white girl, Mayella Ewell. They call him a “nigger lover” and a mob
It can be inferred that death was inevitable for Tom Robinson, even if the jury let him walk free. Even following Tom’s death, the town has almost no sympathy for him, instead blaming him for his own death, even going as far as to say his actions were typical of a ‘nigger’(Lee 322) implying that he deserved all 17 of those bullets.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee showed how racism can prove detrimental to a society, even costing an innocent man his life. Just like Atticus stated “remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird”(Lee 119), that's essentially what the society did. Tom Robinson's purpose in life was to help others, and did so without expecting anything in return. Unfortunately, society let their clouded judgments and misconceptions do away with an innocent man, whose blood will forever be on their