Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee - 1767 Words

[7:17:28 PM] David | Meaty: Throughout history and especially in the 1900’s, the southern areas of the United States have possessed a prejudiced hate against various groups. Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in a small town called Maycomb and is based in the heart of discrimination. Racism is a key aspect of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, because the entire storyline revolves around it. Racism is revealed in this novel through the continuous use of the word â€Å"Nigger† that is used in a discriminatory way against the coloured people of Maycomb. Also Racism is revealed in the Tom Robinson trial in which Atticus chose to defend Tom because there was no reason he shouldn’t, other than for inequitable reasons. Gender†¦show more content†¦The Cunningham family is known as being preposterously poor, and his social life is affected dramatically due to this unfortunate situation. As shown in these preceding points, the theme of dis crimination is continuously forced to the reader in this novel. Discrimination is shown in various forms including racial discrimination, gender discrimination and social discrimination. The most noticeable and infamous form of discrimination in this novel, and the Southern United States at the time of this novel is racism. There have been groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, which thankfully no longer exists but originated in the South and plagued the population with prejudice and hate towards coloured people. In this novel, the same hate exists towards the coloured folks of Maycomb. In many instances there are conflicted emotions present in characters such as scout because of the background knowledge that the way the coloured people are treated is wrong, but the public eye looks down those who are of colour. There are many instances in which the word â€Å"nigger† is used in a discriminatory manner, but one of the most obvious characters when it comes down to prejudice hate is Bob Ewell. Being know as the scummiest person in the entire town is one thing, but the racist attitude Bob Ewell shows is absolutely horrific. During the Tom Robinson trial, Bob Ewell reve als his complete and utter distaste towards the coloured people of Maycomb: