Examples Of Judgement In To Kill A Mockingbird

TKAM Final Essay Throughout American history, people have passed judgement and there have been many centuries of prejudice. It is a repetitive aspect of human nature. Humans often express hate, they often deal false accusations, and they often believe things that aren’t true. During the period of 1877 to 1954, Jim Crow laws were thriving. It was common for whites in the South to not associate with blacks unless they were working for them, and many did not see them as equal. Harper Lee, a writer, grew up during this time. She constantly witnessed this prejudice and even witnessed her father defend in the Scottsboro Boys Trial. Many innocent men were killed during this Era. Racism was normalized. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that takes place during this

Dolphus Raymond, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley to show that there are more to people than what is shown on the outside. To begin, Harper Lee uses Mr. Raymond to prove there is more to one than what is seen on the outside. Mr. Raymond was a man that rarely came to town, and when he did, people would gossip about him and pass judgement. He was not respected in Maycomb’s society, and through rumors was known as an alcoholic and “lover of blacks”. Society determined these things as sinful, backwards, warped, anything and everything bad. Describing Mr. Raymond, Jem says, “He’s got a Co-Cola bottle full of whiskey in there. That’s so’s not to upset the ladies. You’ll see him sip it all afternoon, he’ll step out for a while and fill it back up...He’s got a colored woman with all sorts of mixed chillun. Show you some of ‘em if we see ‘em.” (Lee 183). This quote explains how Mr. Raymond was seen by his community and the rumors that surrounded him. Majority of people didn’t actually know him, they just went by the things they had heard through others. This is an example of how people were falsely seen in Maycomb. Everyone believed Mr. Raymond was constantly drunk, and that