Harper Lee’s famous, classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960, is an important novel in the American school system that follows a White attorney named Atticus who defends a Black man during the 1930s. The book is told from the perspective of a child named Scout. This book addresses many things that are still relevant and occurring today and teaches readers, young and old, important moral lessons that will carry on throughout the rest of their lives. One important lesson from the book is to not judge a book by its cover. This is an important moral lesson because we as humans are naturally judgemental. Sometimes others need a reminder or others just do not know that judging others, especially if you do not know them, is
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until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (39). This quote explains that you can not judge someone or understand them unless you know or have an idea of what they have been through. In America, being judgemental is a big problem not only individually but as an entire country. As Americans, when we see someone who is Muslim in traditional attire most of us tend to get on edge or start to judge them, causing us to act differently toward them, as we would to other fellow Americans. In this book, racism is a prevalent issue among the townsfolk and reflects how it is today. As a Black person, I have noticed that racism, although dwindling from how it was before, is still prevalent in the world. I believe sometimes people need a reminder about racism, or we may slip back into how it was before. As I was reading the novel, a part that stuck out to me was when Atticus came bearing news about Tom Robinson’s attempt to escape. He said, “They got him just as he went over the fence. They said if he’d had two good arms he’d have made it, he was moving that fast. Seventeen bullet holes in him” …show more content…
Tom Robinson’s story made me think of one that was told to me, very recently, by my father. As my father was in the car with one of his co-workers, he was stopped by the police for looking similar to the person they were trying to catch. He was stuck at the police station for hours getting tested to prove he was not who they were looking for. The story my father told me sounded comparable to Tom Robinson's. A black man was framed for something they did not do, except one that had much bigger consequences. This shows that even though the book is 64 years old, it still has situations and circumstances that are still seen today. Books, like To Kill A Mockingbird, help us be more aware of the discrimination happening to not just Black races, but the rest as well. Another thing the book teaches is to watch others and their hypocritical actions. Hypocrisy is found in everything, from food to conflict. Everybody says one thing and does another, a good example is parents, as hypocrisy is their job to help raise a
until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (39). This quote explains that you can not judge someone or understand them unless you know or have an idea of what they have been through. In America, being judgemental is a big problem not only individually but as an entire country. As Americans, when we see someone who is Muslim in traditional attire most of us tend to get on edge or start to judge them, causing us to act differently toward them, as we would to other fellow Americans. In this book, racism is a prevalent issue among the townsfolk and reflects how it is today. As a Black person, I have noticed that racism, although dwindling from how it was before, is still prevalent in the world. I believe sometimes people need a reminder about racism, or we may slip back into how it was before. As I was reading the novel, a part that stuck out to me was when Atticus came bearing news about Tom Robinson’s attempt to escape. He said, “They got him just as he went over the fence. They said if he’d had two good arms he’d have made it, he was moving that fast. Seventeen bullet holes in him” …show more content…
Tom Robinson’s story made me think of one that was told to me, very recently, by my father. As my father was in the car with one of his co-workers, he was stopped by the police for looking similar to the person they were trying to catch. He was stuck at the police station for hours getting tested to prove he was not who they were looking for. The story my father told me sounded comparable to Tom Robinson's. A black man was framed for something they did not do, except one that had much bigger consequences. This shows that even though the book is 64 years old, it still has situations and circumstances that are still seen today. Books, like To Kill A Mockingbird, help us be more aware of the discrimination happening to not just Black races, but the rest as well. Another thing the book teaches is to watch others and their hypocritical actions. Hypocrisy is found in everything, from food to conflict. Everybody says one thing and does another, a good example is parents, as hypocrisy is their job to help raise a