Racism and Prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird

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Alexandra does not even know the Cunningham's personally, she already has a preconceived idea of them as she already knows that they're poor. She resembles xenophobia within the narrative and it is to this reason why she does not want to associate with them and as a protection for Scout's identity and reputation, the consequence is that she is forced to be segregated from Walter.

Secondly, the film The Power of One is an example of how racism is conveyed in the1930s and 1940s in South Africa. Racial discrimination upon the Black South Africans brings to many prejudice feelings towards them. "People turn black with sin", this quote refers to the fact that the Afrikaans have a prejudgement on the Black South Africans, that their race is from the devil and they should not be treated fairly since they are not from God. The Black South Africans are believed to be a minor to the rest of society who are white.

Young children were trained to immediately not accept the blacks and to ...

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man's soul is evil and black rather that clean and pure.

Furthermore, being accepted in Maycomb means that following the racial society is crucial. "...Secretly, Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like this because that's the way I want to live" (Page 221). Fathering mixed children is a sinful process to a racist neighbourhood such as Maycomb. Justice for Mr Dolphus Raymond means that he has made up for this misdemeanour for the fact that he was drunk so that the people with the traditional views will not judge him so harshly.

Racism in this novel is the simplistic view of life in the deep south of America in the 1930s. ...

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