Tom Robinson's Discrimination In To Kill A Mockingbird

In Harper Lee’s book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson is a major character in the story, and a crucial part of the main plot. Tom is a kind and giving person. Much like a mockingbird, Robinson only wanted what is right for everyone involved. To the author of this essay, Robinson could be considered a mockingbird. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson symbolized a mockingbird because he was not given a fair chance, he was kind, and he was honest. Because Mr. Robinson is an African-American living in an era full of discrimination, he finds himself in a bit of a predicament. In the small county of Maycomb, Alabama, people with dark skin were considered less than those with light-colored skin. The only two people that don’t discriminate