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  • Essay / Racism in To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee - 865

    “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a wonderful and unforgettable novel. Not only show how dramatic and sad Maycomb is in its old town, but through his unique writings, great political and critical conflicts take place in this tired old Southern town. Not just in general, like education, friendship, neighbors, but also in individuals, like family and the characteristics of the people themselves. In a book that can still address so many issues, Harper Lee must have had a lot of experience and deeply understood this era. This is why the book lives, becomes literature and arouses a lot of love from the public. One of the issues that primarily accompanies the story that interests me is social racism between whites and blacks. Fiction usually based on what happened in real life. This novel, Harper Lee is based on what she saw and wrote about it. Racism was very popular at that time. At the beginning of the story, Harper does not want to address the issues directly but wants the story to slowly grow through the vision of a little girl – Scout. It begins with a child's memories "when he was almost thirteen." This is another interesting way of writing style, starting slowly and calmly but ultimately having deep meaning. In this novel and in the first 15 chapters, racism exists in people's minds, in actions and especially in dialogue, in the questions asked of them by those around them. Social relationships also cause problems like this. White people still have racism, they usually mess with people around and rarely respect people of color. They always think that white people are the definition of perfect and other people aren't, which is not true. We all know that white people run this business, but in "To Kill A Mockingbi...... middle of paper...... of the town of Maycomb at that time. This happens a lot in real life, even today, not only about racism but also about how you look, how you look, rich or poor, pretty or not. In summary, the social relationship between these people here, this old town of Maycomb is complicated. and quite tense. This novel taught us a lot, thanks to Harper Lee, one of the greatest writers of all time. It opened our eyes to racism at that time and, compared to today, it has become much better. People are equal, regardless of your skin color, religion or origin, appearance, we are all equal and we are all the same – human. So instead of mistreating each other, we should all come together and make the world a better place. Works Cited Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. New York: Warner Books, December 1982.