Another To Kill A Mockingbird

Title	Another To Kill A Mockingbird
# of Words	499
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2

Another To Kill a Mockingbird

Word Count: 475

In Harper
Lee’s book, To Kill A Mockingbird, there are many
examples of racism. During this time in history racism was
acceptable. Racism is a key theme in her book. Not only
those who were black, but also those who affiliated with
blacks, were considered inferior. Atticus, a lawyer, who
defended blacks in court, was mocked. An example of this
is when Mrs. Dubose said, “Your father’s [Atticus] no
better than the niggers and trash he works for!” Mr. Dolphus
Raymond was also criticized for affiliating with blacks,
especially black females. Example is when Jem said, “He
likes ‘em [blacks] better ‘n he likes us [whites], I reckon.”
Basically, you were black if you “liked” blacks. Blacks,
because they were considered inferior, were expected to do
everything for whites. Everything had to be perfect, without
excuse. Even when Calpurnia, a Finch family friend, did not
make the perfect cup of coffee, she was mocked. Book
excerpt, “She [Calpurnia] poured one tablespoon of coffee
into it and filled the cup to the brim with milk. I [Scout]
thanked her by sticking out my tongue...”. Even when blacks
did do good, they were still mocked. An example is when
Aunt Alexandra said, “Jem’s growing up now and you are
too. We decided that it would be best for you to have some
feminine influence.” Even though Calpurnia was a female,
Aunt Alexandra over-looked this, because of her race.
People were so biased, it didn’t matter how good a job a
black person did. Since there was such strong racism in
Maycomb, there were excuses made for whites. In the
book, it was obvious that Bob Ew...

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