To Kill a Mockingbird
Being accepted by a group of people can often take hard work and time. There are many reasons why you may not be accepted by a group of people. For instance, Tom Robinson of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird was not accepted by the white race because he was a black man, as Andres Escobar was not accepted by his own race after scoring an own goal in the World Cup which Timothy Ross, Jonathon Freedland, and Noll Scott discuss in their article, "Death of a Caballero." In the 1930's blacks had a hard time being accepted by whites. Jem and Scout went to church with Calpurnia (Lee 120-128), and they found out what it was like to be the minority. During the Tom Robinson trial (166-214), Tom was looked at differently because he was a black man. For example, Tom said that Mayella was not telling the truth. "She [Mayella] says she asked you [Tom] to bust up a chiffarobe, is that right?"
This caused an outbreak from Atticus because Tom was not being treated equally and was disrespected by being called "boy." After the trial, Tom was sent to stay in a prison. While staying, Tom was trying to escape during his exercise period and he was killed. Tom was not just shot once or twice, but shot 17 times (238). Throughout Tom's entire life and even through his death, Tom was not accepted and treated unfairly because of the color of his skin. Whether you are not accepted by a different race or you are not accepted by your own race, unfairness may always result and ultimately death. Tom Robinson was not only shot to be killed, but to be humiliated and all because he was not accepted by the white race. Similarly, Andres Escobar was humiliated by being shot and killed with the killer yelling, "Goal! Goal!" Conclusively, both men would say that they were not accepted and their lives could have been spared if it was not for t
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Approximate Word count = 635
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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