Inequality Can kill more than a bird
The novel, "To Kill a Mocking Bird" displays the social inequalities that arose during the Great Depression. The problem of unbalanced and biased feelings towards one another deeply focused on segregation and the separation of wealth.
The book reveals the inequalities of wealth during this impoverished time. Towards the beginning of the book, Jem and Scout have Walter Cunningham over to eat. After watching him eat, Scout criticizes his method of eating. Obviously, Walter had not eaten a full meal in a while which contrasted from the average, everyday lifestyle.
As the story progresses, a black man by the name of Tom Robinson is accused of rape. With a white lawyer named, Atticus, by his side, the odds seemed to be in his favor. Unfortunately, much of the town did not have the same views about blacks that Atticus had, and, in the end, decided to accuse Tom of the crime without any proof or evidence. Once the trials were over, Atticus admits that he knew he couldn't have won the case from the start, all because of the difference in skin tone. This perception of discrimination can go from the whites point of view as well. For example, when Scout and Jem tag along with Calpurnia, they bump into Lula at church. The second she spots two white children at an all black church, she becomes suspicious and questions Cals authority in bringing them.
The inequalities of the class hierarchy based on racial characteristics showed the discrimination that flowed throughout the society during the Great Depression. The suspicions and malevolence that the blacks and whites felt towards each other eventually resulted in the death of an innocent.
The book reveals the inequalities of wealth during this impoverished time. Towards the beginning of the book, Jem and Scout have Walter Cunningham over to eat. After watching him eat, Scout criticizes his method of eating. Obviously, Walter had not eaten a full meal in a while which contrasted from the average, everyday lifestyle.
As the story progresses, a black man by the name of Tom Robinson is accused of rape. With a white lawyer named, Atticus, by his side, the odds seemed to be in his favor. Unfortunately, much of the town did not have the same views about blacks that Atticus had, and, in the end, decided to accuse Tom of the crime without any proof or evidence. Once the trials were over, Atticus admits that he knew he couldn't have won the case from the start, all because of the difference in skin tone. This perception of discrimination can go from the whites point of view as well. For example, when Scout and Jem tag along with Calpurnia, they bump into Lula at church. The second she spots two white children at an all black church, she becomes suspicious and questions Cals authority in bringing them.
The inequalities of the class hierarchy based on racial characteristics showed the discrimination that flowed throughout the society during the Great Depression. The suspicions and malevolence that the blacks and whites felt towards each other eventually resulted in the death of an innocent.