To Kill a Mockingbird
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By: Alex Briknkman & Casie Romero
To Kill A mockingbird
Alex's compare & contrast essay
‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ was written in the 1960’s by a woman named Harper Lee. This particular novel had a lot of history aspects from that time period. For example, the case with Tom Robinson, and how he was innocent but found guilty. Although, this was all too common in the 60’s. Many things concerning the African American community were happening. Including things like segregation and racism, which were also happening in the novel. Segregation was an everyday thing. African Americans were fighting for their rights, by during a number of things, like fighting physically and mentally during these hard times, which is very strongly depicted in the novel.
CIVIL RIGHTS
The Civil Rights Movement. In 1954-68, about 100 years after the Emancipation proclamation, African Americans in the southern regions were still experiencing various forms of oppression, including racial-violence. In the novel Tom Robinson was simply trying to help Mayella and she came onto him, and he was accused for rape. Something similar to this could have very well happened in real life during that time, because people are still ignorant to other people based on stupid like the color of ones skin, Millions of people stood up and supported civil rights. Just like in the novel where Atticus supported Tom because he was being wrongly accused. In the novel it implies that Jem, Scout, and Atticus all also stick up for the African Americans as well by the end point of the court case.
SEGREGATION
Throughout the 60’s there was segregation. African Americans were almost never aloud to go to the same places as white people, down to the bathrooms! In the novel Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her black church. This scene particularly, creates a reverse of that situation. What that means is Lulu, a black woman at the church says that the white children aren’t allowed to be in the church. If you think about it during that time if a black person walked into a ‘white’ church, they would surely receive the same treatment, whether they were young or old. The children though, were allowed to stay and participate in the mass, surely if a black man were to try to do that in a all white church he’d get hurt.
RACISM
Racism was a big part of white culture back then, sadly. If you were an African American and you were just doing something as simple as walking down the street, you would get murmurs and stares galore from bystanders, simply because of the color of your skin. When Scouts cousin comments about how her father is a ‘nigger-lover’ because of defending Tom Robinson, it reminded me of this. Back then, we had some kind of messed up image of African people; we thought they were different, dirty, stupid, everything you wouldn’t want to be. So most of us associated African American with all of those words and more, which aren’t true at all by the way. Thus, racism is born. There’s many more examples in the novel and in real life, but that would take a lifetime to analyze and explain.
In conclusion this book can very well be connected to the real world during this time-period whether that be by, bad of good things. This novel gives us many life lessons through the characters actions and experiences. It’s very interesting and complex but i encourage everyone who reads this to go pick up a copy, you won’t be sorry!
CIVIL RIGHTS
The Civil Rights Movement. In 1954-68, about 100 years after the Emancipation proclamation, African Americans in the southern regions were still experiencing various forms of oppression, including racial-violence. In the novel Tom Robinson was simply trying to help Mayella and she came onto him, and he was accused for rape. Something similar to this could have very well happened in real life during that time, because people are still ignorant to other people based on stupid like the color of ones skin, Millions of people stood up and supported civil rights. Just like in the novel where Atticus supported Tom because he was being wrongly accused. In the novel it implies that Jem, Scout, and Atticus all also stick up for the African Americans as well by the end point of the court case.
SEGREGATION
Throughout the 60’s there was segregation. African Americans were almost never aloud to go to the same places as white people, down to the bathrooms! In the novel Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to her black church. This scene particularly, creates a reverse of that situation. What that means is Lulu, a black woman at the church says that the white children aren’t allowed to be in the church. If you think about it during that time if a black person walked into a ‘white’ church, they would surely receive the same treatment, whether they were young or old. The children though, were allowed to stay and participate in the mass, surely if a black man were to try to do that in a all white church he’d get hurt.
RACISM
Racism was a big part of white culture back then, sadly. If you were an African American and you were just doing something as simple as walking down the street, you would get murmurs and stares galore from bystanders, simply because of the color of your skin. When Scouts cousin comments about how her father is a ‘nigger-lover’ because of defending Tom Robinson, it reminded me of this. Back then, we had some kind of messed up image of African people; we thought they were different, dirty, stupid, everything you wouldn’t want to be. So most of us associated African American with all of those words and more, which aren’t true at all by the way. Thus, racism is born. There’s many more examples in the novel and in real life, but that would take a lifetime to analyze and explain.
In conclusion this book can very well be connected to the real world during this time-period whether that be by, bad of good things. This novel gives us many life lessons through the characters actions and experiences. It’s very interesting and complex but i encourage everyone who reads this to go pick up a copy, you won’t be sorry!
Casie's Compare & Contrast Essay
Rights
In the 1960’s black and colored people were considered “less” than white people. In the book, Atticus defends Tom Robinson for a crime he didn’t commit. People thought that Atticus was making a mistake by defending him. The people in Maycomb were racist and thought that colored people didn’t have the same rights as white people. Atticus is a character that didn’t care what someone’s race was. He thought that colored people had the same rights as white people.
Racial Injustice
The book shows racial injustice, like how there was during the 1960’s. For example, during the court case Tom Robinson was still sent to jail even after Atticus provided evidence that proved he was innocent. During that period of time when there was a lot of racial injustice, this probably happened a lot. To Kill a Mockingbird portrays very well what happened.
The Great Depression
The book takes place during the 1930’s which was the time of the Great Depression. Scout describes her town as a “tired old town”. This shows that the town seemed poor and dull. Many people in Scout’s town were poor. Many families did not have the money pay for a lot of things. For example, one kid at Scout’s school was too poor to be able to pay the teacher back a quarter for a lunch. This indicates how a lot of people in the town were very poor and couldn’t pay for most things in money.
To Kill a Mockingbird has a lot of things that portray events that have happened in the past. A lot of things from the 1930’s such as the racism, segregation, the Great Depression, and racial injustice are shown in this book. The characters also show an accurate image of what things were like in the times of segregation. The Finch’s show the people who didn’t care about race and thought everyone was equal. The Ewell’s show the people that were racist and thought that being colored made a person less equal. Times have changed now, and fortunately people have change, But To Kill a Mockingbird is a book that portrays what things were like during the 1930’s.
In the 1960’s black and colored people were considered “less” than white people. In the book, Atticus defends Tom Robinson for a crime he didn’t commit. People thought that Atticus was making a mistake by defending him. The people in Maycomb were racist and thought that colored people didn’t have the same rights as white people. Atticus is a character that didn’t care what someone’s race was. He thought that colored people had the same rights as white people.
Racial Injustice
The book shows racial injustice, like how there was during the 1960’s. For example, during the court case Tom Robinson was still sent to jail even after Atticus provided evidence that proved he was innocent. During that period of time when there was a lot of racial injustice, this probably happened a lot. To Kill a Mockingbird portrays very well what happened.
The Great Depression
The book takes place during the 1930’s which was the time of the Great Depression. Scout describes her town as a “tired old town”. This shows that the town seemed poor and dull. Many people in Scout’s town were poor. Many families did not have the money pay for a lot of things. For example, one kid at Scout’s school was too poor to be able to pay the teacher back a quarter for a lunch. This indicates how a lot of people in the town were very poor and couldn’t pay for most things in money.
To Kill a Mockingbird has a lot of things that portray events that have happened in the past. A lot of things from the 1930’s such as the racism, segregation, the Great Depression, and racial injustice are shown in this book. The characters also show an accurate image of what things were like in the times of segregation. The Finch’s show the people who didn’t care about race and thought everyone was equal. The Ewell’s show the people that were racist and thought that being colored made a person less equal. Times have changed now, and fortunately people have change, But To Kill a Mockingbird is a book that portrays what things were like during the 1930’s.