to kill a mockingbird
Three students kicked out of a high school for threatening to bring a gun to school. Why would they? Because people were prejudice against them because other students thought they were “losers”. Moral: You shouldn’t dislike a person because they aren’t like you. Many phrases from the book show injustice toward the black culture, but only in ignorance. Some people, however, just felt better then the blacks and were not guilty of doing anything wrong because during this time, this type of prejudice was acceptable. Prejudice was far much worse in the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird. But, Prejudice is the reason for much social injustice. Three characters named Nathan Radley, Atticus Finch, and Aunt Alexandria show us this in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. Back in the time period of To Kill A Mockingbird, blacks were referred to as “niggers”, and blamed for most things, even when they were innocent. An example of this is when a character named Nathan Radley hears someone in his cabbage patches. He shot his gun in the air and when people asked what happen, he automatically told them it was a “nigger”, even though he didn’t see the person. But, he knew the person was white by this quote someone said he said. “Shot in the air
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Approximate Word count = 813
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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