To Kill A Mockingbird

Term Paper Title	To Kill A Mockingbird
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To Kill A Mockingbird

Prejudice has caused the pain and suffering of others for many
centuries.

Some examples of this include the Holocaust and slavery in the United
States.  In to Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee racism was the cause of
much agony to the blacks of a segregated South.  Along with blacks, other
groups of people are judged unfairly just because of their difference from
others.  The prejudice and bigotry of society causes the victimization of
people with differences.
     Some who are discriminated against are those who are born
differently than the majority.  One person that is treated unfairly is
Calpurnia, as you can see when Aunt Alexandra tried to get Atticus to fire
Calpurnia, because in her eyes, Calpurnia wasn't a good enough female role
model (p.136).  This is a prejudice action, because Calpurnia is as good
as a role model as Aunt Alexandra, if not better.  Aunt Alexandra is a
bigot and doesn't see the character of Calpurnia, just the color of her
skin.  Another person who is treated like an inferior is Scout by her
teacher, because she knew how to read.  "She discovered that I was
literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste. (p.17)."  Scout
is treated like it is her fault that she knows more than the average child
did.  She learned earlier than others so she gets punished unjustly.  Tom
Robinson is also one who is discriminated by a biased community.  Tom is
found guilty by the jury in his case against the Ewells (p.211).  The
guilty verdict is a direct result of a racist community.  Tom was never
given a fair chance in the trial, even though that the evidence was
proving him innocent.  People that are born differently often get
mistreated and are discriminated against.
     Another group that is treated poorly in the society based on
bigotry, are the people who have chosen to be different.  One who chose to
be different is Dolphus Raymond.  He pretended to be drunk so no one gave
him any trouble on the way that he lived his life (p.200).  The way a
person lives should be there own personal business.  He has the right to
live differently than...

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