To Kill A Mockingbird Research Paper

In today’s society, racism has continued to be an issue around the world. Looking at the problems it has caused today it is easy to see what has changed and what lasting impacts it has caused. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird includes racism that is unjust to African Americans, which involves unfair court case trials and insensitive vocabulary throughout the story. In order for racism to fade in the world, people will need to show more appreciation and benevolence toward citizens and know that their race does not make them any better than any other color no matter what the circumstance may be.

The color of a person has changed the way that that person is looked at, the amount of success they have, and the people they are around. If people

around the world could show more gratitude for other races then the pain and hurt that others go through could be avoided. Others often look at them like they are different in an extreme way. They are all humans and should be treated fairly when it comes to any kind of situation. In early society the equality was not better at all, may have been even worse then today. The book touches on a black man that has been trialed for making an inopropraite action on an innocent girl, as they say. The way that people are raised in that community affects the outcome of the trial and by an act of racism the ending is unjust. (PUT QUOTE FROM BOOK RIGHT HERE AND PAGE NUMBERS). Throughout the story racist words are never used in a postive manner and are meant to come across funny and saterical when tallked about. These words and phrases may include, “nigger-talk”, Negro laughing, and nigger snowman.
Growing up around a family that is racist toward should not depict your decisions and acts toward other races. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is the Lawyer of Tom Robinson and is defending him. “He had announced in the schoolyard the day before that Scout Finch’s daddy defended niggers”. The rest of the town is completely against a black man being innocent. Along with Atticus, Jem and Scout are also supporting Tom and fight for him along with the others in his race. Race was so bad through this part of the story because no one would atleast give a black man any opportunity to explain hisself. Since a black man was apart of this trial it was already assumed from the majority of the town that he was the one fault and should be punished. “...Mrs. Dubose would hound Jem for a while on her favorite subjects, her camellias and our fathers nigger-loving propensities…”. This tells us how closed minded the people in Maycomb are and how racist they can be.
In different household racism is held to a higher standard. The way that Jem and Scout are raised, the way that they are around words and acts of racism makes them more used to it and when it comes up it is less important . The kids have a African American lady as their nanny, so they know the harsh things that can be said. When the word is used alot it can be referred to, like it was in the story, insulting. Racist words are purtrayed as an insult even if it is not directly at someone. “Don’t you believe a word he says, Dill, I said. “Calpurnia says that’s nigger-talk”. In this example Calpurnia is saying racist words that would describe her. This is evidence that these words have a more deeper meaning.
In 1960 when the book was written, racism was a big part of everyday life. African Americans were looked down upon their race and social class. In today’s time, racism doesn’t have such an impact on everyday life, the diversity makes the world different and brings us together. Although it is better than the past racism always can get better and should be in the future.