To Kill A Mockingbird Racial Injustice Research Paper

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It’s compelling why people assume something of others by looks. Racial injustice is an immense part of what makes up our justice system. Racial inequality is the unequal distribution of resources, power, and economic opportunity across races in society. Statistics show innocent black women and men on death row spend an average of 13.8 years imprisoned before being executed. 13.8 years is 45% longer than innocent white people being wrongly imprisoned (Selby). In To Kill a Mockingbird, two children Jem and Scout Finch, watch their father, Atticus Finch, defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of raping a young girl. In this paper, the reader will comprehend how racial injustice has shaped the book To Kill a Mockingbird and also …show more content…

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that recites the memories of young Scout and Jem Finch who witness their father Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson, a black man, in local court. Atticus actively defends Tom Robinson after falsely being accused of raping young Mayella Ewell. To Kill a Mockingbird includes three intriguing main characters: Jem, Scout and Atticus Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator who tells the story of her childhood with vivid descriptions and actions. Jem Finch is Scout's older brother who is independent and boldly speaks his mind freely within his circle of friends and amongst his family. Atticus Finch is the father of Jem and Scout Finch. Atticus is a well-respected, white lawyer defending Tom Robinson (Lee). To Kill a Mockingbird connects to Harper Lee's life by outlining the memories of her family and neighbors in her small hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, where she was raised. The novel also reflects on the Scottsboro trial that happened in the 1930’s. The trial taking place in To Kill a Mockingbird is based on her experiences witnessing the Scottsboro trials as a young …show more content…

Even though we are still living in a better society where people are treated equally, that doesn't mean that people still treat African Americans differently than white people. Society today still thinks that African Americans should be at the bottom of the “pyramid” and white people should always overrule their say in anything. In society we see that people's opinions have a big impact on people's lives, yet people still find a way to forgive and forget in peaceful and cruel ways. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the public's opinion is very racial. People's views in Maycomb about Tom was that it was the right thing to do for those men to shoot 17 shots into Tom Robinson. In other people's views, such as Atticus Finch, it was not the right thing to do. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is the lawyer for Tom Robinson. Even though Tom is black, Atticus does not hold that against Tom, which makes some people's opinion in Maycomb sided with what they believe was right. In George Canada’s trial, there was not a lot the public had to say about the

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