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In conclusion, prejudice is an extremely important theme in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird as it negatively portrays negative characters.
Prejudice
[prej-uh-dis]
Noun
1. An unfavourable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought or reason.
Prejudice is an important theme in the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, as it negatively portrays and affects innocent characters.
2. Any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favourable or unfavourable.
The following clip shows an experiment involving actors and hidden cameras. It was aired on ABC news not long ago.
During this 10 minute video you will see a bakery clerk deny service to a Muslim woman and peoples reactions.
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Relates to the theme of prejudice. Jem has a negative idea of Boo, without knowing him.
This adds to the theme of prejudice. Alexandra doesn't like Walter because of the family he is from. She also makes an assumption that Scout wouldn't like Walter because she is a Finch.
Jem is basing opinion off of what others have told him. Shows he is young & impressionable. Gives idea of how Boo is thought of.
Growing up, Scout and Jem have heard a number of rumors about their neighbor, Arthur (Boo) Radley. As their friend Dill arrives in the summer, they give in to the gossip when, "Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained- if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped and he drooled most of the time" (Lee, 16).
Alexandra is showing her prejudice by making an assumption about Walter and Scout.
Adds to the atmosphere of the Radley residence being scary and mysterious as is Boo.
When Scout expresses that she wants Walter Cunningham to come over, her Aunt Alexandra refuses, saying: "' The thing is you can scrub Water Cunningham 'till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but he'll never be like Jem. Besides, there's a drinking streak in that family a mile wide. Finch women aren't interested in that sort of people'" (Lee , 300).
Between Atticus and Alexandra, as Atticus is against prejudice and Alexandra is for it.
Foreshadows conflict between the Finch kids, Dill and Boo.
Takes place in the Finch home, making the atmosphere unwelcoming.
Analysis
On February 26, 2008, ABC News conducted an experiment seeing how people in a bakery North of Waco Texas would react to a Muslim woman being denied service. The Iraq war, and related suicide bombings have changed how many people have viewed Muslim people, stereotyping them to all act the same way.
This news report addresses that issues of racism are still evident in public schools in North America. For example, "black students are suspended or expelled at triple the rate of their white peers [...] Five percent of white students were suspended annually, compared with 16 percent of black students, according to the report" (Resmovits). Black students are receiving more punishment for their errors than their white peers. It may even be that students in diverse schools do not receive the same education, "at the same time, minority students have less access to experienced teachers [...] one in four school districts pay teachers in less-diverse high schools $5,000 more than teachers in schools with higher black and Latino student enrollment" (Resmovits).
Works Cited
Sorkowitz, Ann, and Julie N. Hays. "Witness to Discrimination: What Would You Do?" Abc News. Abc News Internet Ventures, 26 Sept. 2008. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. www.understandingprejudice.org/multimedia/reducing
Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Grand Central Publishing, New York. 1960. Print.
Resmovits, Joy. "American Schools Are STILL Racist, Government Report Finds." Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com Inc., 21 March. 2014. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com