To Kill A Mockingbird Unfairness Quotes

“Beneath the armor of skin and bone and mind, most of our colors are amazingly the same.” This quote by Aberjhani is very relatable to “To Kill A Mockingbird”. The novel by Harper Lee was published in 1960. The book involves racism, rape, and inequality. A major theme in the book is unfairness. Maycomb County is a small, prejudice town in Alabama. The town is divided between racist Whites, and innocent Blacks. African Americans had no rights and no power in the 1930s. Whites had a lot more rights, and had power over the Black community. From innocent Blacks being killed, court siding with Whites, Maycomb is a very unfair town.
Maycomb is a prejudice town that does not have equal rights for all citizens. The town is against Blacks, and portrays

them as dogs. Whites lived in a more upscale, higher quality housing. On the other hand, Blacks lived in a more degraded homes. Whites had higher status jobs. For example, lawyers, farm owners, and doctors. Black people worked more menial jobs. They would work on farms, garbage men, and house servants. The churches were also divided by color. The town looked at Blacks in a negative way. Whites had the mentality that they were better than the Black community.
Maycomb’s court is prejudice against Blacks. The court system is made up of all White people. Mayella is a girl in town who accused Tom Robinson of rape, and assault. Tom Robinson is a black male who does a lot of hands on work in town. Mayella asks Tom to help her with furniture. She then makes up a ginormous story saying he raped her. During court, Tom stuck to the same story, and kept his tone of voice the same all the way through the trial. The jury then pleaded him guilty, and he was sentenced to prison for life. If Tom was a white man, he would’ve been innocent. Furthermore, Tom tried escaping the prison, and he ended up shot and dead. People in town didn’t talk about the case that much. In the eyes of the people, Tom was just another guilty dog.