• The Racial Tension in "To Kill A Mockingbird" and Racism in Today's Modern World Using Examples and Quotes from the Book

     

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Published: 24.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Racial Tension in "To Kill A Mockingbird" and Racism in Today's Modern World', 1.
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"Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they're people, too." This is how Mr. Dolphus Raymond put racism into words that kids could understand. However, racism and prejudice are problems that are as complicated as problems come. This is evident in the novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird. No one knows what causes racism, if it is inherited, if it runs in families, or if it can be "cured". Prejudice ranges from race and skin color to gender, age, religion, and many other forms. …

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