Similarities Between To Kill A Mockingbird And The Help

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“There should be no discrimination against languages people speak,skin color, or religion.” -Malala yousafazi. The Novel To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, and the film The Help directed by Tate Taylor. There are tons of similarity and differences in How to Kill a Mockingbird and The Help. The most common similarity is the amount of discrimination Scout and skeeter receive. The girls are both outgoing and willing to help others, they do not care what your skin color is. The one big difference is Skeeter is twenty-three years old and scout is seven years old.
Scout faces racism in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout does have big reactions when people talk to her about her father protecting Mr. Robinson in the court trial. One good example of racism that Scout faces is when Jem and Scout are walking past Mrs.Dubose’s house and she chirps at them and yells “Your father’s no better than the n*****s and trash he works for!” Mrs.Dubose is one of the many racists in Maycomb County, Alabama. The second time that Scout faces discrimination is when Cecil Jacob says,”Scout’s dad defends n*****s.” Scout gets furious because she does not understand what is fully going on with the court case. …show more content…

During the film a outrageous woman named Hilly wants to pass a bill so African-Americans have their own outhouse when they go to work. “A disease-preventative bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help. It’s been endorsed by the White Citizen’s Council.” The second time skeeter endures racism/ discrimination is when Skeeter and Aibileen have their first interview and Aibileen says, “ These is white rules. I don’t know know which ones you following and which ones you ain’t.” Those are some of the times Skeeter interacts with

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