... this was their reason for convicting Tom Robinson. They were still blind to the wrongfulness of their actions. The people of the town also make references to Hitler and his treatment of the Jews. They criticize him, and say his actions are wrong, but the way they treat the blacks is exactly the same. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird there are two discussed opinions of how to treat other people ... . These opinions are opposite. First there is the opinions of the towns people, the racist, cruel state of mind that they posses, and the mindset that white people are better than black peop...

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... don't catch them, but along with those, there are blatant acts of bigotry that would never occur in our time. Lee addresses many of these feelings in her novel. One subtle example of discrimination the reader sees is the treatment of Calpurnia, a black woman, the housekeeper/nanny for the Finch family. Although she is treated fairly, it is obvious that she is considered to be on a lower social level than ... takes Calpurnia to Tom Robinson's home, she has to sit in the back seat so as not to appear as Atticus's equal. She does not eat at the same table with the Finch family although she...

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• Grade Level: High School