The main theme in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird is racism. In everyday life, the
coloured people in Maycomb are treated like second class citizens. The coloured
people are treated like trash and are not even given the basic rights of humans;
innocent until proven guilty. One example of this is when Tom Robinson was accused
of raping a white girl, went to court, and was convicted. Unfortunately for Tom
Robinson, he is a man of colour and although all of the evidence pointed to him being
innocent; he was found guilty.
Racism is evident when it is shown that coloured people have different churches then the whites. The church for the people of colour is used as place to gamble in when it is not in service. This type of activity would never be allowed in a white person’s church as it would be considered disrespectful to the Church.
Fear of coloured people has created this racism. The white people of Maycomb believe that it is important to monitor the coloured people, because they may have a negative effect on younger children. Atticus’s sister, Alexandra, thought that Calpurnia (their maid) was influencing Jem and Scout poorly. Alexandra thought that Scout was becoming increasingly unladylike whenever she was around Calpurnia.
Finally in the book Atticus says, “Shoot all the Blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(Page 90, paragraph 2) this references how in Maycomb nobody cares what happens to coloured people, but if you do anything or accused of something against a white person you will be charged severely.
people are treated like trash and are not even given the basic rights of humans;
innocent until proven guilty. One example of this is when Tom Robinson was accused
of raping a white girl, went to court, and was convicted. Unfortunately for Tom
Robinson, he is a man of colour and although all of the evidence pointed to him being
innocent; he was found guilty.
Racism is evident when it is shown that coloured people have different churches then the whites. The church for the people of colour is used as place to gamble in when it is not in service. This type of activity would never be allowed in a white person’s church as it would be considered disrespectful to the Church.
Fear of coloured people has created this racism. The white people of Maycomb believe that it is important to monitor the coloured people, because they may have a negative effect on younger children. Atticus’s sister, Alexandra, thought that Calpurnia (their maid) was influencing Jem and Scout poorly. Alexandra thought that Scout was becoming increasingly unladylike whenever she was around Calpurnia.
Finally in the book Atticus says, “Shoot all the Blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”(Page 90, paragraph 2) this references how in Maycomb nobody cares what happens to coloured people, but if you do anything or accused of something against a white person you will be charged severely.
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