Racism
No one can escape it, whether your skin is black, white, or somewhere in the middle. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, racism is brought up and discussed through metaphors and through the actions of its characters. During the 1930s, in Maycomb, Alabama, where the novel takes place, many examples of racism are displayed and dealt with. Racism is exhibited throughout To Kill A Mockingbird such as when Calpurnia's influence is not enough, when Tom Robinson goes on a hopeless trial, and when the two children get their own dose of racism at a Negro church.Calpurnia has raised the children quite well in their few years. Aunt Alexandra is a proper woman who feels that every child should have a proper feminine influence. The two children do need a strong female influence, and truthfully already have one, but Aunt Alexandra deems Calpurnia's influence as inadequate. Aunt Alexandra moves in with the family to become the suitable female parent, but only through her eyes. Calpurnia has done a wonderfu
Racism is a formidable foe in the game we play called life. If perhaps the racism has toned down, then joy to the world, however, it has only gotten worse. Before, there were no gang wars; there were no racism law cases. The blacks were the blacks; yes they were looked down upon for that reason, even by the government, but at least now, the law is on their side. The Negroes are no different from the whites. They work the same, talk the same, walk the same, and help support our economy the same. Without them, our world would perish, just as if the Mexicans perished, or the whites perished. Our ultimate goal in life is to live and to survive, if we spend all of this time worried about what our skin color is, we cannot live life to the fullest, and help each other to do the same l job with the children, and Aunt Alexandra cannot accept that fact because Calpurnia is black. Calpurnia is a Negro, and thus is below Aunt Alexandra, a prim and proper white woman, and it is thus hard for Aunt Alexandra to believe
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Approximate Word count = 682
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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