In To Kill A Mockingbird, many people judged others based off of stereotypical ideas. Their assumptions created imaginary and metaphorical borders. Many of these judgements were made due to a person's race or false rumors. Many of the stereotypes in To Kill A Mockingbird are less commonly assumed in the modern day. However, many new stereotypes and borders have been created because of ideas and motives. To Kill A Mockingbird proves how many stereotypes are formed because of assumptions and false judgements.
Judgements between classes should never be determined by outward appearances
By Joshua Glottmann
Lesotho, A country isolated in South Africa
"I wondered why Atticus was inviting us to the front porch instead of the livingroom, then I understood. The livingroom lights were awfully strong" (Lee 364).
Nelson Mandela in jail
"'No suh, scared I'd hafta face up to what I didn't do'" (Lee 265).
"'How could they do it, how could they?'
'I don't know, but they did it. They've done it before and they did it tonight and they'll do it again and when they do it--seems that only children weep. Good Night'" (Lee 285).
Berlin Wall dividing East and West Germany
The Little Rock Nine Exiting a U.S. Army Car
"'Do you defend n****** Atticus?' I asked him that evening.
'Of course I do. Don't say n*****, Scout. That's common'" (Lee 99).
A Cartoon About the Public Schools in Alabama
"'What you want Lula?' she asked in tones I never heard her use. She spoke quietly, contemptuously.
'I want to know why you bringin' white chillun to n***** church.'
'They's my comp'ny,' said Calpurnia" (Lee 158).
"'Hush you mouth! Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty! Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em!'" (Lee 33)
A Picture of the Slums in India
"'We couldn't operate a single day without Cal, have you ever thought of that? You think about how much Cal does for you, and you mind her, you hear?'" (Lee 33)
Martin Luther King Jr. Giving His "I Have A Dream" Speech
"'Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her up.'
'Thank who?'
'Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn't know it when he put the blanket around you'" (Lee 96).
Bill Gates before he became the CEO and Founder of one of the world's largest computer companies
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