RACISM

" RACISM "
"Scenes and characters that show the theme"Quotes and language techniques to"Significance to the text as a whole "
" "support scenes/characters " "
"Separate buildings for separate races – ""Negroes worshipped in it on "Maycomb's white folk consider gambling to be "
"particularly church "Sundays and white men gambled in "a sin, yet are quite happy for the less "
" "it on weekdays" "savoury members of their society to gamble in"
" " "a sacred place of worship when it belongs to "
" " "Negroes. (It also outlines how hypocritical "
" " "white people are in the novel) "
"White people forming a mob and lynching a""nigger-lover" " "
"black man in order to hang him in a " " "
"public forum " " "
"Black people have to give up their " "Negroes are allowed into the courthouse but "
"places/seats/space to white people – for " "are made to stand only, on the top floor of "
"example, when the trial was taking place." "the courthouse. Scout, Jem and Dill join the"
" " "Reverend Sykes to watch the trial "
" " "highlighting their innocence and freedom from"
" " "the prejudice of the town. "
"Jury convicts Tom Robinson of being ""In our courts, when it's a white"Tom Robinson never had a chance to be proven "
"guilty despite obvious evidence to the "man's word against a black man's,"innocent – this shows that black people are "
"contrary (i.e. withered limb). "the white man always wins" "considered automatically guilty in the eyes "
" " "of white people. "
"Lula (Negro woman at the black church) ""I wants to know why you bringin'" "
"accosts Calpurnia and asks why she is "white chillun to a nigger church"" "
"bringing white children to a black " " "
"church. " " "
"Maycomb's attitude towards Negro folk in ""Tom Robinson was as forgotten as" "
"general and particularly Tom Robinson "Boo Radley" " "
"after the trial was over " " "
"When the jury convicts Tom Robinson – the""I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor "Tom Robinson never had a chance to be proven "
"community knows Bob Ewell's reputation "was polling the jury: Guilty . . "innocent – this shows that black people are "
"and Tom's clean reputation, yet Tom is ". guilty . . . guilty" "considered automatically guilty in the eyes "
"still convicted. " "of white people. "
" ""But in the secret courts of " "
" "men's hearts, Atticus had no " "
" "case. Tom was a dead man the " "
" "minute Mayella Ewell opened her " "
" "mouth and screamed" " "
"Calpurnia has to normally use the back ""She's supposed to go round in "Scout inadvertently has taken on the attitude"
"entrance as Negroes were not considered "back," I said. "of Maycomb county showing the insidious "
"to have the same status as white folks. " "nature of racial prejudice. "
"Calpurnia bangs on the front door to warn" " "
"the Radley's when the mad dog appears in " " "
"the street. " " "
"Bob Ewell is one of the most unsavoury ""I seen that black nigger yonder " "
"characters of all – he is an alcoholic "ruttin' on my Mayella" " "
"who barely takes care of his children and" " "
"there is allegations that he abuses his " " "
"eldest child both physically and sexually" " "
"yet he feels he has the right to be " " "
"racist to others. " " "
"Aunt Alexandra shows racism when she ""I don't want anybody sayin' I "The quote shows how much Calpurnia cares "
"tells Atticus that Calpurnia is a bad "don't look after my children" "about the Finch children and is a proud "
"influence on the children, in particular," "woman. Aunt Alexandra's estimation of her "
"Scout. " "character is clouded by the fact that "
" " "Calpurnia is a black woman. "