Essay On Imagination In To Kill A Mockingbird

What if racism was just an imagination? Atticus Finch defies all logical decisions and decides to defend and befriend a black man. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird we follow Maycomb,Alabama through a journey of ups and downs. We also follow what it is like to have lived in that time. Atticus takes us through the struggles and the consequences of his actions, Jem and scout take us through the fun trips and the true meaning of childhood. Mr. Ewell takes us through what it's like to be a racist and a drunk man. So will racism ever be apart of our imagination? The answer is no it will always be around just like an annoying fly

In this Award winning novel the 1900 display an astonishing amount of racism, and makes us realize that is is still going on till this very day. “I was just shootin a negro in my collard patch” (pg72Lee). This quote shows us that even maybe the gentlest most kind people are very judgemental and racist. That's the problem even today before even getting to know someone we automatically process the way they look and say to ourself he is black so he will steal something or we will say he has tattoos so we have to hold our belongings a little tighter, and without even knowing, we ourself have become something that we have all feared which is not give everyone a fair chance based on what they look like. Today racism is still very much apart of our culture

and beloved society. “Despite the “progress, in culture,science and technology, racism, tribalism, nationalism, colonialism, and the caste system have been responsible for the death of over 62 million human beings in the last hundred years.” Now it’s not just me saying racism is still a problem, these are true facts from (Abdul Malik Mujahid) this shows that people are actually what they feared to be. On page 323 Heck Tate says that Tom Robinson was dead when the case began. That tells us that Tom never even had a chance to start with as Heck says this it shows the reader that Maycomb,Alabama was racist, and Judgemental. This is evidence is literally telling us that the evils of racism was arguably the major struggle since the start of time. This what Harper Lee was trying to convey and that’s what people need to pick up about this book. Not only does this page shows racism it show how people were and still are to this very day.

Can Childhood end? This question i very self explanatory, can it end? Scout and Jem show all of the readers what the true meaning of childhood friendship and familyship is. Do Jem and Scout lose their childhood? Is it even possible? When the kids are attacked that kind of wakes them up. This shows them the real world and what it is like to be an average person in this world. The Twine,gum,pennies,sculptures, and sap all signify childhood and what it was like for them growing up. “ "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what." - (Chapter11Lee). This shows that Atticus is confident enough in his kids to be mature and tell him these kinds of things. So i think the answer is yes. Do people make the kids change you may ask, and here is what i think. In the novel this quote explains that answer. “As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget it - whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash." - (Chapter23Lee). This quote says that basically all men are equal despite their differences, in wealth,resources,supplies, and any necessities. All men and women are equal. He is trash if he think he is better than another man. As you see the reasons I give you the answer should get clearer and clearer racism is a huge part of reality and this novel. Not only is it displayed perfect in this novel you can just look around you or maybe even yourself to see what Harper Lee is trying to tell the reader.

Is racism imagination or real?

What do you think, do you think people like Mr. Ewell still exist? Would you say that the kids grew up more racist then they should have, or have the kids even grown up at all? “Be the change you wish to see in the world”-Mahatma Ghandi. So is racism a dream, or a cruel reality? As we end the journey that we started 3 years ago with the Finch family we go through dramatic changes such as Tom’s death,Mr. Ewell’s death,Scout and Jem’s childhood,the trial,and the verdict. All of these things impacted the family in both good and bad

ways.