Examples Of Racial Injustice In To Kill A Mockingbird

Is justice a given right for all? It seems fair that justice is equal for everyone, blacks and whites alike, is it not? Does skin really decide how much justice is given to a person? In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman, is one of many who receive unfair justice due to skin color or racial prejudice. He fights against the injustice throughout the story; consequently, racial injustice will lead to his demise.
Tom Robinson knows deep down that the way him, and his people are treated is wrong. The law judges him much more harshly than it should, but there is nothing that can be done. So he avoids trying to anger, or get in the way of the white man. He tries to be polite during the court case, because he knows that everyone is against him. He wishes that he has just a slight chance to win the case; however, he knows he was “a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed”(Lee 323).

Racial prejudice was apparent in the book; nobody seemed to understand how unfair it was. The only people that understood, like Atticus and his children, could not make a big difference because the rest of society still wouldn’t budge. The injustice seems to only shine light on those with an open mind, because others appear to be stuck on stereotypes or widespread prejudice. Tom Robinson succeeded in showing the children of future generations the unfair justice that should not exist in a society like ours where everyone is apparently “created equal”. They will spread the good ideals to other open-minded people, which can change the future for the