Religion In To Kill A Mockingbird

The same situation as that of Jem and Scout is reflected beyond the novel relating to the separation within religious vicinities. Towards the beginning of Urofsky’s article, he reports, “a 21-year-old black man, Daniel Desdunes, attended a white church. He was arrested according to the law and charged with criminal violation” (Urofsky). By specifically targeting a man who was simply trying to pray, and changing his identification to a “criminal” directly relates to the Jim Crow laws proving the supremacy of the white group towards blacks. To further add, half way through the text, the white groups gave a counter statement to prove they are innocent: “… he did not have any rights attending our church…” (Urofsky). By explicitly stating what rights a black man possesses, the whites showed a black man is not equal enough to even pray with them. Just as Jem and Scout are questioned authority in the opposing race’s church,

In To Kill a Mockingbird, when Lee sets up the climax for the trial, she describes the setting of the courtroom: “The colored balcony ran along three walls of the courtroom…” (Lee 164). By providing a visual of the courtroom and where the black were seated proves the blacks had no say in even their sitting placement. The term “balcony” shows they were placed at a higher level but with a negative connotation- the blacks were the farthest away from the trial and could not properly see it. To add, right after the description of the courtroom, Lee provides a humble and forced action done by the “colored people”: “Four Negroes rose and gave us their front-row seats” (Lee 164). With the action demonstrated, of rising without being asked, proves the colored men did not have a say in their own seats. The term “front row” portrays the idea that getting front row seats on the balcony is the closest they can get to the main event, however, they are still obligated to move if