My Thesis on - To Kill A Mockingbird (By : Harper Lee)

A World Gone Wrong

    Harper lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird provides a story of a girl coming of age and understanding a society with mixed morals. Scout sees the innocent get punished, and the guilty set free. She learns that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Racism is deep rooted in people which makes them judgemental.

All throughout the novel, Racism is instilled in kids at a young age. They are Racist, but just don’t know it. This is revealed when when Dill gets upset after seeing the way Tom Robinson was being treated. But, he was told it wasn’t a big deal. Mr. Raymond told them, “things haven’t caught up with that one’s instinct yet. Let him get a little older and he won’t get sick and cry. Maybe things’ll strike him as being-not quite right, say, but he won’t cry, not when he gets a few years on him.” (Lee 269). This means that, as kids grow up, they see that being racist is not wrong, everyone is. They learn that at a very young age. This is important because when someone is taught a certain way so young, it becomes hard to change their way of thinking. Although racism was very widespread throughout this book, there are still people that know it is wrong.

Racism is battled by those who try to uphold morality no matter how hard it may be. Jem beats himself up on the inside about the whole case, and Atticus revealed himself being shook up as well. Atticus says, “You couldn’t, but they could and did. The older you grow, the more of it you’ll see. The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box. As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it-whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.”(Lee 295). This means that even is a world full of judgement, there are still those whose heads work the right way. This is important because, Atticus has set an example for his kids, a way to live life, and he wants them to walk the right path in a world gone wrong.

Racism can be viewed both ways, and each has its own reasons. In conclusion, racism is deep rooted in people, but choosing morality can make a difference. When taught a certain way so young, change can become a hurdle. In a world gone wrong, setting an example, and doing the right thing is of importance. So, while racism is instilled throughout childhood, some minds think differently.