To Kill A Mockingbird positive/negative race usage
Race is a tremendous issue in today's society, and has played a pivotal role throughout all of history. A person is constantly being judged based off of their skin colour. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, represents both the good and bad of race in the south circa 1940’s. The overall question surrounding this story is does it send a positive or negative message about race? A positive light is shown on this topic in To Kill A Mockingbird by, some whites and blacks getting along fine, people standing up for what they believe in despite what others think, and by the end of the book racial equality improving.
First off, a positive way race is shown is, some whites and blacks getting along fine. The best way this is represented is when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her church. In chapter 12, page 163, Reverend Sykes says, “ We were ‘specially glad to have you here, this church has no better friend than your daddy.” By the reverend saying this is shows he, as a black man, respects Jem, Scout and Atticus even if they are white and in the south then the majority of white people were horribly racist towards the black community. It is especially noble of Reverend Sykes to accept Jem and Scout sense he has a great influence over everyone in his church; him saying that he was glad to have them there might’ve made more of his all-black following also glad to have the children there.
Secondly, people standing up for what they believe in, despite what others think, shows a positive aspect of race. In the novel many people tell Atticus he shouldn’t defend Tom Robinson because of Tom’s skin colour, but in defiance of what they say he does what he knows in his heart is right. In chapter 9, page 100, Atticus says, “...For a number of reasons, the main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head up in this town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” By Atticus saying this he is telling Scout that
First off, a positive way race is shown is, some whites and blacks getting along fine. The best way this is represented is when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her church. In chapter 12, page 163, Reverend Sykes says, “ We were ‘specially glad to have you here, this church has no better friend than your daddy.” By the reverend saying this is shows he, as a black man, respects Jem, Scout and Atticus even if they are white and in the south then the majority of white people were horribly racist towards the black community. It is especially noble of Reverend Sykes to accept Jem and Scout sense he has a great influence over everyone in his church; him saying that he was glad to have them there might’ve made more of his all-black following also glad to have the children there.
Secondly, people standing up for what they believe in, despite what others think, shows a positive aspect of race. In the novel many people tell Atticus he shouldn’t defend Tom Robinson because of Tom’s skin colour, but in defiance of what they say he does what he knows in his heart is right. In chapter 9, page 100, Atticus says, “...For a number of reasons, the main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head up in this town, I couldn’t represent this county in the legislature, I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.” By Atticus saying this he is telling Scout that